EXHIBIT 23.1


                         Independent Auditors' Consent


The Board of Directors
NeighborCare, Inc.:

         We consent to the use of our reports dated September 30, 2003, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheets of NeighborCare, Inc. (formerly
Genesis Health Ventures, Inc.) and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of September
30, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
shareholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the
three year period ended September 30, 2002, and the related financial statement
schedule, incorporated herein by reference.

         Our reports contain an explanatory paragraph that states that the
Company has restated the consolidated statements of operations, shareholders'
equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the years in the two year period
ended September 30, 2001.

         Our reports also contain an explanatory paragraph that refers to a
change in accounting for the costs of start-up activities effective October 1,
1999.

         In addition, our reports contain an explanatory paragraph that states
that on October 2, 2001 the Company consummated a Joint Plan of Reorganization
(the "Plan") which had been confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court. The
Plan resulted in a change in ownership of the Company and, accordingly,
effective September 30, 2001 the Company accounted for the change in ownership
through "fresh-start" reporting. As a result, the consolidated information prior
to September 30, 2001 is presented on a different cost basis than that as of and
subsequent to September 30, 2001 and, therefore, is not comparable.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 9, 2003