Gentiva Health Services (GTIV) S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

Exhibit 23.5

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. of our report dated September 15, 2015 relating to the financial statements of Centerre Healthcare Corporation, which appears in Kindred Healthcare Inc.’s Current Report on Form8-K dated September 17, 2015. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Louisville, Kentucky

September 17, 2015