Rehabcare (RHB) 10-Q 2009 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of RehabCare Group, Inc. (the “Company”) certifies to his knowledge that:

(1) The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2009 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial conditions and results of operations of the Company.

By:	/s/       John H. Short
	John H. Short
	President and
	Chief Executive Officer
	RehabCare Group, Inc.
	August 7, 2009