EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


    We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 3
to the Registration Statement of Gentiva Health Services, Inc. on Form S-4 which
contains the Proxy Statement of Olsten Corporation and Subsidiaries of our
report dated February 28, 1999, except as to the information presented in
Notes 3, 6 and 14, for which the date is September 29, 1999, relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule which appear in the Olsten
Corporation and Subsidiaries' Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended
January 3, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.



    We hereby consent to the use in this Amendment No. 3 to the Registration
Statement of Gentiva Health Services, Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated
February 28, 1999, except as to the information presented in Notes 4, 8 and 16,
for which the date is September 29, 1999, relating to the financial statements
and financial statement schedule of Gentiva Health Services, Inc. and
Subsidiaries, which appear in the Gentiva Health Services, Inc. Prospectus
included in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


New York, New York
February 3, 2000