EXHIBIT 32.1

                       CERTIFICATION BY KEVIN J. MCNAMARA
           PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002.

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Chemed Corporation ("Company"), does
hereby certify that:

     1)   the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December
          31, 2005 ("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 condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

Dated: March 13, 2006                    /s/ Kevin J. McNamara
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                                         Kevin J. McNamara
                                         (President and Chief Executive Officer)