EXHIBIT 32.3

                     CERTIFICATION BY ARTHUR V. TUCKER, JR.
           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
Vice President and Controller of Chemed Corporation ("Company"), does hereby
certify that:

         1)       the Company's Quarterly Report of Form 10-Q for the quarter
                  ending September 30, 2006 ("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:            November 1, 2006      /s/ Arthur V. Tucker, Jr.
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                                            Arthur V. Tucker, Jr.
                                            (Vice President and   Controller)

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