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
          March 31, 2007 ("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:  May 2, 2007                              /s/ Arthur V. Tucker, Jr.
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                                                 Arthur V. Tucker, Jr.
                                                 (Vice President and Controller)


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