EXHIBIT 32.2

                   CERTIFICATION BY DAVID P. WILLIAMS
       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 Chief Financial Officer of Chemed Corporation ("Company"),
does hereby certify that:

      1)    the Company's Quarterly Report of Form 10-Q for the quarter ending
            September 30, 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: November 1, 2007                         /s/ David P. Williams
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                                                David P. Williams
                                                (Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer)

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