Furnished (but not filed) as an exhibit to the periodic report identified in the
Certification.


                                                                    Exhibit 32.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Gentiva Health Services, Inc.
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 2, 2005 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Ronald A. Malone,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

     (1)  The 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.



   Date:  November 14, 2005                 /s/ Ronald A. Malone
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                                            Ronald A. Malone
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer