Exhibit 23.1


           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 5, 2004 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2003 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Roto-Rooter, Inc. (now named Chemed Corporation), which is incorporated by
reference in Roto-Rooter, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our
report dated March 5, 2004 relating to the Financial Statement Schedule, which
appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Expert" in such Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
September 1, 2004


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