EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 14, 2018

/s/ Joel F. Gemunder

Joel F. Gemunder

107

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 15, 2018

/s/ Patrick P. Grace

Patrick P. Grace

108

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 14, 2018

/s/ Thomas C. Hutton

Thomas C. Hutton

109

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 12, 2018

/s/ Thomas P. Rice

Thomas P. Rice

110

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 16, 2018

/s/ Donald E. Saunders

Donald E. Saunders

111

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 12, 2018

/s/ George J. Walsh III

George J. Walsh III

112

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 15, 2018

/s/ Frank E. Wood

Frank E. Wood

113

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 12, 2018

/s/ Walter L. Krebs

Walter L. Krebs

114

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director of CHEMED CORPORATION ("Company") hereby appoints KEVIN J. MCNAMARA and NAOMI C. DALLOB as his true and lawful attorneys‑in‑fact for the purpose of signing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and all amendments thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys‑in‑fact is appointed with full power to act without the other.

Dated: February 13, 2018

/s/ Andrea R. Lindell

Andrea R. Lindell

115