EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors

RehabCare Group, Inc:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in registration statements Nos. 33-67944, 33-82106, 33-82048, 333-11311, 333-120005, and 333-138628 on Form S-8 of RehabCare Group, Inc. (the Company) of our report dated March 10, 2009 except for Note 19 and Note 23, as to which the date is July 14, 2009, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008, which report appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated July 14, 2009.

Our report dated March 10, 2009 except for Note 19 and Note 23, as to which the date is July 14, 2009, on the consolidated financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph that refers to the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, effective January 1, 2007.

/s/ KPMG LLP

St. Louis, Missouri

July 14, 2009