- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                   FORM 10-Q
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                  Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15 (d)
                    of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For Quarter Ended June 30, 1998

Commission File Number 1-8351

                              CHEMED CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Delaware                       31-0791746      
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 incorporation or organization)


2600 Chemed Center, 255 E. Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202  

(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip code)


                                (513) 762-6900
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.              Yes  X            No     
                                                   ----              ----

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Class                   Amount                        Date

Capital Stock         9,958,394 Shares           July 31, 1998
$1 Par Value      
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------



                                 Page 1 of 17
Item 5.  Other Information
         -----------------

      The Securities and Exchange commission has recently amended Rule 14a-4. 
For shareholder proposals to be presented at annual shareholders' meetings
other than pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (i.e., which are not to be included in the
registrant's proxy statement), management may exercise discretionary voting
authority under proxies solicited by it for the meetings if it receives notice
of such proposals less than 45 days prior to the calendar date proxy materials
were mailed for the prior year's annual meeting.

      As this new provision applies to the Company, if notice of a non-Rule
14a-8 shareholder proposal to be presented at the Company's 1999 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders is received by the Company after February 14, 1999,
the Company may exercise 
discretionary voting authority under proxies solicited by it.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
         --------------------------------
(a)   Exhibits
      --------
         
      Exhibit   SK 601                                      
        No.     Ref. No.      Description                    
      -------   --------      ------------------            
          1     (11)          Statement re: 
                              Computation of Per 
                              Share Earnings                

          2     (27)          Financial Data
                              Schedule                      


                                  SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                           Chemed Corporation     
                                          -------------------------
                                             (Registrant)

Dated:  August 12, 1998               By   Naomi C. Dallob    
        ----------------------           -------------------------
                                           Naomi C. Dallob
                                           Vice President and Secretary



                             Page 14 of 17
Dated:  August 12, 1998               By   Arthur V. Tucker, Jr.       
        ----------------------            -------------------------
                                           Arthur V. Tucker, Jr.
                                           Vice President and
                                           Controller (Principal
                                           Accounting Officer)














































                                 Page 15 of 17