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                                 EXHIBIT 10.15
                                 AMENDMENT TO
                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     AGREEMENT dated as of May 21, 2001 between _________________ ("Employee")
and Chemed Corporation (the "Company").

     WHEREAS, Employee and the Company have entered into an Employment Agreement
dated as of May 19, 1997 and amended May 18, 1998, May 17, 1999 and May 15, 2000
("Employment Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS, Employee and the Company desire to amend the Employment Agreement
in certain respects.

     NOW, THEREFORE, Employee and the Company mutually agree that the Employment
Agreement shall be amended, effective as of May 21, 2001, as follows:

     A.   The date, amended as of May 21, 2000, set forth in Section 1.2 of the
          Employment Agreement, is hereby deleted and the date of May 21, 2004
          is hereby substituted therefor.

     B.   The base salary amount set forth in the first sentence of Section 2.1
          of the Employment Agreement is hereby deleted and the base salary
          amount of $_________ per annum is hereby substituted.

     C.   The amount of unrestricted stock award recognized in lieu of incentive
          compensation in 2000 is $_________.

     Except as specifically amended in this Amendment No. 4 to Employment
Agreement, the Employment Agreement, as amended, shall continue in full force
and effect in accordance with its terms, conditions and provisions.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this amendatory
agreement as of the date first above written.

                                   EMPLOYEE

                                   _________________________

                                   CHEMED CORPORATION

                                   _________________________
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                           SCHEDULE TO EXHIBIT 10.15

                          Current         Current(a)              Expiration
                         Salary and       Stock Award          Date of Current
Name and Position          Bonus          Compensation            Agreement
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Spencer S. Lee            $223,040          $59,976               5/19/2004
Chairman and Chief         149,000
Executive Officer of
Roto-Rooter, Inc.

Rick L. Arquilla           203,000           57,855               5/19/2004
Senior Vice President      120,000
Roto-Rooter Services
Company

(a)  Amount of unrestricted Chemed stock awards recognized in lieu of incentive
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                                 EXHIBIT 10.16
                                 AMENDMENT TO
                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     AGREEMENT dated as of January 1, 2002 between __________________
("Employee") and Chemed Corporation (the "Company").

     WHEREAS, Employee and the Company have entered into an Employment Agreement
dated as of May 2, 1988 and amended periodically thereafter  ("Employment
Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS, Employee and the Company desire to further amend the Employment
Agreement in certain respects;

     WHEREAS, the Employment Agreement is not intended to guarantee continuity
of Employee's exact position, as such would impair the Corporation's essential
flexibility in acquiring and disposing of businesses; and

     WHEREAS, the Company has offered Employee, and Employee has accepted, the
immediate vesting of all restricted portions of outstanding stock awards,
totalling _______ shares of Chemed capital stock, in conjunction with the below
amendments;

     NOW, THEREFORE, Employee and the Company mutually agree that the Employment
Agreement shall be amended, effective as of January 1, 2002, as follows:

     1.   The first two sentences of Section 1.1(a) are hereby revised to read
          as follows:

          "The Company agrees to employ Employee and Employee agrees to work for
          the Company as a senior executive, or in such other reasonably
          comparable position as the Company shall determine suits the needs of
          its business in keeping with the executive or managerial nature of the
          Employee=s position, in its sole discretion. Employee will serve in
          such management capacities as Company shall assign."
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2.  Section 2.5(e) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

    "To the extent Employee succeeds in obtaining a final judgment in his favor
    on the essential claims he may make against the Company in enforcement of
    his rights under this Agreement, the Company shall thereafter repay him his
    legal fees in such amount as is reasonable."

C.  Section 3.4(b) is hereby revised to read as follows:

    "(b) If the Company shall terminate Employee's employment hereunder Without
    Cause, the Company shall pay Employee monthly severance payments at an
    annual rate equal to 150% of the sum of: (i) the Employee's then current
    base salary plus (ii) the amount of the annual incentive bonus most recently
    paid or approved to be paid to such person in respect of the previous year,
    plus (iii) the fair market value of all shares of Chemed Corporation capital
    stock subject to restricted stock awards granted to Employee under the
    Company's stock incentive plans which were scheduled to vest in accordance
    with Exhibit A attached hereto, notwithstanding the fact that such shares
    were vested on an accelerated basis effective January 1, 2002, such fair
    market value to be determined as of the date of vesting of any such shares.
    Such monthly severance payments shall be made for a period equal to the
    balance of the term of employment provided for in '1.2; provided, however,
    that the severance payments shall be reduced by the amount of any Earned
    Income received by the Employee from other sources for any period such
    severance payments are payable. "Earned Income" shall mean income
    attributable to personal services including salary, bonuses and incentive or
    other supplementary compensation, whether payable currently or deferred, and
    whether payable in cash or in property. Benefits attributable to executive
    or employee stock options, benefit plans or other such arrangements shall
    not constitute Earned Income. Incidental honorariums or fees received on an
    infrequent basis shall not be included in Earned Income. However, consulting
    fees, finders' fees and other income for personal services (other than
    directors' fees) received in lieu of employment by others, or received on a
    regular and continuing basis even if employed by another employer, shall be
    included in Earned Income. Directors' fees shall not be included in Earned
    Income."
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     D.   The third sentence of Section 5.1 is hereby revised to read as
          follows:

          "The parties agree that, consistent with Section 1.1(a) hereof, any
          material reduction in Employee's title, authority or responsibilities
          from those he or she was exercising on the date of execution of this
          Agreement shall not constitute a material breach of this Agreement by
          the Company, as the Company requires flexibility in acquisition and
          disposition of its businesses, and their staffing needs."

     Except as specifically amended in this Amendment No. ___ to Employment
Agreement, the Employment Agreement, as amended, shall continue in full force
and effect in accordance with its terms, conditions and provisions.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this amendatory
agreement as of the date first above written.

                                        EMPLOYEE

                                        ________________________

                                        CHEMED CORPORATION

                                        ________________________
                                        Edward L. Hutton
                                        Chairman
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                           SCHEDULE TO EXHIBIT 10.16
                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
                            REVISED JANUARY 2, 2002

Name and Position                                          Shares Vesting
-----------------                                          --------------

Edward L. Hutton, Chairman                                    83,066
Kevin J. McNamara, President & Chief Executive Officer        30,018
Sandra E. Laney, Executive Vic President &
  Chief Administrative Officer                                17,575
Timothy S. O'Toole, Executive Vice President & Treasurer      17,575
Spencer S. Lee, Executive Vice President                       7,616
Thomas C. Hutton, Vice President                               9,248
Arthur V. Tucker, Jr., Vice President & Controller             7,402
John M. Mount, Vice President                                  3,395
Rick L. Arquilla, Director                                     6,545<PAGE>

                                 EXHIBIT 10.22
                            FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
                              CHEMED/ROTO-ROOTER
                           SAVINGS & RETIREMENT PLAN

1.   Section 2.11 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
     follows:

     2.11 "Eligible Employee"shall mean each Employee who is employed by an
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Employing Unit excluding the following:

1.   Union Employee,
2.   Leased Employee,
3.   any individual who performs service for an Employing Unit pursuant to a
     written agreement which provides that such individual shall not be eligible
     to participate in the Plan, or
4.   any individual who performs service for an Employing Unit which classifies
     and treats such individual as an independent contractor, even if such
     individual is subsequently classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a
     common law employee of an Employing Unit.

2.   Section 2.20 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read
     as follows:

     2.20  "Entry Date" shall mean the first day of the first payroll
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period coincident with or immediately following the first day of each month or
any other date specified by Chemed with respect to an Employing Unit.

3.   Section 4.2 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read
     as follows:

     4.2  Basic Employee Contributions.
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          (a)   Except as provided in (b) below, a Participant will
     automatically have deducted from his Compensation and contributed to his
     401(k) Contribution Account under the Plan as a Basic Employee Contribution
     an amount equal to 2% of his Compensation. Such automatic 2% deduction and
     contribution shall continue until the Participant elects to change or
     discontinue such contribution in accordance with administrative procedures
     established by the Plan Administrator.

          (b)   Notwithstanding (a) above, a Participant may affirmatively elect
     to contribute Basic Employee Contributions in an amount other than the
     automatic 2% contribution in an integral percentage up to 6% of his
     Compensation. A Participant electing to make such contributions shall
     specify whether such contributions shall be made wholly to his 401(k)
     Contribution Account or to his Thrift Contribution Account or, in specified

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          increments of 1% of his Compensation, to his 401(k) Contribution
          Account and to this Thrift Contribution Account.

     4.   Section 4.5 (b) of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read
          as follows:

          (b)  Reinstate suspended Basic Employee Contributions or Supplemental
          Employee Contributions in accordance with procedures established by
          the Plan Administrator. A Participant cannot reinstate suspended
          Supplemental Employee Contributions unless he is then making, or
          concurrently reinstates, the required amount of Basic Employee
          Contributions.

     5.   Appendix B is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:

                          APPENDIX B - SERVICE CREDIT
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     Service with the following companies will be credited under the Plan for
purposes of eligibility and vesting:

     1.  Caldwell Heating and Air Conditioning of Newnan, Inc.
     2.  Reliance Plumbing, Inc.
     3.  Extra Speedy Service, Inc.
     4.  Pete Edmiston Plumbing & Heating
     5.  Boyd Air Conditioning and Insulation Co.
     6.  ServiceAIR, Inc.
     7.  LaNois' Walrus Air Co., Inc.
     8.  D. Kilian, Inc.
     9.  Claymon Corp.
     10. A-aachen Citywide Plumbing, Inc.
     11. Cassidy Plumbing and Heating, Inc.
     12. Diversified Mechanical Services, Inc.
     13. A-1 Rootmaster, Inc.
     14. Geoson, Inc. & Daniels-Dallaire, Inc.
     15. Catons' Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
     16. Environmental Pipe, Inc.
     17. Dolfran, Inc. & Ridin Pipeline, Inc.
     18. Roto-Rooter of Kitsap County, Inc.
     19. Drain Masters RTP, Inc.
     20. Starburst, Inc.
     21. Sure Flow, Inc.; provided, however, the earliest date on which any
         Employee who was formerly employed by Sure Flow, Inc. may become a
         Participant in the Plan is May 1, 1999
     22. Service as an employee of Job Corps but only while performing services
         on behalf of Roto-Rooter, Inc. or an Affiliated Company
     23. Rusk Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.
     24. HDH Services, Inc.

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     25. Kennell Enterprises, Inc.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Chemed Corporation has caused its name to be subscribed
to this amendment effective on the 6/th/ day of September, 2000.

                                            CHEMED CORPORATION

                                            By: /s/ Naomi C. Dallob
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