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10-K - FORM 10-K - KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INCd10k.htm
EX-21 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES - KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INCdex21.htm
EX-31 - RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) CERTIFICATIONS - KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INCdex31.htm
EX-23.1 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INCdex231.htm

EXHIBIT 32

Section 1350 Certifications

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the “Form 10-K”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

   
Date:  February 23, 2011     /s/ Paul J. Diaz
   

Paul J. Diaz

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:  February 23, 2011     /s/ Richard A. Lechleiter
   

Richard A. Lechleiter

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer