Since 1883, Home Health & Hospice Care has been dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality home health services and hospice care to our community. Over more than a century of service, we have grown and evolved to meet the changing needs of patients and families, offering patient-centered care, caregiver support, and innovative programs. Explore our history to learn how our commitment to excellence, compassion, and dignity has guided generations of families through home health and end-of-life care.
History
1883
The Good Cheer Society
Founded by group of young Nashua women who were concerned with the health and welfare of the community’s poor and disadvantaged. The members of the Good Cheer Society visited sick mill workers and their children.
1902
First Nurse Hired
The Good Cheer Society hires its first nurse to provide care for the sick in their homes, pioneering one of the earliest models of visiting nursing.
1912
Incorporated
The Good Cheer Society is incorporated as a charitable organization.
1923
Hired more employees
Two public health nurses and one baby welfare nurse are employed.
1969
Certification
The Visiting Nurse Service certified for participation in the Medicare program.
1974
One of the nation’s first VNAs.
To meet the growing health needs of the community, the Visiting Nurse Association of Nashua was formed becoming one of the nation’s first VNAs.
1989
Home Health & Hospice Care
The consolidation of the Visiting Nurse Association of Nashua, the Merrimack Valley Home Health/Visiting Nurse Association, and Community Hospice of Nashua results in a new organization named Home Health & Hospice Care (HHHC).
Spring 2000
Community Hospice House
Groundbreaking ceremony for the new Community Hospice House on land donated by Pennichuck Water Works.
December 2000
First Patient
The first patient is admitted to the newly constructed Community Hospice House, a 10-bed, end-of-life facility.
November 2023
$2.5 Million Expansion
HHHC celebrates the opening of the $2.5 million expansion of the Community Hospice House. Funded entirely by the Steele Foundation for Hope, the expansion added six patient suites plus meeting and training space for staff.
