One Year of Compassion:The First Patient at The Star Hospice House

Nancy Neal

The following story appeared in our Summer 23 Newsletter. You can read the newsletter by clicking HERE. As we celebrate the first anniversary of The Star Hospice House, CHPC had a conversation with Jessica Dayton, the granddaughter of TSHH’s first patient, Nancy Neal. Nancy, a lively and self-reliant 92-year-old, had spent her entire life in […]

Italian American Charity Golf Association Supports The Star Hospice House

Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care is pleased to announce the Italian-American Charity Golf Association has contributed a second installment of $30,000 towards their $100,000 pledge to The Star Hospice House. The Star Hospice House opened in July of 2023 and is proud to be nearing its first year in service. The Star Hospice House provides […]

The Star Hospice House Welcomes First Patients

Star Hospice House great room showing easy chairs, table with seating for 10, couch, and filled with sunlight.

Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care is proud to welcome the first patients to The Star Hospice House (TSHH). The culmination of a three year capital campaign, TSHH is a 5 patient facility with guest house, expected to serve around 200 patients per year. TSHH will admit its first patients on Tuesday, July 5. While most […]

Bilingual Series – Laura McCollough

Our bilingual series on Dunkirk Public Access continues with The Star Hospice House Residence Director, Laura McCollough, RN. Check out the rest of the series by clicking HERE.

Italian-American Charity Golf Association Supports The Star Hospice House

Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care is pleased to announce a generous pledge and partnership with the Italian-American Charity Golf Association. The Italian-American Charity Golf Association has made a pledge totaling $100,000 toward the project. The Star Hospice House will be located adjacent to the CHPC administrative office and is expected to open early in 2022. […]

Shauna Anderson Retiring as President/CEO of Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care

It is with a mix of sincere gratitude and sadness that Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care (CHPC) announces the retirement of Shauna Anderson, RN, our President/CEO. Anderson’s service at CHPC began in 2003 as a Registered Nurse Case Manager and evolved over the years, including spending the last six as President/CEO. A few of the […]

Bilingual Series – Zach Agett

Our bilingual series on Dunkirk Public Access continues with Director of Development, Zach Agett. Check out the rest of the series by clicking HERE.

Honoring Bert & Mary Rappole

LAKEWOOD — A surprise celebration honoring the leadership of Bert and Mary Rappole was held July 19 at the soon-to-be-completed Star Hospice House in Lakewood. Family, board and campaign volunteers gathered to reveal the naming of a residence bedroom in their honor. The Rappoles successfully led the campaign through the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the […]

Rotary supports Star Hospice House

Submitted photo Front row: Andrew Dickson, VP Community Engagement at CHCP; Ellen Luczkowiak, Rotary member and CHPC board member; Jefferson Westwood, Rotary member; Diane Hannum, Executive Director of Northern Chautauqua County Foundation and President-Elect of the club; Michele Starwalt-Woods, Rotary member and District 7090 Assistant Governor; Jennifer Vahl, Rotary member; Irene Strychalski, Rotary member; and Alison Dengler, wife of Rotary President David Degler.

The Dunkirk-Fredonia Rotary Club challenged its members to support the Star Hospice House and they came through to the tune of $10,925. From its treasury, the club matched the first $2,500 in contributions from its current and former members, quickly surpassing it original goal. “We are so grateful to the club and members who contributed […]

Lake Shore Savings Supports Hospice Residence

Left to right: Daniel P. Reininga, Lake Shore Savings President & CEO; Kevin M. Sanvidge, Lake Shore Savings Board Chair; Shauna Anderson, CHPC President & CEO; Janese Berkhoue, CHPC board member.

Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care is pleased to announce a generous gift toward the Our House campaign to build the first hospice residence in Chautauqua County. Lake Shore Savings has made a three year pledge totaling $75,000 toward the project. The hospice residence will be named The Star Hospice House in honor of the generosity […]