Immigrants increasingly help care for New Hampshire seniors

As New Hampshire’s population ages, caring for seniors increasingly depends on people whose work is often overlooked

By: Rony Camille, Robert Ortiz, Photographer

Outlets: 603 Diversity

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 879

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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“These are really the unsung heroes of health care,” Dr. Serena Chao said.

A Derry native and daughter of Taiwanese and Chinese immigrants, Chao understands firsthand how culture and family shape the experience of aging.

Now, as the inaugural chief of geriatric medicine at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, she is helping lead the health system’s response to the …

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