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Administrator: Deborah Beards
Deborah Beards, our new administrator, originally hails from the suburbs of New York City. Yet her career in aging services has afforded her the opportunity to live in almost all parts of our great country. After graduating from Queens College of the City University of New York, Deborah volunteered with the JFK initiated poverty program, VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America). VISTA assigned her to organize programs for seniors in a rural area of Iowa. Needless to say, the move from urban New York to rural Iowa was quite a culture shock for Deborah. Bitten by the aging bug in Iowa, Deborah headed south to Texas to begin studying gerontology. For graduate school, where Deborah majored in aging studies and minored in public administration and long term care, Deborah attended the Center for Studies in Aging of the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Two graduate school internships took her to New York City and Bethesda, Maryland respectively. After finishing her master’s program, her first position was in Worcester, Massachusetts. Little did Deborah know that years later she would be back in the same neck of the woods. From Worcester Deborah moved to Atlanta and back to the southern twang she’d heard so often in Texas. For 21 years Deborah was the chief executive officer of the Atlanta Jewish Home. Lured back to the northeast by a recruiter, Deborah spent 5 years as head of the Central New Jersey Jewish Home before heading to the great state of Rhode Island. During her career Deborah has had the opportunity to oversee the construction of a nursing home, an apartment building for seniors and an assisted living facility. She has also been responsible for the development of two community-based hospices. Deborah is excited to be working in a community where faith and mission are guiding lights. She looks forward to joining forces with Sisters of Mercy, residents, staff, family members and friends of Mount St. Rita to insure that “The Mount” goes from strength to strength. To contact Deborah by phone, call : (401) 333-6352 Email: Dbeards@mountstrita.org

Director of Nurses: Candace P. Yates, RN, MS
A graduate of Lesley College, Cambridge MA with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees. She also graduated from the Sturdy Memorial Hospital-School of Nursing in Attleboro, MA. Candace has worked in a variety of health care settings. These include both for profit and not for profit hospitals, nursing homes and homecare. "The experience I have gained will enable me to continue the superb patient care that the residents receive at Mount St. Rita Health Centre." Email: CYates@mountstrita.org.

Our Volunteers
We are blessed to have many dedicated volunteers who share their time, talent, and energy. They also participate in our mission, sharing our spirit of mercy and compassion. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Sister Rosemarie O'Brien, RSM at 401-333-6352.

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