Nancy Deardorff, whose extensive background includes her career as a Registered Nurse followed by increasingly senior management positions within healthcare and management, serves Helping Seniors as Director of Development.
Nancy, a Brevard County resident for 40+ years, has supported the work of Helping Seniors of Brevard County since its inception more than 10 years ago, joining Joe Steckler as one of the founding Board Members for the Florida non-profit. In addition, she helped Joe in the development of the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation, which today serves in our county with its Joe’s Clubs and other excellent services for Seniors and their families.
Nancy earned her nursing degree in 1986 and started out her career working as a registered nurse in the hospital setting with a focus on geriatric care and oncology nursing. Nancy also spent three years working as both an educator and manager in a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center. Nancy’s passion for senior care and services eventually led her to a career in skilled home healthcare, where she worked as a home healthcare nurse, Director of Nursing and made the transition to healthcare management and operations, where she served as Branch Director for one of the area’s most prominent Skilled Home Health Care agencies.
Nancy has spent her career dedicated to serving our community, with a focus on helping seniors. Nancy believes in servant leadership and joins Helping Seniors with a mission to reach as many seniors as possible to help seniors age with dignity and enjoy a higher quality of life. Her favorite quote is from Albert Einstein, “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”
If we are so blessed, many of us will live to see “old age”, and Nancy believes that being of an older age is a privilege and that our senior population must be honored and revered. We have much to learn from our seniors, and Nancy feels passionate about helping seniors enjoy the “golden years.” Nancy’s connection to our community and passion for helping makes her a perfect fit as she helps fulfill our mission of Helping Seniors in Brevard County and beyond.