Quarry Hill Retirement Community has chosen Nancy Marcille, RN, BSHA, of Damariscotta to serve as director of nursing.

Most recently interim director of nursing and manager of Miles Health Care’s 76-bed long-term care center Coves Edge in Damariscotta, Marcille headed functions ranging from admissions to personnel and budgeting while overseeing day-to-day nursing care.

She was twice awarded Miles's President's Award for innovations aimed at improving the physical environment for long-term care residents and encouraging nurses to enter the long-term care profession.

Marcille became director of long-term care for St. Andrew's Healthcare in Boothbay Harbor upon moving to Maine in 1990. She played a pivotal role in the opening of St. Andrew's Village and the establishment of a continuum of care that included a 30-bed long-term care community. In 2002 she joined Miles Memorial Hospital as case manager and discharge planner.

The Connecticut native is a graduate of Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital School of Nursing and holds a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration from St. Joseph's College of Maine in Standish. She became a certified gerontological nurse in 1996 and an Eden Alternative associate in 1998.

Marcille said her top priorities as director of nursing are to "serve as a role model" and "be a force for change in elder care." She added that she’s delighted with her new position.

"Quarry Hill is a wonderful place to be. You can just feel it. The staff—the people who make this place what it is—are in it for all the right reasons," she said.