Freeburg Care Center is proud to offer around-the-clock care led by professionally licensed nurses and an experienced staff with the special skill necessary to meet the needs of each individual resident.
Freeburg Care Center is proud to offer around-the-clock care led by professionally licensed nurses and an experienced staff with the special skill necessary to meet the needs of each individual resident.
Amy Bonta has been the Administrator of Freeburg Care Center for 6 years. She brings with her 20 years of experience in long-term care. Her Bachelor’s Degree is in Broadcast Journalism, and she has Associate’s Degrees in General Studies and Occupational Therapy. Over the past 10 years, she has worked as a long-term care Administrator, Practicing Therapist, and Area Therapy Director.
Away from work, she loves spending time with her husband and 3 boys, watching their sports, spending time with family and friends, traveling to Iowa to spend time with relatives, playing darts, trivia and listening to music.
Kasey has been an LPN since 2011 and with Freeburg Care Center since 2014. She graduated with her RN degree in May 2021 and currently working on her BSN. After completing her certificate for the restorative program, she has taken the restorative nursing program to new heights. This is a maintentenace program to keep people at their optimal level. Kasey loves the outdoors, hiking, traveling, camping, and spending time with her family.
Michelle Caldwell has been with Freeburg Care Center for over 1 year as the Social Services Assistant. She has recently been promoted to the Social Srvices Director. Michelle has 3 years of Marketing experience and 10 years of case management expertise. She holds an associate degree in both Human Services and Criminal Justice. Her bachelors degree is in Human Resource Management and HAS her master’s degree in Human Services. Michelle also brings 20 years and 2 days of military service proudly serving in the United States Air Force.
In her spare time, she loves spending time with her husband and two children, traveling, and reading.
Dana Miller has over 13 years experience in long term care and over 6 years with Freeburg Care Center. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing. In her spare time, she enjoys going to her 3 children’s sporting events, running, and spending time with family.
Jennifer Quigley has been at Freeburg Care Center in several capacities. She started as a CNA with us in 1995, then became an LPN. She has now been our Assistant Director of Nursing for 10 years. She has had a love for health care and been in it for 27 years.
She also loves spending time with her family, working outdoors, and deer hunting.
Connie Mooney has been with Freeburg Care Center for over 16 years. She has 25 years experience in this area.
In her spare time, she enjoys doing crafts and floral design.
Darrik enjoys spending tme with his girlfirend and new son. He has been in maintenance for 5 years. He is currenltly going to school to earn a degree in religion.
Nala has been with the food service industry for over 6 years and Dietary Manager for over 2 years. She comes to Freeburg Care Center with an associates degree in dietary management and a culinary degree from L’Ecole Culinaire. Nala is married to her high school sweetheart and they they have 1 son together. In her spare time, she likes to catch up on her favorite tv shows and go shopping.
Linda Wardlow has been part of the Freeburg Care Center family for 5 years. She has worked in long-term care and skilled nursing facilities for 18 years. She comes to us with 28 years of accounting skills, along with a background in Medicare and Medicaid.
Tammy has been the Activity Director at Freeburg Care Center for 9 years. Tammy seems to know everyone from Freeburg since she’s grown up here and worked in town many years. In her spare time she loves to spend time with her grandchildren and go jeeping.
Liz Rude has been with Freeburg Care Center for 5 years. She started as an activity assistant and helped with social services before she took on the role of Coordinator of Medical Records. She has now taken the role of Activity Director. Being with the residents where her true passion is. Liz is personable and has a background in customer service. Liz spends her spare time with friends and loved ones, hiking and on ATVs.
Sherilynn Crites has been with Freeburg Care Center for over 7 years. She has 12 years experience as an LPN, 6 years experience as an RN, and is currently pursuing her bachelor’s of science in nursing at SIUE. Sheri is a Certified Dementia Practitioner. She started as a floor nurse, then moved to MDS Care Plan Coordinator, then Social Service Director and now Director of Nursing. She loves spending time with her family and traveling in her spare time.
Jess has been a nurse for a total of 6 years with 5 of those years spent in geriatrics. She started as an LPN and recently received her bachelors degree in nursing from McKendree. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two kids and crafting.
Janet s been a COTA for 26 years. She did her clinicals in a a variety of settings, but has always had a passion for pediatrics and geriatrics. She has been working in skilled nursing homes for over 2 years and loves working with her patients. She is a single mother and lives with her daughter.
Lily has worked with the geriatric population for five years. Before taking on the role as medical records director, she worked in our activities department and with home health care companies in Springfield, MO. She obtained a degree in both gerontology and sociology at Missouri State University. In her spare time, Lily likes to spend time with friends and family, listen to Aerosmith and ABBA, and watch the Steelers.
Amber Galle has been with Freeburg Care Center since 14 October, 2020. When hired on, she started as a Human Resources/Payroll Clerk. In January 2022, she was promoted to Human Resources Director. She graduated from SIUE in May of 2013 with Bachelor’s Degree double major in Human Resource Management and Management. In August 2022, she was promoted to Business Office Manager.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her son, Liam, and her yellow Lab, Bella. She loves to be outdoors, spend time at the pool, and vacation at the beach.
