Generations at Rock Island has a great staff. When you visit or tour Generations at Rock Island, you will have the opportunity to meet members of our leadership and management team. Please make a point to stop in or introduce yourself while you are visiting our community. Our staff loves to meet the families and friends of our residents and guests.
Amie Behrens
ADMINISTRATOR
Amie Behrens is the Administrator at Generations at Rock Island, located on the northwestern border of Illinois. Before becoming the Administrator, Amie held many roles, slowly soaking up lots of experience to help her become successful as a building Administrator. Amie’s healthcare career started off as our Dietary Manager, soon after she moved to Social Services where she really found her calling in healthcare. She quickly found herself in the marketing and admission coordinator position.
Having been through many positions and challenges, Amie saw the changes that needed to be done in order to be able to provide the best care possible. As the Administrator, Amie was given the opportunity to implement those changes and change the lives of her residents.
In Amie’s own words, “be the change you wan’t to see in the world; I have to exemplify that quality. My goal at Generations is to make it a 5 star facility for resident care quality and a great place to work”.
Marie Salinas
Admissions Director
Marie Salinas is the Admissions Director of Generations at Rock Island. Having almost stumbled into her current position, Marie quickly found her calling. Starting out as the receptionist, Marie took the initiative to learn the industry with such a burning passion that her actions were quickly recognized by upper management. Marie come into the Admissions spot eager to rise up to the challenge and make a change in the way families deal with the task of finding a loved one proper nursing care.
Being raised by her grandparents, Marie felt drawn to geriatrics care. “Having always been around my grandparents, I have always felt connected to our seniors”. Marie’s favorite part of her position is having the ability to soothe families going through a difficult time and guiding them through the potential difficult admissions process.
Marie makes it her career objective at Generations to always be there for the families, to help those in need and give your loved ones the attention they deserve.
Kristina Cook, RN
Director of Nursing, DON
Kristina Cook is the Director of Nursing of Generations at Rock Island, which entails overseeing high-quality nursing care at the facility. She started her career in geriatrics care almost 10 years ago and has not looked back since. Having worked in skilled therapy and as a floor nurse at other skilled nursing facilities, she sought out a way to combine her love for nursing and her leadership qualities. A position had first opened up for ADON at Generations at Rock Island and has been with Generations ever since.
Kristina has known since she was little what she wanted to do when she grew older “I would visit my mom at Oakland Home where she was a nurse for 35 years, I’d play games with the residents and make friends with the people there”. Now as a nurse herself, her favorite part of her position is “watching the residents get better and being able to go home. I love watching them reach their goals and connecting with their family again.”
