As Chief Executive Officer for Health Dimensions Group, Mr. Abbott provides leadership and direction setting for the organization. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr. Abbott was the chief operating officer.

With 16 years of health care management and consulting experience, Mr. Abbott has provided leadership for communities ranging from small, rural nursing facilities to large, metropolitan continuing care retirement communities.

Prior to joining Health Dimensions Group, Mr. Abbott served as the national director of assisted living operations/special projects for Volunteers of America National Services. Mr. Abbott's experience includes work with nationally renowned not-for-profit and for-profit organizations as well as free-standing communities throughout the country.  Mr. Abbott's areas of expertise include: 

• Executive leadership and operational management
• Financial oversight, financial management and fiscal improvement
• Staff management, development, and team building
• Quality improvement and regulatory compliance
• Program development and cultural enhancement
• Strategic planning and implementation
• Facility transition and facility turnaround expertise

In 2004, the Minnesota Health & Housing Alliance named Mr. Abbott the Kal Michaels Administrator of the Year. While leading the Minnesota Masonic Homes, it was recognized as one of Minnesota's Great Places to Work by the Minneapolis Business Journal. He also received the Volunteers of America Human Service Leadership Award for his development and implementation of subacute/transitional care initiatives.

Mr. Abbott has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Concordia College and a Bachelor of Science from Moorhead State University. Mr. Abbott received a certificate in Long-Term Care Administration from the University of Minnesota and MBA Certificates from the University of St. Thomas Center for Medical Affairs in Healthcare Management and Quality Management.