Mike Beal is the Chief Executive Officer of Care Initiatives, Iowa’s largest non-profit nursing home company. Mike has over 30 years of post-acute healthcare experience. He began his career with Kindred Healthcare based in Louisville, KY as a nursing home administrator, eventually becoming the President of Nursing Center Division, where he managed the operations of Kindred’s billion-dollar multistate portfolio of skilled nursing and assisted living locations. Before being CEO of Care Initiatives, Mike was Chief Operating Officer at Senior Care Centers in Texas, overseeing a $1 billion healthcare company that provided skilled nursing care, assisted living, independent living, rehabilitation, and hospice services. Mike has been elected to the board of directors of various state associations and is actively involved with AHCA. Mike is currently on the board of directors for IHCA. Mike earned his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maine..