Benchmark Wins 22 Readers Choice Awards From Wicked Local

WALTHAM, Mass. - Dec. 21, 2018 - PRLog -- Benchmark (https://www.benchmarkseniorliving.com/?utm_source=press-release&utm_medium=press-release&utm_campaign=bsl-corp-press-release-wicked-readers-choice-nov18), a leading provider of senior living services in the Northeast, today announced that 12 of its communities in Massachusetts have received 22 awards through Wicked Local's annual Readers Choice program.

For over 20 years, the Readers Choice Awards have given Massachusetts readers the opportunity to vote for their favorite local businesses and services in a wide variety of categories. Awards are given in both regional and town categories.

These Benchmark communities all received first place recognition for assisted living and/or number one retirement living residence in the towns they serve:

·       Benchmark Senior Living at Robbins Brook in Acton

·       Benchmark Senior Living at Billerica Crossings in Billerica

·       Benchmark Senior Living at Chelmsford Crossings in Chelmsford

·       Benchmark Senior Living at Forge Hill in Franklin

·       Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle in Brighton

·       The Branches of North Attleboro in North Attleborough

·       The Commons in Lincoln in Lincoln

·       The Village at Willow Crossings in Mansfield

·       New Pond Village in Walpole

Additionally, Billerica Crossings and Chelmsford Crossings both received regional awards for assisted living, and New Pond Village received a regional award for retirement living residence.

"Being named 'the best' by our neighbors in the communities we serve is one of the highest honors we can receive," says Tom Grape, chairman and CEO of Benchmark. "Wicked Local readers are our residents, their family members, friends, associates, partners and loved ones who experience first-hand our mission to elevate human connection and connect every person to what and who matters most to them. We are grateful to everyone who voted for our Benchmark communities."

For more information about the Wicked Local Reader's Choice award program and winners visit http://www.wickedlocal.com/section/favorites.

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About Benchmark

Based in Waltham, Mass., Benchmark is a leading provider of senior housing in the Northeast. With 6,300 associates and 58 communities, Benchmark has assets under management of over $2.5 billion. Founded in 1997 by Tom Grape (https://www.tomsgrapevine.com/toms-posts/2017/8/8/we-made...), Benchmark offers independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer's care and skilled nursing in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. The organization this year was selected by FORTUNE magazine for its inaugural 2018 Best Workplaces for Aging Services list, taking the number 16 spot on the list of top 40 aging services companies and ranking number three among companies with more than 40 communities. Benchmark is one of only six companies named to The Boston Globe Top Places to Work list every year of the 11 years it has been published. And it has been consistently recognized by Boston Business Journal, Hartford Courant and Hartford Business Journal as a top workplace, and by the Boston Business Journal, Providence Business News and Hartford Business Journal as one of the healthiest employers. Click here for more information (https://www.benchmarkseniorliving.com/?utm_source=press-release&utm_medium=press-release&utm_campaign=bsl-corp-press-release-wicked-readers-choice-nov18).