Benchmark Founder & CEO Tom Grape participated in a panel discussion regarding how assisted living communities navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons learned. Hosted by Mass-ALA, the panel was part of a two-day conference during which Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Elder Affairs Secretary Elizabeth Chen spoke. #MassALA #GovernorBaker #SecretaryChen
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/33hvREi
We are pleased to announce that Benchmark has been recognized by the Hartford Business Journal as one of the Healthiest Employers in CT for the 3rd straight year! We’d like to thank the associates in all 17 of our CT communities for their hard work and dedication toward promoting healthy living! #CalledtoCare #HBJ
Read more in the link below:
https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/event-honorees/2020-healthiest-employers-of-connecticut
Because these talented ladies charmed us so thoroughly.... make sure your sound is on and ENJOY!!! #assistedlivingweek #Grandparentsday
"I could not have chosen a better place for (my Mom). Benchmark has made me feel secure. They care... period."
Click on the link below to learn more about what residents and families value most at Benchmark, as we celebrate National Assisted Living Week.
https://hubs.la/H0wj42j0
Many thanks to the School of Irish Dance in Ridgefield for making our Grandparents Day festive and fun!
We would like to wish everyone a Happy Grandparents Day in celebration of National Assisted Living Week! This is an important day to cherish grandparents and the lifelong memories that we have created with them. Whether it is in person or virtually, we hope that you are able to spend some special time with your loved ones. #CalledtoCare #GrandparentsDay2020 #NALW
THIS is the kind of Dance Off where everyone wins - especially our resident spectators 💕
A GLORIOUS day for live, outdoor entertainment 🍁🍀 #bethebenchmark
Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Getting it done 👊
Guy Hemond, VP of Culinary & Dining Experience with Benchmark, was featured in a piece by Senior Dining Association about Benchmark's Memory Care Dining Program.
Guy discusses how Benchmark communities improve memory care dining for residents, including how to create a home-like dining experience, visual stimulation in food and kitchenware, and creative ways to make food easier to eat. We are proud of Guy and our dining associates who strive toward creating a positive dining experience for residents! #CalledtoCare #memorycare #seniordining
Read the full story below:
https://seniordining.org/senior-dining-news/f/ways-to-improve-food-intake-and-dining-in-memory-care
Tie Dye Fun!!
Both these wonderful couples share an anniversary 10 years apart (10/29)! One is celebrating 70 years of marriage the other 60 years!! Happy Anniversary!!💖🥰
Happy Halloween!!
Want to vote before Election Day?! Which pumpkin do YOU like????
Ridgefield HS students share their talent and time, for which we are most grateful 💫 Thank you Caroline Pickett, Alex Dillulio, Coleman Hoffner, Oliver Heimbouer and Ella Brown. We LOVED your concert!
Today, Benchmark CEO Tom Grape received his first COVID-19 vaccine at Cabot Park Village, an Independent Living community in Newton, Mass. Tom waited until all residents and associates throughout Benchmark’s 63 communities had a chance to receive their initial dose before rolling up his own sleeve. Tom and the entire Benchmark team are working hard to promote the importance of getting vaccinated.
Through Town Halls with medical experts, associate and resident videos and daily myth-buster emails, Benchmark is ramping up associate vaccine promotion as the second round of clinics begin. Read more below about our efforts to put an end to this terrible virus. #CalledtoCare
https://bit.ly/2Mu48uj
As part of Benchmark Senior Living’s commitment to improve and personalize the resident experience, we are thrilled to be the first senior living provider in the Northeast to implement a digital platform that pinpoints residents’ interests to better match them to community programs and activities, and build relationships with neighbors.
The “Something in Common” program, developed using TSOLife technology, is being launched across all of Benchmark’s 63 communities.
“Creating and enhancing human connections in our communities is at the heart of Benchmark’s mission and something each of our staff members strive to achieve each day. ‘Something in Common’ is a tremendous resource that helps forge cherished relationships between new and longtime residents, as well as staff,” said Tom Grape, Benchmark's founder, Chairman and CEO.
Read more about the program below! #CalledtoCare #TSOLife
https://bit.ly/3t7XpXt
2nd out of 3 vaccine clinics 💪 #BenchmarkStrong
The Wall Street Journal today put a spotlight on Benchmark Senior Living’s innovative and creative efforts to educate and encourage our associates to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Benchmark Founder, CEO and Chairman Tom Grape was asked for his insights on how to inspire employees to get vaccinated. Read the story below. #CalledtoCare #WSJ
https://bit.ly/2Yev1os
Getting ready for our vaccine clinic!
“We’ll share a cup of kindness yet” for Auld Lang Syne
