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The Benchmark Difference
Over 27 Years of Setting the Standard
Being the Benchmark for Senior Care
Supporting the Team
Benchmark is equally committed
to associates’ physical wellness, emotional health and professional growth. It’s created an inclusive work environment where everyone’s voice is heard.
assisted living providers to estab- lish programs for career growth, including the creation of Benchmark University, which offers person-
al and professional classes and training to all associates. Benchmark is also a leader when it comes to supporting associates in need. The Benchmark One Company Fund, a grants to associates facing
For many of these reasons, Bench- mark has become an employer of choice throughout the Northeast.
as a Great Place to Work in Aging Services by the Great Place to Work introduced in 2018, and to have earned a place on Fortune’s 2023 50 Best Workplaces in Aging Services. Additionally, the company has received the Boston Globe Top Places to Work honor for all 16 years the award has been given.
As is often said, with wisdom comes great responsibility. Benchmark
is proud to have over 27 years of knowledge and experience caring for seniors, and it’s a responsibility that both the leadership of Benchmark and Benchmark at Mount Pleasant associates take seriously.
In business, a benchmark measures business performance against other companies considered
the best in their industry.
When Tom Grape founded Benchmark Senior Living, he intended to set the standard – Be the Benchmark – by which all other senior living providers should be measured. Twenty-seven years later, Benchmark remains committed to Grape’s original vision.
Grape has worked tirelessly to ensure Benchmark’s excellence but also raise awareness and set a high bar for the entire industry by promoting and crafting regulatory standards and government guidance for the
living providers.
As a founding board member and former chair of Argentum, the national assisted living association, Tom helped to establish much-needed standards for senior care and improve the aging experience for all. In 1993, he worked with the then-Secretary of Health and Human Services and for- mer Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker to help write the legislation for assisted living in Massachusetts.
This was followed by the co-founding of several industry associations, including the Massachusetts and Connecticut Assisted Living Associations.
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