Resident & Family Member Feedback Earns Springfield Area
Senior Assisted Living Community 2024 Best Memory Care Excellence
Award
AGAWAM,
Mass., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- The Atrium at Cardinal Drive, a Benchmark Mind & Memory
Care community, has ranked among the best assisted living with
memory care communities in Massachusetts and the entire U.S. for the
second straight year. In U.S. News & World Report's third
annual Best Senior Living ratings published last week, the
community was selected following a comprehensive resident and
family member survey. The Atrium is the only assisted living
community in Agawam to have earned
this prestigious award.
"Our associates are really committed to
caring for our residents like they would their own family members,
and we are thrilled that our dedication has been recognized by an
industry leader like U.S. News." -Liz Skerry-Hastings, executive
director, The Atrium at Cardinal Drive
The Atrium earned "Best" status by achieving the highest
possible rating for memory care. Respondents gave the community
high marks in critical areas, such as overall value, management and
staff, resident enrichment, dining and food, safety,
transportation, maintenance, housekeeping and location.
Forty-four Benchmark communities throughout the Northeast
received a total of 62 U.S. News awards, the highest number
achieved since the program's inception.
"Our communities are continually pursuing excellence, so it's
exciting to see their hard work and dedication reflected in the
highest numbers of Benchmark awards earned to date," said Tom
Grape, founder, chairman and CEO of Benchmark. "Really getting to
know our residents and providing experiences that nurture
connections and enhance quality of life is one of the many ways we
stand apart, and we're excited to see that commitment validated,
once again, by our residents and their families."
The Atrium's award-winning Mind & Memory Care program offers
carefully created living environments and unique opportunities for
those with Alzheimer's and dementia to find joy in each new day.
Residents are supported by 24/7 care providers who have been hired
for heart and trained in memory loss, communication and empathy.
Neighborhoods provide the comforts of home and have unique features
that help those with memory impairment prosper. Thoughtful touches,
visual cues and purposeful amenities further promote familiarity
and wellness.
"Our associates are really committed to caring for our residents
like they would their own family members, and we are thrilled that
our dedication has been recognized by an industry leader like U.S.
News," said Liz Skerry-Hastings, executive director of The Atrium
at Cardinal Drive. "Whether it's the personalized care we provide
or engaging programs that keeps our residents connected, each and
every day we strive to be the absolute best."
For more than 30 years, U.S. News has served the American public
as an unbiased arbiter of quality across a variety of important
choices. Whether picking a college, selecting a hospital or moving
to a nursing home, consumers go to U.S. News to research and make
consequential life decisions.
"Best Senior Living reflects U.S. News' commitment to helping
families navigate the important – albeit time-consuming – decision
of researching and choosing a senior living community through
trusted, data-backed community ratings," said Sumita Singh, general manager of Health at U.S.
News. "We are proud to recognize those communities that stand out
as 'Best' by providing exceptional care and satisfaction, as
directly expressed by residents and family members of residents who
live and thrive in these communities."
For more information about The Atrium at Cardinal Drive, click
here or go to its U.S. News profile at
https://health.usnews.com/best-senior-living/the-atrium-at-cardinal-drive-1099.
About Benchmark Senior Living
Benchmark is New England's largest senior living provider with
65 independent living, assisted living, memory care and continuing
care communities and over 6,700 dedicated associates providing
compassionate care and outstanding experiences throughout the
Northeast. The Waltham,
Mass.-based company was founded over 27 years ago by Tom
Grape with the purpose of Transforming Lives Through Human
Connection. Since then, Benchmark has continued to set the industry
standard, having won over 300 hundred local, regional and national
awards for its care, programs and as a top workplace. Benchmark has
been named one of the Top Places to Work for 16 straight years in
The Boston Globe's annual employee-based survey and received
repeated recognition in FORTUNE's Best Workplaces for Aging
Services list. In 2023, Benchmark communities received 53 U.S. News
& World Report Best of Senior Living excellence awards based on
resident and family feedback. For more information, visit
BenchmarkSeniorLiving.com.
Media Contact
Carol Arnold, Benchmark Senior
Living, 1 6035020469, carol@arnoldcomm.com,
http://www.TheAtriumAtCardinalDrive.com
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