Benchmark Senior Living at Leominster Crossings Care Leadership Recognized As Being the Best in the Commonwealth

Throughout its over 25-year history, Benchmark Senior Living at Leominster Crossings, an assisted living and Mind & Memory Care community, has been known for its quality care and experiences. Recently, their commitment to being the best was again validated when it was awarded the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association (Mass-ALA) 2024 Employee Leadership Award.

Leominster Crossings’ resident care director, Anna Bilodeau, LPN, was recognized for providing exemplary leadership that has resulted in a high quality of care for its residents. In addition to achieving 100% compliance in the community’s recent Electronic Health Records (E.H.R.) implementation, Bilodeau and her team regularly receive best-in-class scores on Benchmark’s internal quality control audit, Quality of Residential Services (QRS).

Excellent resident care, under Bilodeau’s direction, has contributed to the community being recognized as a U.S. News & World Report Best Assisted Living community since 2022, every year the award has been given.

This is Leominster Crossings’ second Mass-ALA Excellence Award win in the past two years. Last year, David Price, the community’s executive director, who recently retired, was chosen for Mass-ALA’s Executive Director of the Year award.

“I’m so proud of Anna and all that she’s achieved,” said Cheryl Zalieckas, Benchmark Senior Living at Leominster Crossings’ new executive director. “One of the reasons why I chose this community when I decided to relocate back home to New England is for the immense dedication of the Leominster Crossings team and the high levels of quality care provided. It’s exciting to have this validated time and time again by both our peers and our residents and their families.”

Bilodeau initially joined Leominster Crossings in 2020 as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) caring for residents. Less than a year later, her ardent support and leadership earned her a promotion to resident care director. She has over a decade of medical assisting and nursing experience working for hospitals, medical practices and rehabilitation providers.

“At its core, assisted living values provide older adults with the highest quality of care, dignity and respect. Not always as apparent are the associates, volunteers, and leaders committed to this mission. It is our honor to recognize the 2024 Excellence Award winners for their dedication and enthusiasm. The involvement of these individuals in their communities exemplifies the standard of care we are committed to delivering across the Commonwealth,” said Brian Doherty, President and CEO of Mass-ALA.

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