August 1, 2019, Fairfield, Conn. – Benchmark, a human connection company and leading provider of senior living services in the Northeast, today announced that Frank Boasorte has been named executive director of Sturges Ridge of Fairfield, a Benchmark assisted living and memory care community in Fairfield, Conn., that opened last fall.

Boasorte previously served as a regional director of operations for Benchmark for five years and most recently as vice president of operations for the north east region for Milestone Retirement Communities. He also spent 15 years as regional director of operations for Sunrise Senior Living.

Originally from Brazil, Boasorte graduated from Sao Paolo University with a master’s in business administration and earned a bachelor’s in nursing administration from Iona College. He lives in Dumont, N.J., and has a 22-year old daughter. In his free time he enjoys riding his Harley, taking helicopter flying lessons, cooking and spending time with family.

“I’m excited to come back to what I love, which is the opportunity to interact directly with residents and their families and build strong relationships with them,” says Boasorte. “Benchmark truly puts their residents first so being able to return to Benchmark’s flagship community in founder Tom Grape’s home town is a huge honor.”

Last September, Sturges Ridge brought assisted living to the town of Fairfield for the first time with the unique mission of providing the experiences that will keep seniors, their families and associates connected to what matters most in their lives. Located between The Carolton Chronic and Convalescent Hospital and Fairfield Ludlowe High School, it offers 85,000 square feet of assisted living apartments, memory care suites and spacious common areas, including underground parking, a rooftop patio and apartments featuring "luxury box" views of Fairfield Ludlowe High School football games. The community also offers a robust team designed to help seniors age well, including associates dedicated to coordinating medical appointments and much more.

Most recently the community was awarded a TownVibe/Fairfield Magazine Readers Choice Award following its survey of over 1,000 local residents.

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About Benchmark
Based in Waltham, Mass., Benchmark is a leading provider of senior housing in the Northeast with 6,400 associates and 58 communities. Founded in 1997 by Tom Grape, Benchmark offers independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer’s care and continuing care retirement communities in eight states. The Great Place to Work Institute certified Benchmark in 2019 for the second consecutive year as a Great Place to Work. In 2018, the organization was selected by FORTUNE magazine for its inaugural 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.