Benchmark Senior Living's Michele Ellis Honored as McKnight’s Women of Distinction for 2025

Seventeen women working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care are being announced today as the fourth class of Veteran VIPs in the annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program. They will be celebrated along with other award winners May 13 in Chicago at the McKnight’s Women of Distinction and Forum.

The program is a joint effort of McKnight’s Senior Living and sister media brands McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Home Care. 

The Veteran VIP category honors women who have more than 15 years of experience and have made an impact on the senior living, skilled nursing or home care fields, typically at a level below the office of vice president or its equivalent.

“Senior living, skilled nursing and home care organizations rely on the contributions of these seasoned professionals every day, and we are pleased to be able to give them the recognition they deserve now and in person in May,” McKnight’s Editorial Director, Vice President and Associate Publisher John O’Connor said.

The 17 Veteran VIPs in the McKnight’s Women of Distinction class of 2025:

Michele Ellis, Executive Director, Benchmark at Billerica Crossings, Benchmark Senior Living, Waltham, MA

See the full list here