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Name: Barbara Melo Age: 44 Company: Benchmark Assisted Living in Chelmsford Job: Resident care associate Tenure: 3 years 'The lines of communication are always open. Nobody is left on the outside. We are a team and everybody is in it together. We are there to help the residents and each other.'

Name: Barbara Melo
Age: 44
Company: Benchmark Assisted Living in Chelmsford
Job: Resident care associate
Tenure: 3 years

"The lines of communication are always open. Nobody is left on the outside. We are a team and everybody is in it together. We are there to help the residents and each other."

(Erik Jacobs Photo for the Boston Globe)
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