A dignified way to give your seniors a place to sit with their grief & loss
The Listening Bench: A Gentle Place to Sit with Your Grief
A Complimentary Monthly Grief-Support Column for Senior Living Communities
Grief is a shared experience in every senior living community. Residents lose spouses, siblings, lifelong friends, and sometimes independence itself. Yet many feel they are grieving quietly and alone.
The Listening Bench is a complimentary monthly grief-support column created specifically for senior living residents and their families, written by a licensed Senior Living Executive.
Each column offers gentle guidance, comforting reflection, and practical emotional support, helping readers feel understood, less isolated, and more connected to the community around them.
How It Helps Your Seniors After A Loss
• Gives residents a safe, relatable way to process grief
• Encourages emotional connection and conversation
• Supports family members navigating loss alongside their loved one
• Reinforces your community’s commitment to holistic wellbeing
• Provides consistent, ready-to-share monthly content
Created by a Senior Living Professional
The Listening Bench is written by Jill Flinders, a licensed Senior Living Executive and Certified Dementia Practitioner with years of experience walking alongside seniors and families through aging, transition, and loss.
Each column is shaped by real conversations, real experiences, and real compassion.
Simple to Implement
This is complimentary and there's no charge for communities to use for their senior residents.
Each month you receive:
• A ready-to-share column for your emails or newsletters
• Content aligned with seasonal and grief milestones
• Easy distribution to residents and families
No one should feel alone in their grief.
The Listening Bench: A Gentle Place to Sit with Your Grief
A monthly grief & loss column to support your residents during their stages of grief
