Funeral Planning While In Hospice

Planning Arrangements During Hospice Care

Pre-planning funeral arrangements during this time can feel overwhelming, but we are here to help at every step. Planning ahead ensures that your loved one’s final wishes are honored and relieves emotional and financial pressure on loved ones while they grieve.

 

Our team of compassionate professionals would be honored to care for your family, easing the burden on your loved ones. By helping make decisions about funeral services in advance, our staff guarantees we will carry out the arrangements exactly as directed. You and your family can rest assured knowing those decisions have already been made.

 

For more information about pre-planning, please complete the form below. One of our funeral directors will be in touch soon to schedule a no-obligations consultation. Our team can meet with you at your home, the hospice center, or one of our locations, whichever your family prefers.


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Hospice Planning Form

What to Expect During a Consultation

Here’s how we’ll walk you through managing the details of a loved one’s after-life care:

 

  • We will provide a General Price List to give you an idea of what our services cost.


  • Our team will ask about your loved one’s life to gain an understanding of the person the services will honor. This is a great time to share their life story, revisit memories, and highlight their accomplishments. If your loved one is well enough to share their story with us directly, we would love to learn from them. Bringing along basic biographical details, such as their date of birth, marital status, their parents’ full names, etc., is also helpful at this stage of planning.


  • We will give your family the opportunity to communicate your loved one’s ideas, preferences, and thoughts on the service. Additionally, we will ask about any other ideas or preferences members of the family may have. This could be as simple as a piece of jewelry they would like to wear or a song you would like to have played



  • Using this information, our professionals will guide you in the creation of a personalized, meaningful celebration of your loved one’s life.

 

We understand that this experience may be incredibly difficult. We are here to provide compassionate support and guidance through this time in your family’s lives, answering any questions you may have along the way.


Benefits of Preplanning

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Let Your Wishes Be Known

The death of a loved one often brings about unwarranted stress and turmoil among families. One family member wants one thing, while another family member wants something different. By planning ahead, you help prevent those disagreements by letting your family know what your wishes are and how you want your funeral service to be carried out and your business handled.

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Offers Peace of Mind

Our staff guarantees we will carry out the arrangements you want, just as you directed. Once the plans have been arranged, you and your family can rest easy knowing at the time of death, those uncomfortable decisions have been made. In a time when a family should be able to easily grieve, preplanning allows for that to happen.

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Flexible Funding Options

When you preplan your funeral arrangements, there are more options when it comes to funding the funeral. A preneed insurance policy, life insurance policy or other payment options can all be arranged before the time of death. At the time of death, services must be paid in full, so having options ahead of time can also reduce other stress related to losing someone.

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Relieve the Burden from Family

Following the death of a loved one, there are more than 150 decisions that have to be made within the first day or two following the death. Those stressful decisions on top of the stress of grieving a loss can be eliminated by arranging your final wishes ahead of time. If those decisions are made, your loved ones aren’t left wondering what you would have wanted and how they should proceed with funeral plans. With those decisions out of the way, your loved one can begin the healing process sooner.

Common Questions About Preplanning

  • What steps are involved in prearranging a funeral?

    The first step would be to write down your wishes. Indicate if you would prefer burial or cremation. Write down your ideas for the service you would like, cemetery choice, etc. If you've made those choices, or even if you're unsure, schedule a time to meet with one of our funeral directors who can explain the different service options, merchandise choices, as well as the different ways to pay for the funeral.

  • What information do I need to prearrange a funeral?

    You'll need basic information about yourself or the person you are planning for, such as date of birth, marital status, parent's full names, etc. Besides the biological information, you'll need to choose burial or cremation, what type of service you'd like, what cemetery to use, etc. Our caring staff will help you with this process.

  • Do I have to pay in advance?

    Preplanning is merely making your wishes known; however, most families who do this also choose to pre-fund their funeral. Doing so will relieve the financial burden on your family and offer peace of mind to you.

  • Can I transfer my plans to or from another funeral home?

    If you have plans at another funeral home and would like to move them here, we will help you do that. If you move from the area and would like to transfer your arrangements to another funeral home, we will assist you with that as well.