State Funeral Director Associations
Listing of State Funeral Directors Associations
Anatomical Gifts
Many people choose to donate all or a part of their body to medicine. Here you will understand the differences in the two types of anatomical gifts.
Consumer Tips For Arranging A Funeral
- Caregiver Issues
- Death and Dying
- End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
- Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
Today’s funeral director offers a variety of options to meet your financial needs and wishes. Families should discuss all options with their funeral director when making arrangements.
Consumer Tips on Prepaying Your Funeral
- Caregiver Issues
- Death and Dying
- End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
- Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
Choose a licensed funeral director who has a good reputation in the community.Ask your funeral director how the funds are invested and check over time to ensure the funds are keeping pace with inflation.
Consumer Preneed Bill of Rights:
Prior to purchasing any funeral goods or services or signing a preneed funeral contract, you should know your consumer preneed bill of rights.
A Caring Response: An Aid’s Related Death
AIDS, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that destroys the body’s natural ability to fight illness.
Cremation
Cremation is the second most common form of disposition in the United States. The percentage of cremations to deaths in the United States and Canada has increased steadily during the last two decades.
Embalming
The practice of embalming has existed since early history throughout many lands and cultures. Embalming disinfects, temporarily preserves and restores, to an acceptable physical appearance, a dead human body.
Will I Ever Stop Hurting? A Parent’s Grief
Most of us expect to bury our parents someday. We can accept that they will grow old and die-that is nature’s way. But we do not expect to bury our children.
NFDA-National Funeral Directors Association What Can We Do To Help?
“Death is difficult to accept. When a loved one dies, we feel angry, confused or emotionally numb. We experience grief, which though painful, is a necessary part of the transition and healing process that allows us to separate ourselves from the deceased.
Funeral Service & Hospice: Mutual Concern, Cooperation & Care
- Caregiver Issues
- Death and Dying
- End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
- Respite Coalitions & Services
Hospice is a “concept of care,” rather than a place. Its main purpose is to provide the patient/family with the highest quality of life available to the dying.