Three Things You Need To Take Note and Questions To Ask When Choosing A Funeral Home
Posted on: Apr 12, 2019
Publish By: funerallink
The goal of prepaying funeral services is to lessen the stress and expenses of those left behind. The funeral homes make sure to somehow ease us of the burdens during one of our most difficult times. According to Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes Philippines website, “pre-planning merely means taking control so that the ones left behind are not left with the burden emotionally or financially.” This is what makes them the best in what they do.
But how and where do you start before deciding which funeral homes to entrust this most sentimental and emotional moment?
In every town or city, there is always three structure of the organization that every man goes to from birth to death: first, the hospital or clinics; second, the church or chapels; and, finally, funeral homes and the cemetery. Every barangay has these three. There may be the number of churches, or chapels that represent a religion or any form of spiritual belief man would follow, or more hospitals and clinics and health centers, but there will always these three. History books tell us these three are always present in every community.
During the death of a loved one, these three also comes to mind. Questions like: Which hospital is the body right now (for the death certificate)? Which church/chapel for the burial mass? Which funeral home and which cemetery? Stress building up one after the other.
Here are some notes and questions before deciding which funeral homes to choose:
- Location – It is important to consider where your present current location is and the possible place of burial. Are you going to be traveling from one family member to another across the country? How does one funeral home treat the bereaved when you are thousands of miles from where you want to be buried?
- The People – Every business is only as good as the people that represent them, same as funeral services. How are empathy reviews? Check their websites and read the forums if possible. How are your questions addressed with when you give them a call or send them an email about a tiny detail about the plan you are considering? Are they familiar with your religion and belief? How would they deal with non-traditional rituals and customs?
- Price and Reputation – They always say, you get what you pay for. This isn’t necessarily true. A reputable funeral home will give you the best service according to your budget. Hundreds of pesos could be spent but if entrusted to an untrustworthy provider, it will be all in vain. Is this a well established funeral home? Do my family and friends trust the services they would give? Do I know anybody who prepays their services?
Prepaying funeral services is a big decision. It is not a ten-minute shopping or negotiation with the manager. It is expensive, and it is crucial to take down notes and ask questions. Give yourself time.
Carl Sagan said: “There are naive questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand the world. There is no such thing as a dumb question”.
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