Death Care Decision Guide: A Step-by-Step Approach to End-of-Life Planning

 

It is not fun to think about or talk about death and that is why it is not easy to go through this process of planning for end of life for a loved one, but it is important since it relieves the loved ones the burden of going through the process of making those decisions during times of grief. The Death Care Decision Guide presents a linear process to improving people’s understanding and decisions regarding practical matters for a terminal stage, which is sensitive to their priorities as well as their fiscal capacity.

 

 

Step 1: Understanding Your Options

 

The first in the process of envisioning planning for a person is to familiarize themselves with the different death care service models. These include:

·         Traditional Burial: One of the decisions that entail putting the deceased under preserving solution, placing the corpse in a coffin and laying it into the ground with other corpses in a designated burial site.

·         Cremation: An affordable and versatile way enabling the storage of ashes.

·         Green Burial: A non-toxic solution that doesn’t require the use of embalming fluids and that incorporates, instead, biodegradable components.

·         Water Cremation: These are also referred to as enzymatic hydrolysis, and this is an environment friendly process which uses water stream, and alkali solutions to mimic decomposition.

·         Body Donation: The body is buried scientifically, or provided to medical science for further study replacing the body with another one, and mostly at no cost to the family.

Both choices have its advantages, disadvantages and effect on the environment and as such, candidate has to choose a method that he or she supports and can afford.

Step 2: Buria versus Cremation

 

After going through all this you are going to be provided with the choices that are available whereby you have to choose between burial or cremation. Consider factors such as:

·         Personal Preference: Consider whether you or your family member might want the more conventional burial or the cremation.

·         Religious and Cultural Beliefs: It is common and traditional to find that different religions and cultures determine the method of burial or cremation.

·         Environmental Impact: Green burial may be a good option if sustainability is everybody’s wish, or water cremation if that is the case.

·         Cost: Cremation is less expensive than burial, but it is measured based on the services and memorial products selected.

Step 3: It used to be that people didn’t think about what should happen before pre-planning their own funeral or memorial service.

Preplanning of funeral or memorial service gives one a way through which his or her life is mourned for as per his or her wish. Consider the following:

·         Type of Service: Choose the kind of event you would like either a conventional funeral, a memorial service, or celebration of life. There is particularly the option of having no formal service at all.

·         Location: Services can be done in a church, funeral home, the family home, or a selected outdoor area of the family’ s choice.

·         Personalization: recall how you want your life to be represented by the service, so that you may be able to choose the appropriate service. This could include favorite songs; poems; or, for instance one could have a memory-sharing session from the family members.

Before arranging a service you get the chance to ensure the service you’re planning has a purpose in the process without becoming demanding on your family at their time of grieving.

 

 

Step 4: Choose a Funeral Provider

 

Choosing the right funeral home or service provider is among the most important decisions people make during their end of life planning. Try to find out, when the providers treat clients with respect and when there is transparency in the type of services and the prices offered. Some factors to consider include:

·         Reputation: Read what other people have to say about the process and consult with people who have applied it.

·         Services Offered: Check that the provider of the death care services provides the choices that you seek for example cremation, eco-friendly burial or water cremation.

·         Budget-Friendly Packages: There are also many cheap tariffs that allow you to save money successfully in the process of using a provider’s services.

You also have an opportunity to precede payment for the services you will require in the future thereby sparing your family any future fret over the high charges that are expected to be affirmed later.

Step 5: Prepare Legal Documents

 

 

 

Specifically, documenting the end-of-life plan legally is an important step for every person, who wants be arranged for the death care. Key documents to prepare include:

·         Advance Directive: This legal document is your written instructions about your medical and death care should you be unable to express them.

·         Will: An A will specifies the distribution of your property in a method you prefer and may contain bequests for funeral or burial directions.