Regulations
It probably does not matter which side of the political spectrum that you straddle in anticipating that what is happening with the new Department of Government Efficienty (DOGE) will change some things as they are related to current government payment systems. Whether you are for or against the effort by DOGE it does…
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Every day I search out articles about Death Care services to provide me with information on topics of interest in our profession/industry. One of the things that has been extremely disappointing to this life-long funeral director and funeral home owner is the amount of negative publicity our profession piles on itself because of…
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If you have been a funeral director for any length of time you have found yourself in a cemetery on a beautiful summer day when after the formal committal service the family remains to visit and you see young children play on cemetery monuments. However, as this archived CBS News article mentions, children…
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If you have read Funeral Director Daily for any length of time you will know that I am an advocate of “Permanent Memorialization” of loved ones. My reason for that belief is pretty simple. . . 1) It is just the way I was brought up and 2) I believe every life has…
Read MoreFuneral Director Daily learned last week that “ASD – Answering Service for Directors is proud to announce a new partnership with Continuing Vision, an education provider that hosts virtual and on-site events with the goal of helping funeral directors fulfill their CE requirements. This collaboration aims to support funeral professionals in their efforts…
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The “Funeral Rule” came into effect in April 1984. That’s 40 years ago. Don’t get me wrong. . . . I’m an advocate for consumer protections. The “Funeral Rule” was supposed to offer those protections back in 1984. But in my opinion, the actual reality of the rule ever since it was implemented,…
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We’ve just been through a presidential election in America and in less than one week a new president will be inaugurated. Anyone who watched that presidential election proceed and move to its conclusion over the past year would now know that “anything can happen” in American politics and just when you think you have…
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Americans have moved into a realization that when it comes to grief, memorialization, and remembrance that not one size fits all. That’s apparent by the growing number of options chosen for human disposition and remembrance. This article and news video story from the Central Oregon Daily News brings up the relatively new memorialization process…
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As my first post of the New Year I find it imperative that I look into the world of Death Care, Funeral, and Cremation business with a perspective of change that is happening all around us. And, when I look at that change, I think in our Death Care world, as well as…
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It hit me the other day while I was in the process of reading a new book, “Meeting the Moment”. It’s a story of how six United States Presidents “met the moment” and “Inspired Presidential Leadership that transformed America”. It’s also probably an odd place to get insight and inspiration for putting down…
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