death care
There is an old saying that goes, “You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink”. I think that the meaning of that phrase, in human terms is something like this, “You can tell a person the situation, but you cannot make them act on it”. In my…
Read MoreAmerican funeral home and cemetery operator Carriage Services recently shared the results of their 4th Quarter and Year-End financials with the public. In doing so, and in spite of a continuing COVID “pull forward” impact resulting in modest declines in funeral contract volume experienced during the year, the company reported total 2023 revenues 3.3%…
Read MoreAbout a month ago I read this article from Yahoo Finance titled, “Retail employees are working fewer hours. Here’s why that is a risk to the economy”. While the article was good and informative in its own right a portion near the end caught my eye and I related it to Death Care.…
Read MoreIn this recent article from the student operated Minnesota Daily (University of Minnesota) the Director of the Mortuary Science program Michael LuBrant says this, “Really, it’s a form of health care. It’s serving families, deceased individuals and people at the end of the life cycle. . . . “ LuBrant explains that…
Read MoreWhat appears to me as about as impressiive line-up of presenters that you will ever find in one day is on tap to tell you what they know about the “Future of Death Care in North America” later this week. On Friday, March 1, you have the opportunity to pick up 6 CEU…
Read MoreThe University of Michigan, and their Center for Sustainable Systems Fact Sheet states, “It is estimated that 83% of the U.S. population lives in urban areas, up from 64% in 1950. By 2050, 89% of the U.S. population and 68% of the world population is projected to live in urban areas.” …
Read MoreLast year the largest death care service provider in Australia and New Zealand, InvoCare, was taken private in a buy-out by private equity company TPG Global. It appears that action has led to the 2nd largest provider of death care services of those nations, Propel Funeral Partners, to rapidly move forward with their…
Read MoreA press release dated Tuesday, February 20, 2024, announced that the Park Lawn Corporation had acquired two stand-alone funeral homes and a stand-alone cemetery in the state of Colorado. You can read the press release here. Park Lawn Corporation announced that “it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets…
Read MoreThe “State government has failed you” is the voice to Colorado consumers about the state’s funeral service issues even before the latest potential illegal situation was uncovered in Denver two weeks ago. The comment came from State Senator Dylan Roberts of Colorado as he is working on putting together legislation aimed at curbing…
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