Planning A Funeral (presented by name of funeral home)

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Planning A Funeral (presented by name of funeral
home)

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www.afda.org.au
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Purpose Of A Funeral

• Reflection of a life lived
• Honouring life
• Sharing memories
• Tailored to the individual
• Celebrating life
• A funeral is for the living

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What Does A Funeral Director Do?

• There are various roles within a funeral home,
  including Funeral Arranger Conductor Funeral
  Attendant Funeral Director Embalmer
• A Funeral Director may perform the following
  tasks
• provide information give advice on funeral
  arrangements
• arrange for the removal of bodies from private
  homes, hospitals sometimes from accident scenes
  
• discuss style of funeral coffin/casket, cars,
  flowers costs
• preserve, prepare keep bodies for viewing
  before burial/cremation
• conduct the funeral
• make arrangements for the burial/cremation
  ceremony
• handle the required paperwork such as death
  certificates
• organise all notices of the death funeral
  arrangements in the media
• make arrangements for interment/cremation,
  arrange the construction of a monument or the
  disposal of cremated remains
• arrange floral tributes distribute collect
  attendance tribute cards
• assist with carrying lowering coffins

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Find A Funeral Director

• For more information or to find an Accredited
  Member of the AFDA visit
• www.afda.org.au
• or
• call 1300 888 188 or [phone]

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Funeral Arrangements What Do I Do
When Someone Dies?

• Contact the person's doctor
• In Australia the great majority of deaths occur
  in hospital or other care facilities, in which
  case those authorities take care of the medical
  formalities
• In certain instances it may not be possible for
  the doctor to issue a Death Certificate there
  is necessity for police coronial involvement
• Take your time

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Death Registration

• Required information
• Date of Birth
• Place of Birth
• Marriage Details
• Childrens Details
• Parents Details

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Who Is Responsible For
Arranging A Funeral?

• In most instances, the Next of Kin is responsible
  for arranging the funeral of the deceased, for
  example spouse, child, parent, legal partner or
  sibling
• In the instance of dispute, where it is known a
  Will exists, the arbiter of arrangements is
  deemed to be the nominated Executor. The Executor
  may in his/her discretion appoint a person to
  make necessary arrangements with a Funeral
  Director. Such occasions however, are infrequent
  most arrangements are made by the Next of Kin.

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Funeral Arrangements - Choices

• A Funeral Director can provide options to a
  family but ultimately it is the familys right to
  choose whatever they wish, providing necessary
  legal requirements are met
• Burial/Cremation
• Service
• Celebrant/Minister
• Private/Public
• Coffin
• Newspaper Notices
• Flowers
• Music
• Clothing
• Memorials
• Documentation

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Planning A Funeral

• When faced with having to make funeral
  arrangements, most people have no prior
  experience in organising such an event, little
  knowledge of what to do
• Funeral Directors can alleviate this burden for
  you by providing a range of services, allowing
  you to choose an appropriate funeral that will be
  conducted professionally with dignity
• The role of the Funeral Director is to assist in
  every way possible to ensure the wishes of the
  family the deceased are fulfilled

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How Much Does A Funeral Cost?

• The costs associated with a funeral vary due to
  the number of choices available, which allows a
  true reflection of personal, cultural religious
  needs
• There are certain necessary inclusions
  certifications required, some of which have fixed
  costs, some of which are negotiable

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How Much Does A Funeral Cost?

• Generally there are five cost components of a
  funeral
• Professional Service fees from the Funeral
  Director
• Coffin or Casket costs
• Cemetery and Crematoria charges
• Options to celebrate a life may include visual
  presentations, service booklets, thank you cards
  memorial books
• Other third party disbursements payable

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What Is Embalming?

• The process of replacing bodily fluids with
  chemical fluids for the purposes of
• preservation of the body
• infection control,
• enhancing the presentation of the deceased

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Pre-Planning Your Funeral

• Pre-planning can provide peace of mind remove
  the need for a loved one to arrange a funeral
• Pre-paying or pre-arranging a funeral can be
  completed through an appointment with a Funeral
  Director
• For your own peace of mind, select a Funeral
  Director who is an Accredited Member of the
  Australian Funeral Directors Association (AFDA),
  which requires its Members to honour a strict
  Code of Ethics Practice
• The AFDA website www.afda.org.au has an online
  pre-planning information form, which can be
  printed completed for your reference, or
  emailed to the Funeral Director of your choice

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Advantages Of Pre-Planning

• Anyone can take out a Pre-Paid Funeral Plan
  regardless of their age or state of health, in
  doing so can enjoy the following benefits
• you can protect your family from the distress of
  making difficult decisions at an emotional time
• your family will be relieved from any financial
  burden
• it makes good financial sense - by making all of
  your choices now, you can fix the price of your
  funeral at today's costs (subject to any specific
  terms of the contact)
• you can ensure that your exact wishes are made
  known are carried out
• you may be able to maximise your pension
  entitlement. Any money paid into the plan is not
  subject to the income or assets test or deemed
  earnings rule (according to current legislation).

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What Is A Pre-Paid Funeral?

• The family Funeral Director establish the
  funeral services that they wish to contract pay
  for now, for provision at a future date
• When planning a funeral there are a number of
  decisions that need to be made. The Funeral
  Director will assist you with these ensure that
  your wishes are fulfilled
• The cost of a Pre-Paid Funeral is fixed,
  regardless of future price increases
• Funeral firms must invest the funds in strict
  accordance with the Funerals Act (1996) the
  funds cannot be accessed until the funeral is
  provided
• The funds are invested independently of the
  Funeral Director

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What Does A Pre-Paid Funeral Plan Include?

• A Pre-Paid Funeral Plan is designed to reflect
  your wishes therefore can include whatever you
  wish, however, some options to consider include
• the type style of funeral service
• preparation of the body viewing arrangements
• burial or cremation
• the specific cemetery or crematorium
• type of coffin or casket
• Minister or Celebrant
• memorial book memorial cards
• death notices, flowers, mourning vehicles etc,
• special features you would like to include such
  as a poem or piece of music

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Pre-Paid Funerals

• Payment of a Pre-Paid Funeral may be made in one
  lump sum or through a payment plan
• When organising a Pre-Paid Funeral it is
  important that family is advised that
  arrangements for a funeral have been made in
  advance
• Copies of the Pre-Paid Funeral contract should be
  provided to members of the family, or filed with
  the Will other important documents

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Funeral Bonds

• A Funeral Bond is a specialised investment which
  enables an individual to accumulate funds to meet
  future funeral expenses
• An investment in a Funeral Bond is similar to a
  life insurance policy, whereby the benefit
  becomes payable on death
• The benefits must be used to meet an individuals
  funeral expenses
• A Funeral Bond is an investment towards the cost
  of a funeral by itself does not guarantee
  against rising funeral prices

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Insurance

• Funeral insurance products are targeted across a
  broad age range from 17 years upwards
• Funeral insurance products are designed to cover
  funeral costs
• In comparison with broader life insurance
  policies, the absence of underwriting combined
  with relatively low average policy size means
  that the cost of cover is relatively high
• It covers death from any cause after the first 12
  months, it only covers death by accident before
  then

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Insurance

• Funeral insurance provides value for money for
  policy holders who pass away within a relatively
  short period of time after taking out the policy
• Despite an initially low cost of entry, the
  longer you hold a funeral insurance policy, the
  more you will have paid to the peace of mind you
  are looking for a 60 year old who lives to 90
  will have paid over 85,000 in funeral insurance
  premiums
• The longer you hold a funeral insurance policy,
  the higher your premiums will be
• If you have trouble with payments or cant keep
  up with rising premiums, the entire benefit of a
  funeral insurance policy is lost all past
  premiums are forfeited
• If you think you are going to live beyond a short
  period of time then a pre-paid funeral is a
  cheaper option

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Cremation vs. Burial

• People have a choice of either burial or
  cremation, ultimately, this decision is a matter
  of personal choice
• The number of people in Australia choosing to be
  cremated is steadily increasing
• Cremation funerals are much higher in city areas
  where crematory facilities are available
• In certain cultures cremation is not favoured (or
  may be prohibited within the relevant faith
  belief). In other cultures the opposite may occur
  with cremation being the custom, for example, in
  the Hindu tradition
• Future trends may see higher instances of
  cremation due to increasing limits on cemetery
  space within or convenient to population centres

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(Enter Funeral Home Name)

• In operation since (year)
• Family owned, ?th generation
• Mission
• Values
• Goals

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Australian Funeral Directors Association (AFDA)

• Formed in 1935
• Only national funeral service association with
  Member firms in every State and Territory
• AFDA Member firms are chosen by more than 60 of
  families to provide funeral arrangements for
  their loved ones
• AFDA Members the AFDA Trademark represents
  security, care professional service

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AFDA Members

• AFDA Members are bound by a strict Code of Ethics
  Practice designed to meet both community needs
  expectation in all aspects of service delivery.
  The code is a reassurance to the community of
  sincere care professional service
• Prospective Full Member firms must comply with
  required standards for premises, equipment
  vehicles (PEV) before AFDA membership is granted
• Re-accreditation is required every 3 years

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Continuing Professional Development

• AFDA Full Member firms are required to undertake
  a minimum number of Continuing Professional
  Development (CPD) hours each year
• CPD is a commitment each AFDA Member makes to
  improve promote professional funeral standards

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For More Information

• Contact (funeral home name)
• (Company details)
• Accredited Member of AFDA since (year)

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