The History of Cremation Rituals and Why They Aren’t Going Away
Ritual has always been an important part of understanding grief. Funeral professionals can still help families create cremation rituals today.
Preparing for the Secular Revolution in Funeral Care
More than many other professions, funeral care is closely tied to religious traditions and practices. Those traditions impact the work...
What the 4 Eras of Cremation Reveal About the Needs of Modern Families
Personalization in death planning is a growing desire in today's deathcare space. Families want personal options for services and memorials.
What Deathcare Can Learn from the 1918 Flu Pandemic and Excess Death
The 2021 CANA report also begs the question of a potential dip in annual deaths overall in the next five...
Will Green Burial Slow Cremation Rates?
A 2017 survey by NFDA reveals that 53.8% of funeral consumers indicated an interest in exploring green burial options. With...
How Thinking Like a CEO Can Make or Break a Funeral Business
In a recent interview for the Deathcare Decoded podcast, Ryan Thogmartin, CEO and founder of Connecting Directors and DISRUPT Media...
It’s Time for Visibility and Support for LGBTQIA+ Deathcare Professionals
June is Pride Month in the US, which is historically a time of celebration of the LGBTQIA+ population and remembrance...
CANA’s 2021 Report Reveals Surprising Impacts of COVID on Cremations
According to the CDC, the age-adjusted death rate increased by 15% from 2019 to 2020, with Covid-19 being the third...
Learn the Value of Letting Staff Stock the Selection Room
andra Walker, Vice President of Strategic Business at Fairmount Memorial Association and a recent guest on the Deathcare Decoded podcast,...
Why Anatomical Donation Should be Offered at Your Funeral Home
Differing from organ donation or tissue banking, anatomical donation is basically donating your whole body to science as a form...
