Homesteaders Honors Exceptional Employees
West Des Moines, Iowa — Homesteaders Life Company, a national leader in preneed funeral funding, recently announced the winners of its annual Homesteaders Heroes program. The peer-nominated awards ...
Funeral Industry News
Grief Is Not a Disorder: My Position on the New “Prolonged Grief Disorder” Diagnostic Category in the DSM
Connecting Directors would like to thank Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. for this outstanding contribution. Our phone at the Center for Loss and Life Transition has been ringing off the...
New Vatican Proclamation on Cremains Opens Up Options for Catholic Families
On Tuesday, December 12, the Vatican announced important changes to its instructions regarding the handling of human cremains. The update allows “a minimal part of the ashes” to...
How Doctors Treat Complex Grief, Part 2: Medication
In our previous article, we discussed information which might be useful to have available to provide to families and prospective clients on some of the common forms grief...
Self-Care for the Holidays
Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in December WHEELING, IL— Between family obligations, work commitments, and winter weather, the holiday season brings a uniquely stressful experience. Take some...
12 Crazy Deathcare Rumors Debunked (or Confirmed!) by Snopes
Did you know that President Biden won the 2020 election through fraud? Or that Rihanna is five months pregnant again even though she just gave birth in August?...
Homesteaders Announces Growth Rate Increase on New and In-Force Business
West Des Moines, Iowa — Homesteaders Life Company, a national leader in preneed funeral funding, has announced a growth rate increase of an average of 60 basis points...