What Deathcare Can Learn from the 1918 Flu Pandemic and Excess Death
Professionals across the deathcare space have been on the front lines of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic and have witnessed firsthand the incredible and tragic amount of excess death...
New Study Shows Caring More Equals a More Expensive Funeral
In what manner and to what degree, exactly, does a survivor’s relationship with the deceased determine the kind of funeral arranged, and how much money spent? Is it...
Cold Hands Embalming Tip of the Week
We are excited to collaborate with Cold Hands and Monica Torres, renowned licensed funeral director, embalmer, cremationist, cosmetic reconstructive specialist, desairologist, and owner/founder of NXT Generation Mortuary Support! Every...
Green Burial Gets a Rebrand | FFFW #44
THIS DAY IN HISTORY Batman: The Dark Knight Rises premieres in New York, capping off one of the greatest trilogies in superhero movie history. Do you know who...
Connecting Directors Spotlight | Cremation Association of North America Feat. Barbara Kemmis
2021 has been a year of reunion, and CANA 2021 is no different. Barbara Kemmis joined Ryan to discuss the plans for the 2021 in-person annual convention and...
First U.S. Funeral Peer Support Meeting A Success!
WHEELING, IL — Funeral Professional Peer Support (FPPS) successfully held its first U.S.-based meeting on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. But it wasn’t just Americans who participated – professionals...
Preserving Historic Black Cemeteries
As the nation reckons with our history of racism and institutionalized discrimination, the stories of Black Americans are being unearthed –sometimes literally – in thousands of historic Black...
Failing Grades in 33 States: Is Your State Board Actually Helping You to Educate Customers?
In our 2021 Deathcare Survey, nearly 25% of respondents cited “educating families and the public at large” as one of the top professional challenges of 2020. In fact,...
Cold Hands Embalming Tip of the Week
We are excited to collaborate with Cold Hands and Monica Torres, renowned licensed funeral director, embalmer, cremationist, cosmetic reconstructive specialist, desairologist, and owner/founder of NXT Generation Mortuary Support! Every...
Will Green Burial Slow Cremation Rates?
There is no doubt that consumers today are looking for environmentally friendly options, even in deathcare. A 2017 survey by NFDA reveals that 53.8% of funeral consumers indicated...