Another Funeral Home Scandal in Georgia? Maybe … But Maybe Not
Less than a month after 18 bodies were found in various states of decomposition in a Douglas, Georgia funeral home, another discovery of human remains within the state...
Dubious Inheritances & Regulatory Ruckus | 4M #166
Welcome to the hundred-and-sixty-sixth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #166, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Pros and Cons of Credit Cards – Take it to the Bank 009
Welcome back to Take It to the Bank! In Episode 9, hosts Tim Bridgers and Ryan Thogmartin tackle an essential topic for all business owners—Business Credit Cards vs....
Transforming Funeral and Healthcare Partnerships with the Healthcare Relationship Management CRM Platform
Hospice Relations experts Lacy Robinson and Greg Grabowski announce the launch of the "Healthcare Relationship Management," an innovative Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform specifically designed for funeral providers....
Thanksgiving Special | FFFW 214
DISCLAIMER: None of the F’s in FFFW stand for “facts.” Enjoy the jokes and satire. Okay- it is officially the last issue of the FFFW until Thanksgiving. That...
Homesteaders Life Company Pledges $100,000 in Support of Funeral Service Foundation
Homesteaders gift to support area of greatest need for Foundation Brookfield, Wis. – Homesteaders Life Company made a generous $100,000 pledge to support the greatest needs of the...
Breaking News: FTC Issues Report on Undercover Phone Pricing Sweeps
Today FTC Staff issued a report on the Commission’s undercover Funeral Rule phone sweep it conducted in 2023 (www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/staff-report_-calling-for-funeral-services.pdf). The report presents the FTC’s findings on its ability...
Make These 2025 Hiring & Retention Trends Work for Your Funeral Home
Year after year, respondents to the Connecting Directors Deathcare Survey rank hiring and keeping the right employees as one of their biggest challenges. Industry supporters are working hard...
Why “Cremation or Burial?” Should NEVER Be Your First (or Second, or Third) Question for Families
If you were to ask a few random strangers what they want for their funerals, what do you think they’d say? They probably won’t answer with their ideal...
NFDA Celebrates Congressional Action to Honor Veterans’ Service and Sacrifice
Brookfield, Wis. – Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed “The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act” (H.R. 8371), a comprehensive omnibus package of...