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Pandemic Resources for Families Facing End Of Life

Advice For Caregivers

We hope this information is helpful to those of you caring for the dying, the dead or those struggling with grief. We will continue to update this information as recommendations change and new resources become available.

During this time of isolation and uncertainty we understand that as life goes on, however changed, so does death. Whether you are facing the death of a loved one due to Covid-19 or other causes, this already challenging territory just got a little less clear. We have gathered resources to help you navigate this time in your life. As always, please reach out if we can be of assistance.

Home Funerals & Body Care

Oregon Funeral Resources & Education

Whether your loved one dies from COVID-19, or from an unrelated illness, accident, overdose, or suicide – death will look different in the time of pandemic. 
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Home Funeral Guides & Pandemic Care

By Kim Adams, Char Barrett, Linda Bergh, Zalene Corey, Amy Cunninham, Lucinda Herring, Sandra LaGrega, Clair Turnham, Lee Webster and Sara Williams.
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Creating Funerals

Funerals & Dying in Absentia: Inspiration & Tips During Covid-19

How can we honor a life in the absence of funeral? What can we do to show our love when we can’t be there to hold the hand of a dying loved one? How can we cultivate social and emotional connection without the benefit of being physically present?
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2020 FCA Postponed Funerals
This video offers some ideas for having virtual and postponed funerals and memorial gatherings.
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A Sacred Passing

Dying at Home During a Pandemic.  A pocket resource for folx caring for the dying and dead at home. Updated as this current landscape changes.
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Creative Rituals for death in the times of COVID-19

Creating tactile experiences for death during the time of COVID-19.
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Grief Support

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How Do You Help a Grieving Friend?

It's so hard to know what to do when your friends are hurting. The thing is, you can't cheer someone up by telling them to look on the bright side, or by giving them advice. It just doesn't work. Watch this video to learn the one thing that will improve all of your "I'm here for you" intentions, and be that supportive friend you most want to be.
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General Resources

Care For Those Who Die At Home In Pandemic Times

A list of resources and steps to take when a loved one has passed away during pandemic times. Article created by by Death Care Professionals in Piedmont North Carolina.
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Green Burial Council

It follows that burial is safe in a conventional or natural cemetery. All reports indicate that these burials are continuing to take place, though many are now immediate burials. The difference is that these burials will necessarily take place in isolation, without families present, and with workers maintaining distance from one another. This will have significant impact on management practices and the grief process for millions of families.
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How Death Care Workers Are Handling COVID-19

As the death toll from COVID-19 rises in the United States, coroners, medical examiners, autopsy personnel, funeral directors, and other death care workers are changing the way they handle victims of the pandemic.
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Situation Update: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Direct From CDC

Jessica Koth - NFDA Director Of Public Relations
Jason Troyer, Ph.D. - Mt. Hope Grief Services
Glenda Stansbury, MA, CFSP, InSight Institute
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    • About Home Funerals >
      • What Is A Home Funeral?
      • Body Care & Cooling
    • State Requirements
    • Books, Videos, Podcasts, and More
    • NHFA Webinars
    • A Path Home Podcast
  • About
    • History of the NHFA
    • Our Board of Directors
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