Funeral Services - Care Home Residents

Description

The Council has a statutory duty to undertake the cremation or burial of people who die whilst living in residential and nursing care accommodation and who have no-one willing or able to make funeral arrangements for them. It is estimated that the contract will involve the provision of approximately thirty funerals per year. The contract is awarded for an initial period of three years. There is an option to extend for up to a further two years in twelve month increments. The Service Provider is required to: • Work to the National Association of Funeral Directors Code of Practice • Arrange for the removal of the deceased person from the residential home to the funeral home • Ensure cremations and burials take place within a maximum of two weeks from the date of death • Arrange a funeral at a crematorium or cemetery that is closest to the residential accommodation in which the person died • Provide a hearse • Provide adequate bearers • Be responsible for the dressing and coffining of the body • Provide a fabric shroud