Pre-Planning

Why Pre-Plan?

While many of us spend a significant amount of time planning for our retirement and financial future, we are often hesitant to plan for the final stage of life that is inevitable - death. There are many good reasons to pre-plan a funeral, whether for yourself or for a loved one, such as an aging parent. Among these are:

• People want to ensure that their desires are expressed and followed at the time of their funeral.
• The relaxed setting of a pre-arrangement discussion results in more rational and deliberate decisions, since emotional stress is greatly reduced.
• Pre-arranged funerals relieve your family of the decision making burden for your funeral.
• Pre-funding assures that your funeral expenses will be paid; even if your estate is financially depleted and inflation has increased the expenses of the funeral.
• An Irrevocable Burial Trust Fund can be a key financial tool when qualifying for Medicaid, nursing homes or other medical care.

Pre-Planning is an act of love

Pre-arranging your funeral is one of the most loving and caring things you can do for your family. It removes the financial and emotional burden from them during a difficult time and spares your family from making painful decisions; decisions they wish that you had already made for them. It can often be a difficult emotional time when surviving family members try to determine "What would Mom have wanted?" for her funeral arrangements if there aren't prior written instructions. By pre-arranging these services, much doubt is eliminated and the family members have greater peace of mind. Pre-Planning is an act of consideration and love. Pre-Planning provides comfort and confidence for you and your loved ones.

Pre-Paid Funeral Planning Options

The ability to specify the details of a future event is only one important benefit of making pre-arrangements. Many people also choose to pre-pay for their funeral selections, both to ensure that the money is set aside in advance and to "lock in" today's pricing. Depending on your pre-payment contract terms, Long Funeral Home can "guarantee" today's prices even as the prices of our services rise over the upcoming years. It is comforting to know that 100% of the pre-arrangement funds we receive are placed in an Irrevocable Burial Trust account, to ensure that sufficient funds will be available at the time of need in the future.

Alain Cooke, FD, CPC, is our Family Services Director, specializing in pre-planning funerals for a wide range of family needs.  She is familiar with many customizable options which are available to help you with funeral pre-planning and pre-payment, and can help you determine the best solution to your pre-planning requirements. Please feel free to contact Alain or one of our other caring and professional counselors at (610) 866-8059 or through our convenient online information request form. We welcome the opportunity to meet with you at your home, or in the privacy of our comfortable and well-furnished Funeral Planning and Resource Center.