Summary of services
Where possible, approximate hours needed to complete each task are shown, elsewhere tasks are charged at our hourly rate of £35.00, plus travelling expenses, where relevant.
| General |
Hours |
| Preparing End of Life plans |
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| Ensure doctor’s certificate is available |
0.5 |
| Register the death |
2.0 |
| Advise on counselling/support services and arrange appointments |
1.0 |
| Drafting and executing Wills/assistance in drawing up documents |
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| Provide escort service for attendance at medical appointments/functions |
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| Provide monitoring service to check on wellbeing of vulnerable relatives |
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| Funeral |
Hours |
| Notify funeral director of death |
0.5 |
| Sourcing funeral director |
1.5 |
| Liaison with funeral director to co-ordinate funeral arrangements |
2.0 |
| Drawing up list of invitees for funeral |
1.0 |
| Advising relatives of the death (up to 50) |
2.0 |
| Advising relatives/friends of funeral arrangements |
2.0 |
| Collate and print Order of Service |
3.0 |
| Arrange flowers |
3.0 |
| Assistance in selecting music for service |
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| Sourcing/booking live music act |
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| Writing and inserting obituary |
1.5 |
| Assistance in writing eulogy |
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| Arrange venue and catering for post funeral gathering |
6.0 |
| Organising thank you cards (up to 70) |
2.0 |
| Arrange recording of funeral |
1.0 |
| Arrange pre-recording of video/music |
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| Arrange for web link and online broadcast |
1.0 |
| Organise scattering of ashes/interment |
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| Sourcing headstone/memorial |
2.0 |
| Green funerals (limited to SE Wales only) |
Hours |
| Arrange for collection and storage of the body |
0.5 |
| Source eco friendly coffin |
1.0 |
| Arrange burial/interment at natural burial ground in Usk or Cardiff |
1.0 |
| Independent/DIY funerals |
Hours |
| Advise and support families in organising independent funerals |
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| Memorial |
Hours |
| Arrange first anniversary memorial |
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| Deal with first anniversary announcements/acknowledgements (up to 70) |
2.0 |
| Create online memorial |
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| At the property |
Hours |
| Remove perishables from property |
0.75 |
| Undertake basic clean |
6.0 |
| Arrange deep clean |
0.5 |
| Disposal of medicines |
1.0 |
| Return of mobility aids |
1.5 |
| Arrange re-homing/humane destruction of pets |
8.0 |
| Prepare inventory of house contents |
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| Undertake comprehensive property search |
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| Arrange for specific item valuations |
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| De-clutter property |
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| Arrange and supervise house clearance |
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| Arrange and supervise work to prepare house for sale |
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| Supervise house sale e.g. liaison with estate agent/solicitor |
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| Moving home/entering or leaving residential care |
Hours |
| Co-ordinating house moves |
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| Clearance of room |
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| Preparation of home for owner’s return |
4.0 |
| Administrative tasks |
Hours |
| Stop junk mail |
0.25 |
| Arrange for re-direction of post |
0.25 |
| Liaise with benefits/pension providers, utilities, DVLA, passport office etc |
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| Liaise with financial institutions |
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| Cancel subscriptions to clubs, publications etc. |
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| Dealing with probate issues |
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| Arrange sale of car |
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| Distribution of gifted items including shipping abroad |
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| Decommissioning of computer equipment |
2.0 |