Use of Establishment for Visitation and/or Ceremonial Purposes:
The charge for this item enables us to recover a proportionate share of the costs of building and operating these specialized facilities for your use and comfort. The amount charges varies according to the length of time they are used in fulfilling the arrangement you have made. Some of the specific costs covered are: building maintenance and repairs, furnishings, funeral equipment, insurance, real estate taxes, air conditioning, light, heat and power utilities and cleaning.
Preparation of Remains:
This charge enables us to recover a proportionate share of the expenses for our licensed staff associated with the preparation of the body and for specialized facilities, professional equipment and supplies required for the custodial care of the body. These meet state and municipal standards for the proper sanitary care of the deceased.
While law, common sense dicates that it is necessary in instances does not usually require embalming where the public is involved or where the deceased is held at our premises for a prolonged period of time. We require embalming when we have custody of the body in our funeral home for more than a limited time, for public viewing of the body, and in other circumstances under which normal decomposition of the body would be present us with a practical problem.
Following a death there are many arrangements that must be supervised by a licensed funeral director. The maintenance of this service is unending. By that, we mean that the cost incurred enables us to maintain and staff our facility 24 hours every day of the year. Therefore, ours is a 168-hour week and not the 40-hour week, which is the accepted standard. Many phases of our work are apparent, others are not. Traditions, customs, social standing, personal feeling, financial ability and a multitude of other influences affect each funeral. Our services must conform to each individual family’s wishes and their personal and religious needs.
The Basic Arrangements Fee is the largest service cost we charge. The following items are included in that fee:
Professional Services-Complete Arrangements, Supervision and Direction of all Services:
A. Meeting with the family to:
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Secure vital statistics information
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Obtain obituary information
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Complete itemized cost agreement
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Oversee all aspects of service
B. Coordinate times of the following services as needed:
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Clergy Fraternal Organizations
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Necessary Automotive Equipment Cemetery or Crematory
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Civic or Other Organizations Veterans Association
C. Complete Death Certificate with Vital Statistics Information.
D. Obtain the signature and medical information from attending phyiscian or medical examiner.
E. File completed and signed certificate with Registrar of Vital Statistics in municipality where death occurred and obtains a Burial Permit and as many certified copies as requested by the family.
F. Call or deliver obituary information to all newspapers requested by family.
G. Complete all necessary forms such as:
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VA for Flag Cemetery or Crematory
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VA for Allowance Social Security
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VA for Marker State and Federal Forms Required by Law
H. Answer all telephone calls – give out funeral information to family, friends, lodgemembers, business associates and florists with regard to funeral services to be held.
I. Maintain universal precautions and hygienically prepared remains to insure protection to personnel and the public.
J. Custodial care of deceased in an NYS-licensed, OSHA-regulated facility while coordination of paperwork is completed.
Transportation:
Complete cost and depreciation of the service car and its operation.
Fixed Overhead:
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Taxes
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Cleaning
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Continuing Education
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Surgical Instruments
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Supplies Building Maintenance
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Inventory Grounds Maintenance
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Stationary & Supplies Maintenance of Autos
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Advertising Promotion
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Utilities, Telephone, Heating & Air Conditioning
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Insurance, Health & Malpractice, Workmen’s Compensation, Unemployment
Professional Personnel:
A. Assist in all of the above items.
B. In addition to all of the above, there is available a Licensed Funeral Director to respond to a family’s needs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
It should be noted that because of the nature of funeral service, many hours of training and specialized education take place to insure that a competent and understanding person is there for the public. This is the commitment Colucci Funeral Home has made to its profession and to you, our valued customer.
Again, we wish to express our sincere desire to be of service to you, your family, and your friends at this time. If you have any further questions, or if we can be of any help in any way, please do not hesitate to ask. |
