The list below will give you an idea of the ways in which our Family Care Director is prepared to help. Our practice is to arrange for a time at your home within a day or two after the funeral. And, because we know there will be many things on your mind, you need only plan on an hour or so.

• Canada Pension Plan & Old Age Security - Application for lump-sum death benefit - Application for income continuance;

• Retirement and Pensions - Private, Provincial, or Federal application for survivor benefits;

• Insurance - Application for life insurance benefits - Updating beneficiaries on existing policies - Continuance of health insurance;
  
  
• Title Transfers - Compiling a list of items for which transfers may be needed - Contacting local government offices to determine where transfers are handled;
  
  
• Credit Card Cancellations - Contacting companies as needed (plus some little - known advice about card cancellations);
  
  
• Bank Account Updates - Adding names (of children or other survivors) - Confirming bank procedures for closing the account - Helpful information about joint accounts;
  
  
• Survivors Funeral Plan - Practical options for documenting your wishes - Consolidation of vital information - Certainty that your loved ones will not overspend or be without resources.