The Purpose of Pre-Planning
Generally, pre-planning is a powerful tool that provides Care, Comfort, and Control. There are many benefits of pre-planning for final arrangements. Pre-planning allows an individual to make their wishes known, helps to reduce stress on the next of kin, and in many instances is less expensive than planning after a death.
The general reasons why many people pre-plan for their cemetery, burial, funeral, and memorial arrangements include:
- Making personal wishes and desires known
- Removing decisions making and stress from family
- Avoiding and reducing the likelihood of emotional overspending
- Ability to obtain value and save money (lower costs, budgeting)
- Preserving memory and legacy
- As part of estate planning (will, insurance, final arrangements, health care power of attorney, etc.) You Must Purchase Cemetery Property First!
There are specific life situations where pre-planning is important:
- When the next-of-kin, or power of attorney, lives ‘out-of-town’
- When spending down on Medicaid (public aid) assistance
- Planning for an ailing parent
- Planning for disabled loved one
- When entering hospice