of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
More Information and Useful Links
Other Funeral Consumers Alliance sites
National FCA website (check here for chapters in other states)
California State FCA website (check here for other chapters in California)
Regulatory Information
California Department of Consumer Affairs Cemetery and Funerals Bureau (CFB)
CFB License Verification information for Funeral Homes, Cemeteries and their personnel
California Health & Safety Code 7100 regarding who may control disposition of remains
California Health & Safety Code 103626 regarding who may request copies of the death certificate (scroll down to find referenced code)
FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Funeral Rule: Consumer Rights under the Funeral Rule
FTC Consumer Protection: Funerals: A Consumer Guide
FTC FACTS for Consumers: Paying Final Respects: Your Rights When Buying Funeral Goods & Services
Green Burial
Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial
Final Footprint: Eco-caskets and green burials
From ghost town to green burials, Half Moon Bay Review article
Family-Managed Death Care
Undertaken With Love: A Home Funeral Guide for Congregations and Communities
Home funeral info: Information on home funerals and a directory of home funeral guides.
Home funeral celebrants, who will help create a ceremony to honor your loved one.
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Hospice, Home Care, End-of-Life Care, Medical Directives
Mission Hospice, San Mateo
Hospice by the Bay, for Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma and San Mateo Counties
List of Local Hospices
Help at Home, a mini-reference guide to assist San Mateo county adults to remain in their own homes when they are ill, disabled or in crisis. A publication of the Peninsula Library System Community Information Program.
Find a Nursing Home: A guide to long term care in California
End-of-life choices, San Francisco, Northern California
California Medical Assoc info on Advance Health Care Directives,
Grief
Pamphlett: When Someone You Care About is Grieving
List of Grief Counselling providers
Help with Estate Planning
From the California State Bar:
In the News
SmartMoney Article: 10 Things Your Funeral Director Won't Tell You
Forbes Article about Resomation: Going Green In Death
FCA Newletter Article on Resomation: Resomation--More than you wanted to know
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