Guide: Finding A Funeral Home

Some tasks a funeral home facilitates include preparing the body, working with you to plan the funeral or memorial service, and helping you purchase any products you might need for the funeral or memorial service, burial, or cremation.

What You Need To Know

There are over 20,000 funeral homes in the United States. What's the best way to find one that meets your needs?

Like most things requiring research, doing a search or using online directories is a good place to start. You can also ask friends and family members about any funeral home experiences they’ve had. More and more, reviews on Yelp and Google have become a popular way of finding funeral home options as well.

When choosing a funeral home, it's a good idea to take into consideration such factors as the funeral home’s facilities, the goods and services the funeral home offers, the prices that the funeral home charges, and whether the funeral home can meet any religious or cultural needs. Many people find it helpful to look at a number of different funeral homes and compare those establishments to find the funeral home that best meets their needs.

Many funeral homes are affiliated with trade organizations, the largest of which is the National Funeral Directors Association. If a funeral home is not affiliated with the NFDA, it may be affiliated with another trade organization, such as a state or local group or a cultural group.

National Funeral Directors Association

The National Funeral Directors Association is a trade organization that represents more than 10,200 funeral homes in the United States and internationally, and member funeral homes can be found using the NFDA funeral home search. You can search for funeral homes by name, or by a combination of state, city, and zip code.