Expected Death at Home
If a body has been discovered or if the death was unexpected then the family doctor and the police should be contacted.
In the event of an unexpected death occurring then a coroner may become involved. For more information on the coroner’s role please visit The Coroner page.
Once a doctor has attended the death the funeral director of your choice should be contacted.
If you are entrusting A.R.Adams to carry out the funeral arrangements then our service to you will start when you first call us. A representative of the company will ask you for the name and location of the deceased and whether or not a doctor or other medical practitioner has confirmed that the death has occurred. Your name and address will be taken and you will also be asked if the forthcoming funeral arrangements will be for burial or cremation.
Two members of our staff will arrive at the home and will explain the next steps of the process to you before transferring the deceased into the coroner's care.
Once the deceased has been taken into the coroner’s care the funeral director will need to be contacted again during office hours in order to make an appointment to discuss the forthcoming funeral arrangements.
Once the coroner has investigated the circumstances of death they may issue you with a Medical Certificate of Death, alternatively they may forward the certificate to the registrar on your behalf, allowing you to begin the death registration process.
When all necessary forms have been signed and upon being informed by the coroner that the deceased’s cause of death has been established, A.R.Adams will then transfer the deceased into our care at our private chapel of rest in Rayleigh.