Family Care Coordinator

How McKinlay’s Family Care Coordinator can assist in difficult times?

The days following a funeral can be filled with sadness and exhaustion and yet you are faced with a multitude of important tasks that must be dealt with. This is where McKinlay’s Family Care Coordinator can help.

A unique service from McKinlay Funeral Home, our Family Care Coordinator will help you take care of critical tasks that, if postponed or not completed, could impact your financial well-being.

Services include:

• Canada Pension Plan & Old Age Security – complete applications for lump sum death benefit and income continuance
  
  
• Government Requirements – arrange for notifications and return of ID cards
  
  
• Life Insurance –claims processed and beneficiaries updated on existing policies
  
  
• Health Insurance Benefits – determine continuation of benefits
  
  
• Retirement & Pensions – apply for survivor benefits (private, provincial, federal)
  
  
• Credit Cards – resolve accounts and provide helpful information on cancellations
  
  
• Financial Institutions & Lawyers – make the necessary contacts and notifications
  
  
• Title Transfers – start the process for property, vehicle, boat transfers, etc.
  
  
• Survivor Funeral Planning – discuss what steps could be taken
  
  
• Other Helpful Assistance – provided on an individual basis

You can request assistance from the Family Care Coordinator through your funeral director.