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When someone dies in unknown Hospice Care Center..where do they take the Body? How can I find out ?

August 15th, 2011 1 comment

I’ll try to keep this as consise as humanely possible:

Great Aunt Dies. (mid 80s, Alzheimers. Within last 3 days).

Her "next of kin" is terminally ill & in Care Facility. Can not be reached. Has no info anyway. Not coherant.

Great Aunt had been removed from her original Hospice Care to ANOTHER Hospice Care Facility that is UNKNOWN. Both unknown.

Aunt passes away.

Someone (unknown) phoned adult relative who had a brain aneurysm (6 yrs ago) and is = to a young child, to give details. All she remembers is they said Auntiie Gwennie died. She did not write down what was said. Caller i.d. says RESTRICTED.

The only other "next of kin" is a relative who’s recovering from brain surgery. (I only WISH I was trolling, kidding, or lying). She doesn’t know anything and is in NYC.

No, there is no foul play suspected.

I don’t know how this process works. There is no one (able enough) to ASK. I have no idea about any last directives, or her wishes. She wasn’t capable of complex thought for years. I don’t know if they pronounce someone dead at Hospice, or they send them to Hospital, or the Morgue, or what. I don’t know where (her body) she is. I’ve been searching, on-line, to get a list of possible Hospice Care Centers, Morgues, Mortuaries..even Arizona newspaper obits.. but I can’t get any info. I understand medical and death records are private, but if the "next of kin" are not capable, then I have to find her and make arrangements. There’s no one else.

I do not have her Social Security Number. No one does.

>>>QUESTION:
When one passes at unknown facility..
WHERE ARE THEY TAKEN? WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BODY?
Hospital? Morgue? Coronor? Do any of the above RECORD this anywhere? She lived in Arizona. I live in California.

Getting panicky.

Is there a web-site, or Hospice Care Directory..
I could go to/phone to take care of her body?

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My Q&As repeat themselves lately and I don’t know why. Yahoo techs haven’t told me why it’s doing this. Sorry. I know it’s obnoxious, but I can’t make it stop.
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Here in Illinois a body is stored at the Morgue until the funeral home comes out to get the person if the death occurs in the hospital. At least here. In order for you to be in a hospice program that has to be already arranged. You might try consulting the first hospice location to see if they can direct you to the other. Another try is I am sure a death has to be reported to the coroner either way.