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Randolph, NE 68771
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When you have experienced the loss of a loved one, you can trust us to guide you through the arrangements necessary to create a meaningful ceremony that celebrates the unique life being honored. Our staff is committed to providing your family with the highest quality care and service in your time of need, and we take pride in our responsibility to lighten your burden as you take the first steps toward healing.
While the important work of caring for the loved ones of our community during a time of need.
BREAKING NEWS: March 26, 2021 - FEMA - Funeral Reimbursement for COVID-19/Coronavirus certified deaths in the year 2020... see our added NEW section with application information, eligibility, limitations.
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Public Gathering Guidance
Published: Jan. 29, 2021 at 4:11 PM CST
LINCOLN, Neb. - Governor Pete Ricketts announced on Friday that the State is moving from the “blue” to “green” phase of its coronavirus pandemic response plan. As a result, the State of Nebraska is issuing new Directed Health Measures (DHMs) effective 12:01 AM on Saturday, January 30, 2021.
Moving to “green” phase involves the following DHM change:
- The maximum capacity for indoor gatherings, including youth extracurricular activities, goes from 75% to 100%.
- Organizers of gatherings of 500 or more people (1,000 or more in Douglas County), must still submit a reopening plan to their local health department—and receive approval—before holding their events. Aside from this requirement, there are no restrictions on gatherings/venues in the “green” phase of the State’s plan. However, guidance is still in place and recommended.
Wedding & Funeral Receptions
No restrictions; guidance remains and is recommended
Visitations & Funerals
Important Advisories:
- If you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and/or develop a fever and symptoms, such as cough or difficulty breathing, the CDC advises you to call your healthcare provider for medical advice.
- Your local and/or state public health officials may be making recommendations for the care of decedents and/or public gatherings that are more stringent than what the CDC and federal government have recommended. In these cases, you should defer to your state and/or local public health officials.
Overview
At this time, CDC guidance states, “There is currently no known risk associated with being in the same room at a funeral or visitation service with the body of someone who died of COVID-19.” However, the CDC also notes, “People should consider not touching the body of someone who has died of COVID-19.”
Recommendations
Ultimately, funeral homes have to determine how they will best balance the important guidance they are receiving from federal, state and local public health officials with the needs of their families.
As an extra layer of precaution for those you serve, as well as you and your staff, you may want to consider:
- Encourage people who are ill or who are part of an at-risk population (e.g., the elderly, immune-compromised, etc.) to stay home.
- Reminding families how to prevent the spread of COVID-19, such as by staying home if you are sick, social distancing, washing your hands, and covering coughs and sneezes.
- The CDC has great informational flyers about healthy habits, such as “How to Stop The Spread of Germs,” you can post in your funeral home.
- Keep soap dispensers filled in public (and employee) restrooms. The CDC has several informational flyers on handwashing you can post in public and staff restrooms.
- Offer alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol to guests (and employees.
With limited supplies of disinfectants and protective gear in many areas, the National Concrete Burial Vault Association – with unanimous approval from its Board of Directors and member businesses Doric, Eagle, Trigard, and Wilbert Funeral Services Inc - recommends that funeral homes immediately discontinue the use of the following items, and any other similar items, due to inability to easily disinfect and to enable social distancing:
- Lap blankets at cemetery
- Linen chair covers over chairs
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