Transferring the deceased

Death at home

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 a time of arrival will be agreed.

We will always strive to be with you within an hour of your making contacting with us, unless you specify that you would like more time.

Two members of our staff will arrive at the address and will explain the next steps of the process to you before transferring the deceased into our company’s care. The deceased will be brought to either our private chapel of rest in Rayleigh High Street or our private chapel of rest in The Broadway, Thorpe Bay.

Once the deceased has been taken into our care and the death has been registered, the funeral director will need to be contacted again during office hours in order to make an appointment to discuss the forthcoming funeral arrangements.

Death in Hospital

If the death occurred in hospital or if the deceased was taken into the care of the Coroner,  the deceased will remain in the hospital mortuary until all the relevant medical certificates and paperwork have been issued.

If the death was expected the doctor will issue a medical certificate of cause of death. Once this has been issued, the medical examiner will contact you. You will then be able to make an appointment to register the death.  The Registrar will issue a Certificate of Burial or Cremation, the hospital will then be given permission to release the deceased.

Once you have registered the death, please contact us.  We will make an appointment with you to go through the arrangements and will have you sign a hospital transfer form.

Once all the required forms have been issued, A.R. Adams can then make arrangements to transfer the deceased into our care.

Sudden Death

If a person has died unexpectedly they will be taken to the hospital mortuary by the coroner’s contracted team.  This will be a contract funeral director.  Their service to you ends as soon as they have transferred the deceased into the Coroner’s care.

You are welcome to contact us straight away to inform us of the death and we will guide you with regard to the Coroner’s procedures and forthcoming funeral arrangements.