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Dr. Tom McElheny shares ideas to achieve a tranquil, modern Funeral Home. For many in the community, the thought of visiting a funeral home carries an emotional stigma, one that has a perception of dreary, morbid places. Looking to modern ideas on making your funeral home setting into a more welcoming, calm, and comfortable environment - it starts with creating an atmosphere that focuses on the comfort of grieving families.

Learn about four transhumanist technologies funeral professionals will likely face by the year 2050.

Before the American Civil war, when many people still died at home, the role of preparing and shrouding the body was conducted by women. Later, when embalming and funerals became industrialized, caring for the dead shifted to the male population. It was a means of employment and earning a wage – cementing its gender bias. This century, however, is seeing another shift as vast numbers of women are joining the ranks as funeral home and death care professionals.