Obtain a legal pronouncement of death
If you are with a loved one when they pass, the very first step you should take is to get a legal . If your loved one passed away in a hospital or an assisted living facility, you don't need to worry about this.
If your loved on passed at home without , we advise calling 911. Emergency respondents can assist with to a local medical examiner or .
If your loved one passed at home under hospice care, in most states the hospice nurse can declare the death or contact the doctor that needs to make the declaration.
If your loved on passed at home without , we advise calling 911. Emergency respondents can assist with to a local medical examiner or .
If your loved one passed at home under hospice care, in most states the hospice nurse can declare the death or contact the doctor that needs to make the declaration.
If a do-not-resuscitate order exists, be sure to provide it to the paramedics, who will otherwise generally deploy emergency procedures until they reach a hospital where a doctor can declare the death.