Options for funeral homes as they reach capacity

Some funeral homes look for additional ways to house the recently deceased.

MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE ISPROVIDING ABOUT 150 EXTRASPACES -- TO HELP WITH ABACKLOG AT FUNERAL HOMES.

NOWFUNERAL HOMES DAY -- THEY'REFILLING HP.

NINE ON YOURSIDE'S ROGELIO MARES LOOKSINTO WHAT RESOURCES AREAVAILABLE TO THEM WHEN THEYRUN OUT OF SPACE.SOT 16 TO 17, THAT'SREFRIGERATION UNITS AS WELL ASEMBALMING TABLES.

07SEC THAT'STHE CAPACITY AT CARILLO'SFUNERAL HOME -- ACCORDING TODIRECTOR AND EMBALMER -- APRILSEYBERT.

SOT WE'RE NOT THEREYET, BUT WE WANTED ACONTINGENCY PLAN PUT INTOPLACE.

04SEC SEYBERT SAYS FORTHE LAST TWO WEEKS HER FUNERALHOME HAS COME CLOSE TOREACHING ITS LIMIT.

SHE SAYSIT'S DUE TO A HIGHER DEATHRATE WHICH CAN BE ATTRIBUTED,INDIRECTLY, TO THE COVID-19PANDEMIC.

CARILLO'S CONTINUESTO OFFER ITS SERVICES.

SOTWE'RE STILL DOING FULLTRADITIONAL BURIALS.

04SEC BUTSHOULD CAPACITY BE REACHED...SOT IF WE'RE CLOSE TOCAPACITY, THAT MEANS THAT WEWOULD HAVE TO TURN FAMILIESAWAY.

04SEC SEYBERT SAYSREACHING CAPACITY HAS HAPPENEDBEFORE BUT SHE CONTACTED OTHERFUNERAL HOMES FOR HELP --FINDING THAT THEY WEREEXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE.SOT I HAD REACHED OUT TO OURSTATE BOARD OF FUNERALDIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS,FIRST.

04 SEC THE STATE BOARDFORWARDED HER TO THE PIMACOUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINERSOFFICE -- SEYBERT SAYS THEYOFFERED AN OPTION.

SOT IF WEGET TO CAPACITY WE CAN REACHOUT TO THEM ALL HOURS OF THEDAY OR NIGHT AND THEY WILLTAKE IN THE DECEASED, THELOVED ONE, AND JUST HOLD THEMTHERE UNTIL WE HAVE THE SPACEAT OUR FACILITY.

13SEC ANOTHEROPTION SAYS SHE WOULD PREFERTO AVOID IF AT ALL POSSIBLE:REFRIGERATED TRUCKS.

SHE SAYSTHERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DOTO MAKE YOUR PROCESS FORYOURSELF OR A LOVED EASIERSHOULD THE UNFORESEEN OCCUR.SOT PRE-PLANNING IS ALWAYS AGOOD THING TO DO TO PLANAHEAD.

NOT EVERYBODY CAN DOTHAT, NOT EVERYBODY THINKSABOUT THAT, BUT WE'LL BE HERENO MATTER WHAT.

08SEC ROGELIOMARES KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE