ABSTRACT

The following information will be helpful to someone who is newly bereaved. (These are general guidelines with which I am familiar for England and Wales. If your care home is in any other area, some of the information may differ.)

If the death was expected, the GP should quite quickly be able to issue a ➤ certifi cate stating the cause of death. This is needed before the death can be registered. When a person dies in their own home or a care home, their death must ➤ be registered within fi ve days in the district where the home is located. This is important, as many residents in care homes may have originally lived in another district.