Deaths in care or nursing homes
When a person dies in care organised by Hackney Council
Hackney Council can assume responsibility for a funeral if a person dies in care, provided that:
- the deceased was in a care or nursing home managed on behalf of Hackney (or was placed in care outside the borough by the council’s Adult Social CareDepartment)
- no other arrangements have been / can be made.
Privately-organised care
If the deceased died in a privately-owned care or nursing home, Hackney Council can assume responsibility for a funeral, but it must be established that
- there are no relatives to undertake the funeral
- no alternative arrangements have been, or can be, made.
The manager of the care home will normally register the death if the funeral is to be undertaken by Hackney Council.
More information
For more information about Hackney Council's role in undertaking funerals, please see the main funeral services page.
Alternatively, you can contact Bereavement and Property Protection Services using the details at the top-right corner of this page.
Page updated: 15 Jun 2010
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