Dealing with the Family Home: Cleaning, Selling, or Maintaining Your Parent’s Residence
At-need Blog Post

Dealing with the Family Home: Cleaning, Selling, or Maintaining Your Parent’s Residence

  • Posted Friday, January 23, 2026 by Grimes Funeral Chapels

"Dealing with the Family Home: Cleaning, Selling, or Maintaining Your Parent’s Residence," offers a guide for navigating the emotional and logistical challenges of deciding what to do with a parent's home after their loss.

When a Friend Passes: Supporting Peers and Navigating Grief in Your Senior Years
At-need Blog Post & Podcast

When a Friend Passes: Supporting Peers and Navigating Grief in Your Senior Years

  • Posted Thursday, January 22, 2026 by Grimes Funeral Chapels

Prioritizing respect, empathy, and ongoing support beyond the initial service is the best way to honor the friendship and comfort those who are grieving.

Notifying the Right People: A Checklist for Contacting Family, Friends, and Institutions
Blog Post & FREE GUIDE

Notifying the Right People: A Checklist for Contacting Family, Friends, and Institutions

  • Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2026 by Grimes Funeral Chapels

The article, "Notifying the Right People: A Checklist for Contacting Family, Friends, and Institutions," provides a structured guide to managing the administrative task of notifications following the death of a loved one. 

Eight Important Differences Between Hospice Care and Palliative Care
Hospice Blog Post

Eight Important Differences Between Hospice Care and Palliative Care

  • Posted Saturday, January 17, 2026 by Grimes Funeral Chapels

The document breaks down the eight key distinctions between palliative care and hospice care, both of which focus on comfort and quality of life for people facing serious or life-limiting illnesses. 

Downsizing Your Life, Planning Your Legacy: A Guide for Midlife
Preplanning Blog Post & Podcast

Downsizing Your Life, Planning Your Legacy: A Guide for Midlife

  • Posted Friday, January 16, 2026 by Grimes Funeral Chapels

Downsizing and legacy planning are described as compassionate gifts: Gifting yourself a simpler present and future, and gifting your family clarity, relief, and the priceless treasure of your stories. This work is viewed as a thoughtful new beginning.