I've recently been diagnosed with dementia and have started to look at funeral plans with the constant advertising. I've come across a company near where I live in who place funds in a Trust. Is your money protected and secure within these funeral plan arrangements?
I’m sorry to hear of your diagnosis.
If you go with a prepaid funeral plan consider your wishes, and write them down. Type of service, hymns, cremation or burial.
It’s tough to think of these things, but if family do not know your wishes it can cause discord in a family at a sad enough time.
My mum has a funeral plan, but has left no indication of her wishes regarding services and placement of her ashes, she now is incapable of giving these. My dad left a simple but explicit note of his wishes, this summer we were able to follow them, it saved a lot of family discussions and heart break.