Selected
Independent Funeral Homes' is a national
organization that is composed of independently owned and operated funeral
homes that have been recognized for their outstanding performance. Membership
is by invitation only. Swedberg Funeral Home is very proud to say that
we are the only local funeral home to be extended this invitation. In
the year 2000, we were recognized for our superior service and asked to
join Selected Independent Funeral Homes (formerly known as National Selected
Morticians or NSM). In order to maintain our membership in this group
we must uphold Selected Independent Funeral Homes' high membership standards
for quality funeral service.
As funeral directors, our calling imposes upon us special responsibilities
to those we serve and to the public at large. Chief among them is the
obligation to inform the public so that everyone can make knowledgeable
decisions about funerals and the many options available today.
In acceptance of our responsibilities, and as a condition of our membership
in Selected Independent Funeral Homes, we affirm the following standards
of good funeral practice and hereby pledge:
Selected Independent Funeral Homes Code of Good Funeral Practice
1. To provide the public with information about funerals, including prices,
and about the functions, services and responsibilities of funeral directors.
2. To afford a continuing opportunity to all persons to discuss or arrange
funerals in advance.
3. To make funerals available in as wide a range of price categories as
necessary to meet the needs of all segments of the community, and affirmatively
to extend to everyone the right of inspecting and freely considering all
of them.
4. To quote conspicuously in writing the charges for every funeral offered
and to identify clearly the services, facilities, equipment and merchandise
included in such quotations.
5. To furnish to each family at the time funeral arrangements are made,
a written memorandum of charges and to make no additional charge without
the approval of the purchaser.
6. To make no representation, written or oral, which may be false or misleading,
and to apply a standard of total honesty in all dealings.
7. To respect all faiths, creeds and customs, and to give full effect
to the role of the clergy.
8. To maintain a qualified and competent staff, complete facilities and
suitable equipment required for comprehensive funeral service.
9. To assure those we serve the right of personal choice and decision
in making funeral arrangements.
10. To be responsive to the needs of the poor, serving them within their
means.
11. To comply fully with the requirements of the FTC Trade Rule in funeral
practices (USA).
We pledge to conduct ourselves in every way and at all times in such a
manner as to deserve the public trust, and to place a copy of this Code
of Good Funeral Practice in the possession of a representative of all
families with whom we arrange funerals.