Singapore, with its vastly ageing population, has been advocating for Advanced Care Planning. Agape Bereavement Care provides support in this area in various ways. We care for you not just during the funeral but before and after as well. Before the funeral, you can consider getting a few important legal documents done - the Advanced Medical Directive, Lasting Power of Attorney, Wills and Trusts. After the funeral, we assist in insurance claims, in the process of obtaining either the letter of administration or grant of probate depending on whether a will was done up while the deceased was still alive and in estate management as well.

Advanced Care Planning, should not be approached with a morbid attitude as it is a very practical tool that can be effectively utilised when done properly. This is especially so in today's society where Singaporeans are always preoccupied with work. As with marriages, we take the time and effort to plan them as they are a once in a lifetime event, what's more, a funeral where it is a major milestone of your very own life where your entire life is surmised in a few days. Take time to really think through what you would want to remember for, what you want to leave behind as your legacy. Planning in advance for your own demise has many benefits as follows:

1. They lift the burden of planning off your loved ones. Your loved ones might not know what your wishes are and this can be especially daunting in situations when you might be mentally incapacitated. Do you want to continue relying on artificial life support to survive despite having a lowered quality of life?
2. Planning in advance, more specifically having a will or trust preserves harmony in the family when constructed properly. Money is always a sensitive issue even amongst the closest of kin and hence it is paramount to ensure such matters are well taken care of when you pass on so as to avoid having it being a point of contention among the surviving family members.
3. They allow the funeral to be very meaningful. Who would know what you want at your funeral better than yourself?

Maybe you tend to shelve planning forward to a later date, thinking that you could always do it another time but.. what if that day never comes? Or what if you, unfortunately, pass away before you get a chance to do that? Life is unpredictable, you can never know for sure what will happen. Hence, it is always better to do what you need to do today than tomorrow.