No. In fact, After does not offer the services of embalming. However, your loved oneis placed in a dignified, climate-controlled environment within 24 hours per Arizona law.

1. Unless your loved one is on hospice, at a hospital or other care facility with licensed staff, call 911.
2. Once emergency personnel has arrived and has been informed of the situation, call After at 1-602-428-9760 and we will explain what will happen next.

If your loved one passed at home under hospice care or at a care facility have a member of their staff contact After. They will provide us with the information we need and a member of our After Care Team will immediately respond to bring your loved one into our care. Typically within an hour.

If you loved one passes at home and is not under the care of hospice, please contact the police.

If your loved one has passed in a hospital or is at a Medical Examiner’s office, please let the institution know that you have chosen After as your provider. Once they are ready to release your loved one into our care they will contact us.

We will then contact you as soon as we have your loved one in our care. See more information on After’s services and processes.

If your loved one is at home when they pass you can be at home with them up to 24 hours before they need to be taken into our care. This also applies to most care centers and hospice facilities, but you should confirm with an administrator at that facility.

If your loved one is at a hospital when they pass, we will bring your loved one into our care as soon as the hospital contacts After and authorizes release.

A member of the After team will bring your loved one into our care and transport them to our facility. Our staff is dependable, highly trained and compassionate.

No, our staff will arrive in a discreet van and will be dressed in professional attire.

When you request simple cremation services from After, through our website or by phone, we gather the most pressing information we need to bring your loved one into our care. Name of loved one, address of their current location, your name, relationship to loved one and phone number, and estimated weight of loved one. If family is present when our care team arrives to bring your loved one into our care we will verify the information already received about your loved one, confirm next of kin and a few additional details / any special requests.

Your loved one will be transported to our care facility where they will be safely held until the cremation takes place.  We will always communicate next steps, timing and additional information required to proceed with the cremation process.