How Grey’s Templemore adjusted to Covid 19
Grey’s Funeral Home, Templemore
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ovid 19 or the corona virus arrived on our doorstep and the advice on how to handle every aspect of it as far as a funeral director was concerned, arrived as fast. Constantly conflicting and sometimes frightening accounts of what happened in other countries and what could happen here, and how to prepare for the worst scenario, very quickly became an everyday event. So much so 34 | FuneralTimes
that it was hard to know what was factual and what was not, especially as the information very often came from what we considered informed and reliable and educated sources, people we believed were educated to handle such a situation, that would give us good advice on how to prepare and survive during something we had never seen or experienced. We took all advice on board, even though
it was painful to listen to some of it, we listened and had our own meeting and decided to keep up the professional standards offered by us to families who trusted us over the years and I believe this was one of the proudest moments I have ever had in my career. Backed 100% by my Wife and staff, we then put what resources we had into place in order to deal with this new challenge, Covid 19.
