The Direct Cremation Podcast

Barbara Kemmis (Executive Director, CANA): Attitudes Towards Cremated Remains in Households | #19

Episode Summary

Barbara Kemmis is the Executive Director of the Cremation Association of North America. Barbara gives us a sneak preview of CANA's latest Cremation Memorialization Research - Attitudes Towards Cremated Remains in Households.

Episode Notes

Barbara Kemmis is the Executive Director of the Cremation Association of North America. Barbara gives us a sneak preview of CANA's latest Cremation Memorialization Research - Attitudes Towards Cremated Remains in Households. We’ll go through interesting data regarding COVID, death rates, and baby boomers. By the end of this, you’ll either have a new understanding of the cremation family, or you’ll have statistical proof to validate your feelings about them. 

Learn more about CANA: cremationassociation.org

Timestamps 
(00:00) - Intro 
(00:50) - Welcome CANA Executive Director Barbara Kemmis 
(02:27) - CANA's latest research on cremated remains 
(06:40) - 26% have human ashes in the household 
(11:15) - 51% of cremated remains in household are veterans 
(19:08) - Everyone does something after a cremation 
(22:39) - 70% were involved with loved ones in decision to cremate 
(26:17) - Younger generation more positive about services 
(31:36) - 5% want to leave cremated remains at funeral home 
(35:53) - 60% upgraded from temporary containers 
(42:28) - How to expand services from direct cremation? 
(54:41) - Effects of Covid on cremation

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