Dying at home

[metalmonkey]

Hi

Who do you call if someone dies at home? (due to a terminal illness)
Is it the Funeral home, the police????

This is a serious question so any support would be very welcome

many thanks

[crazyred]

Found this on secretandalucia.com

Natural causes

If your spouse, partner, relative or friend dies in hospital, the hospital authorities will take care of the administrative details.

If death occurs in a public place, eg in a traffic accident, in the street or in a commercial establishment, the police will be called as a matter of course.

If the death occurs at home, you should:

* ► Call the 112 multi-lingual emergency service or the municipal police on 092 (policía municipal) who will advise the Forensic Judge/Coroner (Juez Forense) who will come to the home to authorize the removal of the body. In practice the attending doctor will probably do this for you.
* ► You need to get a medical death certificate. This will be provided by the attending doctor.
* ► Contact the local undertakers, a local funeral parlour (tanatorio), or, if the deceased has a pre-paid funeral plan, the company concerned. Again, the doctor or paramedics will probably be happy to help with this.

[metalmonkey]

many thanks for the info