Maine Care Planning Council
Find a Council Member Providing Funeral and Burial Pre-Planning or Funeral Trusts.
Use the search, map, or area links below (scroll down) to find help where you live in Maine.
Funeral Pre-Planning and Funeral Trusts
Southern Maine
Augusta, Auburn, Biddeford, Brunswick, Portland, Lewiston, Sanford, and surrounding areas
Although this area is temporarily without a member to assist you we can still help you with any concerns you may have. We can also put you in contact with various elder care services in Southern Maine. Click here to Request Assistance from the Maine Care Planning Council.
Central Maine
Bangor, Belfast, Ellsworth, Oakland, Old Town, Skowhegan, and Waterville and surrounding areas
Although this area is temporarily without a member to assist you we can still help you with any concerns you may have. We can also put you in contact with various elder care services in Central Maine. Click here to Request Assistance from the Maine Care Planning Council.
Northern Maine
Bridge Water, Caribou, Fort Fairfield, Houlton, Mars Hill, Presque Isle, and surrounding areas
Although this area is temporarily without a member to assist you we can still help you with any concerns you may have. We can also put you in contact with various elder care services in Northern Maine. Click here to Request Assistance from the Maine Care Planning Council.
Click on the Map to Locate Services
Southern Maine: Augusta, Auburn, Biddeford, Brunswick, Portland, Lewiston, Sanford, and surrounding areas
Central Maine: Bangor, Belfast, Ellsworth, Oakland, Old Town, Skowhegan, and Waterville and surrounding areas
Northern Maine: Bridge Water, Caribou, Fort Fairfield, Houlton, Mars Hill, Presque Isle, and surrounding areas
About Funeral Pre-Planning and Funeral Trusts
One way to plan a funeral in advance is to sign a formal contract called a "preneed funeral plan", where money is held in a trust, in an escrow account or paid through an insurance policy. Parts of or all of the funeral service and burial are designed in advance and prefunded in advance.
This type of planning has become very popular in recent years. A survey conducted by the AARP in 1999, found that two out of five people over age 50 had been approached to pre-purchase funerals and burial goods and services. An AARP survey in 1998 indicates that 32% of all Americans over age 50, roughly 21 million people, have prepaid some or all of their funeral and or burial expenses (but not necessarily through a formal preneed plan).
