Family-owned and available any hour, day or night. Real people answering the phone. Serving Lakewood with local response times and direct coordination with area hospitals.
Lakewood is a planned suburban city east of Long Beach, known for its mid-century family neighborhoods and strong community character. Lakewood Regional Medical Center is the local acute care hospital, and Long Beach Memorial is nearby. Whether at hospital or home, we respond around the clock.
Lakewood has a diverse population with significant Latino, Filipino, and Asian American communities alongside long-established family neighborhoods. Spanish and Tagalog-language coordination is available.
Our team coordinates directly with the following hospitals and medical centers serving Lakewood. We have established relationships with case management, social work, and decedent affairs teams — meaning faster release when the time comes.
3700 E South Street
Lakewood's flagship acute care hospital. We coordinate directly with Lakewood Regional's decedent affairs team for expedited release.
2801 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach (nearby)
Just west in Long Beach, LB Memorial serves many Lakewood families needing higher-acuity care. Our team has established working relationships with their care team.
9333 Imperial Highway, Downey (nearby)
Serves many Lakewood Kaiser members. We coordinate transfers from Kaiser Downey regularly.
We regularly work with care facilities, skilled nursing homes, and assisted living communities across Lakewood. When a passing occurs, we coordinate directly with facility staff to expedite the process for your family.
The process depends on where the passing takes place. Here's what to do in each situation.
The hospital's care team will pronounce death and notify their decedent affairs team. From there, you'll need to designate a cremation provider — that's when you call us.
During business hours, we typically arrive at Lakewood Regional within 20-30 minutes. For residences in Lakewood, expect our arrival within 1-2 hours.
When death occurs at home and hospice is not involved, an authorized responder needs to pronounce death before we can bring your loved one into care. This is required by California law and is not something a funeral home or cremation provider can bypass.
When hospice is involved, the process is significantly simpler:
Some deaths — particularly sudden or unexplained ones — are reviewed by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner in Boyle Heights. This doesn't mean anything is wrong; it's simply required in certain circumstances.
Our service area covers all of Lakewood. If you're calling from any of the neighborhoods below — or anywhere else in Lakewood — we come to you.
Real people answering the phone, day or night. We serve all of Lakewood with the same care, the same price, and the same guarantees.