Originally Posted by vagabondmom
That's a lovely idea. The nursing home where first my mother, then my father 4 months later died had a tradition when a patient died. When the funeral home came to get the body, the nursing home had a special quilt they used to cover the body as it was wheeled to the hearse. Then the quilt was placed on that person's bed and left for 24 hours so that any staff that had not been on duty at the time would know why that bed was empty. That was just one of the traditions that nursing home had for a death.
I like this idea! So much easier for anyone to see. I remember visiting my mother at the nursing home and something happened to a resident and everyone was hustled into their room and doors closed.
Our minister asked one time if we had a 'pall' but no one knew what he was talking about. After his explanation, I did look them up online and wondered if a quilt wouldn't serve the same purpose. Maybe make a design that would suit a lot of folks. Don't know if I want to volunteer for the project though .