A reliable 24/7 funeral home answering service

Families call at any hour. We answer with care, capture every detail and get the right information to your on-call director.

Funeral home answering services help US funeral directors and mortuaries provide  24/7 live call answering and be responsive when needed.

A caring, professional voice for families in their hardest moments, whatever time of day or night

A caring, professional voice for grieving families

24-hour availability

Every call answered, day or night, federal holidays, weekends, and everything in between.

Bilingual receptionists

The majority of our receptionists are in the US, with bilingual answering options and overflow support available.

First-call handling

We follow your intake script to capture the right family details with care, accuracy, and compassion.

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Appointment scheduling

Appointment bookings, cancellations and general calendar management – in the tool of your choice.

After-hours coverage

On-call director notifications delivered by SMS or email the moment a call ends so you can respond quickly.

Easy self-service

Make updates and get real-time data via our online client portal anywhere, any time, on desktop, laptop or mobile.

How your funeral home answering service works

Why funeral homes choose ReceptionHQ

From after-hours calls to time spent with families, our receptionists ensure every caller is greeted professionally.

Friday 2:14 PM
Pre-arrangement inquiry: planning ahead
Forwarded while you were with family
  • Answered by Sarah
  • Took the caller's name and message
  • Sent through instantly
Action taken: Sent via SMS and Email
First call after a death: family calling in
Forwarded overnight
  • Answered by Michelle
  • Took their details and what they needed
  • Reached your on-call director right away
Action taken: Transferred to on-call staff member
Invoice and account inquiry
Forwarded after hours
  • Answered by Jenna
  • Took their contact details
  • Logged for you to follow up next business day
Action taken: Sent via Email
Viewing time request: booking a visit
Forwarded while you were with a family
  • Answered by Sarah
  • Took their name and preferred time
  • Booked the visit directly
Action taken: Appointment booked
Service time confirmation: quick call
Forwarded during a busy period
  • Answered by Michelle
  • Confirmed their name
  • Provided the service time and location
Action taken: Information provided to caller
After-hours call: live answer at midnight
Forwarded while you were away
  • Answered by Jenna
  • Took their name and reason for calling
  • Connected your on-call director
Action taken: Sent via Email for next business day

From recent passing notifications and arrangement enquiries to service information and general questions, our receptionists ensure every caller receives a professional response.

Call details are delivered directly to your cell phone by text or email, helping you respond quickly to families, facilities and urgent enquiries.

Why funeral homes choose ReceptionHQ

From after-hours calls to time spent with families, our receptionists ensure every caller is greeted professionally.

Friday 2:14 PM
Pre-arrangement inquiry: planning ahead
Forwarded while you were with family
  • Answered by Sarah
  • Took the caller's name and message
  • Sent through instantly
Action taken: Sent via SMS and Email
First call after a death: family calling in
Forwarded overnight
  • Answered by Michelle
  • Took their details and what they needed
  • Reached your on-call director right away
Action taken: Transferred to on-call staff member
Invoice and account inquiry
Forwarded after hours
  • Answered by Jenna
  • Took their contact details
  • Logged for you to follow up next business day
Action taken: Sent via Email
Viewing time request: booking a visit
Forwarded while you were with a family
  • Answered by Sarah
  • Took their name and preferred time
  • Booked the visit directly
Action taken: Appointment booked
Service time confirmation: quick call
Forwarded during a busy period
  • Answered by Michelle
  • Confirmed their name
  • Provided the service time and location
Action taken: Information provided to caller
After-hours call: live answer at midnight
Forwarded while you were away
  • Answered by Jenna
  • Took their name and reason for calling
  • Connected your on-call director
Action taken: Sent via Email for next business day

From recent passing notifications and arrangement enquiries to service information and general questions, our receptionists ensure every caller receives a professional response.

Call details are delivered directly to your cell phone by text or email, helping you respond quickly to families, facilities and urgent enquiries.

Stay in control of your funeral home receptionist ... any time, anywhere

Access on the go

Manage your communications wherever work happens. The portal works seamlessly on your desktop, laptop or cell phone so you stay connected in the office or on the move.

  • Desktop & mobile compatible
  • Accessible from multiple devices
  • Multi user access
  • Real-time updates

No extra setup or learning curve required.

Our call answering solutions

Caller greeting
List staff or departments
Collect information from callers
Warm call transfers
Advise business hours/location
Answer common questions
Scripted questions & responses
Quote fees & take payments
CRM input or submit online forms
Outbound calling
Appointment scheduling
Calendar management
MessageExpress
From $25 per month*
Personalized
1 person or team
3 details
MyAssistant
From $49 per month*
Fully customized
Unlimited contacts
Unlimited
MyDiary
From $49 per month*
Fully customized
Unlimited contacts
Unlimited

Our call answering solutions

Compare Plans

Caller greeting
List staff or departments
Collect information from callers
Warm call transfers
Advise business hours/location
Answer common questions
Scripted questions & responses
Quote fees & take payments
CRM input or submit online forms
Outbound calling
Appointment scheduling
Calendar management
MessageExpress
From $25 per month*
Inclusions
  • Personalized greeting
  • Single contact/department
  • 3 details collected
MyAssistant
From $49 per month*
Inclusions
  • Fully customized greeting
  • Unlimited contacts/departments
  • Unlimited details taken
  • Advise business hours and location
  • Answer common questions
  • Scripted questions and responses
  • Quote fees and take payments
  • CRM input or submit online forms
  • Outbound calling
MyDiary
From $49 per month*
Inclusions
  • Fully customized greeting
  • Unlimited contacts/departments
  • Unlimited details taken
  • Warm call transfers
  • Advise business hours and location
  • Answer common questions
  • Scripted questions and responses
  • Quote fees and take payments
  • CRM input or submit online forms
  • Outbound calling
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Calendar management

What our customers love

What our
customers love

We are a small, but very busy company. Having ReceptionHQ enhances our image and makes us look very professional.
Tami Podell, Assisted Living Connections
ReceptionHQ has been a lifesaver. They have made it to where we can focus on our day-to-day business and not worry about the soliciting phone calls.
Nicole Tamayo
We couldn't believe we had missed 50 calls in a week's time ... we even gained a new admission to our nursing facility during our trial period from this service!
Katie Vivian

FAQs

At ReceptionHQ we make it easy to connect you with your customers by answering your calls when you aren’t available.

Many callers hang up when their call goes to voicemail, so you can miss out on vital conversations or leads.  Ensuring your calls are answered by a live person, increases customer satisfaction, builds loyalty and improves your opportunity to create a rapport and obtain caller information.

Live call answering also allows you to screen calls, as you can advise your receptionist to transfer or take messages for only those call types you wish to receive.  Once answered, you can see each message as it’s taken and prioritize who you will call back first.

Live call answering increases revenue through better customer connections, reduces costs as you’re not paying for a full time receptionist and helps you to be more efficient with your time.

Using ReceptionHQ’s answering services means you have an experienced and personable receptionist with exceptional customer service skills interacting with your callers, all while costing significantly less than a full-time receptionist.

At ReceptionHQ, we offer a variety of answering services to suit the needs of businesses of any size, from a small business to a large corporation.  Whether you require a virtual receptionist, assistant or corporate services, our friendly virtual receptionists are ready to assist.

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ReceptionHQ’s US headquarters, primary reception operations and customer service team are based in Phoenix, AZ. We’ve been providing 24/7 virtual reception services to US businesses since 2007.

Our US-based receptionists located in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and Missouri are available to answer your calls during core hours 7 days a week.

Yes. This is referred to as “call overflow”.

A lot of companies require their phone calls to be answered only when they are unable to take the call themselves. For example, if you’re away from the office or your in-house receptionist is at lunch, on vacation, or busy on another call and you have multiple calls coming in at the one time.

You can set your business phone number to divert (to the unique local phone number we allocate your business during the free trial setup process) only when the phone rings for more than a specified period (such as after 5 rings) or if your line is busy.

In such instances, our receptionists will then answer the phone as if we were in your office. You’re always in control and can relax knowing there’s always someone available to answer your calls.

Yes.  Our receptionists are always on call and all ReceptionHQ plans include 24/7 live call answering as standard.  Having a 24-hour answering service helps ensure important calls, opportunities and potential leads are captured, at any time of day or night.

An after-hours surcharge applies to calls answered outside core business hours (5am-7pm MST, Monday-Friday), except during a free trial.

Yes.  Spanish bilingual service is included with every account at no additional cost.  Whether Spanish-speaking callers are common or occasional to your business, we provide customizable options free of charge to ensure exceptional experiences for your Spanish and English-speaking callers.

We have US-based bilingual receptionists available 7 days a week from 5am to 7pm MST, with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  After-hours surcharges apply to bilingual call answering on weekends and federal holidays.

Yes.  Your calls are handled by our US-based reception team across Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and Missouri between 5am and 7pm MST every day, ensuring your customers experience professional American voices representing your brand across core business hours.  An after-hours surcharge applies to calls outside 5am-7pm Monday to Friday or on a US Federal Holiday. US-based receptionists are still available to answer calls between 5am and 7pm MST Saturday and Sunday. However, overnight calls are handled by our equally skilled, English-speaking team in Australia – trained to the same high standards and delivering the same quality of service around the clock.

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Yes, you are able to use our service for an hour, a day, a week, whenever you need our assistance. Many clients use our live call answering for short-term needs, for example, when their own in-house receptionist is at lunch, sick or on vacation.  Some clients use the service during their busy periods only, as call overflow or for campaigns.  Our live call answering service is like having a casual receptionist who is always available.  It’s reliable and risk-free, as you only pay for what you use.

If you prefer to use our service seasonally, you can take advantage of our pause package.

No, there’s no lock-in contracts or cancellation fees.  ReceptionHQ offers month-to-month subscriptions for our virtual reception services, which can be cancelled by letting us know at least three days prior to your subscription renewal date.

This means total flexibility in how you use our call answering services and you always have complete control.  We take pride in retaining your business month after month by delivering exceptional service.


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Want to try our call answering services for free?

Put America's leading virtual receptionist solution to the test! We're ready to answer your phone FREE for 7 days.

Want to try our call answering services for free?

Put America's leading virtual receptionist solution to the test! We're ready to answer your phone FREE for 7 days.

What does the free trial include?

The trial is based on our ReceptionistPlus service, with our team of virtual receptionists able to take messages and transfer calls based on your availability settings.

Families don't call on a schedule. First calls, pre-need inquiries, and service questions come in overnight, on weekends, and over federal holidays. When your line goes to voicemail, most families don't wait, they call the next funeral home they find.

ReceptionHQ has been answering calls for US businesses since 2007. We answer like your own front desk, follow your intake script precisely, and get every detail to your on-call director the moment a call ends.

  • First calls and death notifications, day or night
  • Arrangement conference scheduling and pre-need inquiries
  • Service times, viewing details, and location questions
  • Overflow and after-hours answering
  • Warm transfers to your on-call director, announced before connecting

The details on a first call shape everything that follows. Name of the deceased, location of passing, family contact, if any of that is missed, your director or staff is making callbacks at 2 AM to fill the gaps.

Our receptionists work from your script and log every relevant detail before the call ends. Calls are answered, not left to voicemail, so details don't fall through the cracks.

  • Name of the deceased and location of passing
  • Family contact name and number
  • Nature of the call and any urgency noted
  • Appointment bookings logged to your scheduling tools
US-based virtual receptionist managing appointment scheduling and calendar bookings for businesses
US-based virtual receptionist managing appointment scheduling and calendar bookings for businesses

The details on a first call shape everything that follows. Name of the deceased, location of passing, family contact, if any of that is missed, your director or staff is making callbacks at 2 AM to fill the gaps.

Our receptionists work from your script and log every relevant detail before the call ends. Calls are answered, not left to voicemail, so details don't fall through the cracks.

  • Name of the deceased and location of passing
  • Family contact name and number
  • Nature of the call and any urgency noted
  • Appointment bookings logged to your scheduling tools

This work is unlike any other industry. Callers are often in distress, calling at difficult hours, needing to feel heard as much as helped. Our receptionists are briefed on your protocols, trained for sensitive calls, and never rush a conversation.

Since 2007, we've handled calls for businesses where every conversation matters. For funeral homes, that standard isn't a nice-to-have, it's the baseline.

  • US-based receptionists briefed on your scripts
  • Live answering 24/7, including federal holidays
  • Plans from $25/month, no lock-in contracts
  • 7-day free trial, no credit card required
  • Customizable solutions to suit your business

Start your 7-day call answering free trial

Start your 7-day call answering free trial

This is your chance to put America's leading virtual receptionist service to the test! We're ready to help connect you to your customers.

  • Instant Service Activation
  • No Credit Card Required
  • Professional Receptionists
  • 25,000+ Happy Customers
  • Plans From $25 Per Month Post-Trial
  • No Lock-In Contracts

Fill out the form and have our team start answering your calls within minutes.

Your virtual reception free trial will be based on our ReceptionistPlus service, the most popular of our range of call answering solutions.

Your virtual reception free trial will be based on our MyReceptionist service, the most popular of our range of call answering solutions.

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