Most usually, police officers will attend and they can contact a local funeral director to remove the deceased to a hospital mortuary. Later, a decision will be made with regard to the necessity of conducting a post mortuum examination to establish the actual cause of death. If the doctor is able to issue a certificate of cause of death, the deceased will remain at home. You may then be able to arrange for an undertaker to remove the remains to his premises until the funeral actually takes place. If the death occurs in a hospital, then the remains will be removed to the mortuary there.
Prior arrangement is the key whenever possible.
Pressure may be brought to bear to make the funeral arrangements as swiftly as possible. In some instances, it may be advisable to delay informing those concerned of your do it yourself approach until the last moment and to use the confusion and stress of the event as a reason for not discussing arrangements. If the coroner is not involved and you wish the deceased to remain with you until the funeral then, again, you must seriously consider the need for embalming to be carried out. You will have to request this service and state firmly your wish that it be carried out at your own home. If the body has been left at a hospital mortuary, do confirm availability of access.