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Saving the amount you would be paying into a life insurance policy might make more sense at this point. Talk to several life insurance agents and see what they say. They actuarial tables don't lie--your mother has lived almost to the end of a "normal" lifespan" and any insurance company is immediately going to see that.
Is this insurance to pay for end of life costs, such as burial, headstone, etc., or as an inheritance? If it's for the burial costs, probably better to set up a pre-pay system. If it's for inheritance--well, doesn't matter what it's FOR, just, be prepared to pay a small fortune.
She may be able to buy one of those small insurance policies that tout $ to pay funeral costs that are on TV. There’s been a couple of folks who have posted on their experience with them with parents policies on this site awhile ago. If I’m remembering correctly, all seem to have a 5 or 7 year payment requirement BEFORE payout can happen. So if mom dies at yr 3, even though current on payments, no benefit. The risk table for this type of insurer is set for 5 or 7 years, so not till beyond that does policy pay. You have to read the policy carefully.
Please consider paying the money you'd pay in premium into a savings account instead. The premium for even the most basic policy (let's say, 10K to pay for funeral expenses) will be very expensive, if you can even find a company who would write the policy. I can confirm at 79, your mother is outside the issue age most insurers would accept, or on the very edge for the few companies that would consider writing her."
If you want to continue investigating a policy, you could try an online quote service (just google "life insurance quote"). Just be prepared for the instant phone calls that will start as soon as you enter the information, but you would get a relatively accurate quote and the company offering the policy, along with the basic policy terms.
Best of luck.
Some of the fine print comes and only after buying the policy, can you read it.
Also, I'd research how to cut cost on burials. There's a lot you can find online about simple things to reduce the cost by thousands of dollars.