Funeral home searching for family of N.J. woman, 92, who died alone in nursing home [Video]

UPDATE: CareOne on Wednesday afternoon issued a press release in which they said they are working with Eternity Funeral Services “to arrange for a proper and respectful burial” and that they are covering the cost of the funeral and burial for Polimeni.

A Bergen County funeral home is seeking help from the public locating the family of a 92-year-old woman who died last month at a nursing home.

Carmela Polimeni, a lifelong county resident, died alone in a CareOne nursing home July 17. She apparently didn’t have any relatives in New Jersey, according to Aree Booker, executive director of Eternity Funeral Services of Englewood. S

CareOne offered to pay for Polimeni’s burial on a business credit card, Booker said.

“One of the CareOne nursing supervisors called me and said they were going to handle everything,” Booker told NJ Advance Media on Wednesday. “They informed me they had a credit card …