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Nursing Home Vowed To Pay For Resident's Burial But Never Did, Says Scrambling Funeral Home Nursing Home Vowed To Pay For Resident's Burial But Never Did, Says Scrambling Funeral Home
Nursing Home Vowed To Pay For Resident's Burial But Never Did, Says Scrambling Funeral Home The Bergen County nursing home where 92-year-old Carmela Polimeni died has promised to pay for a proper burial, according to the funeral home handling arrangements. However, Eternity Funeral Service directors say they have yet to see the funds nearly a month after the former Leonia resident's death. On Wednesday, Aug. 14, CareOne issued a statement saying they were working with Eternity to provide Polimeni with a proper burial: CareOne at Cresskill was deeply saddened when Carmela Polimeni suddenly passed away. She has visited CareOne at Cresskill for several short stays and is loved by th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Five Coronavirus Deaths, 22 Other Cases Reported At New Milford Nursing Home Five Coronavirus Deaths, 22 Other Cases Reported At New Milford Nursing Home
Five Coronavirus Deaths, 22 Other Cases Reported At New Milford Nursing Home Five residents at a nursing home in New Milford have died of coronavirus complications and 16 more tested positive, along with six staff members, its parent company confirmed. There may be more there, management at CareOne said in a release. CareOne at New Milford (Woodcrest) became the first long-term care facility in Bergen County struck with that many deaths, joining others in New Jersey. “We expect these numbers to rise,” the company managers said. “We are actively testing patients and awaiting results, and screening at higher levels than CDC guidelines.” Five residents deaths at the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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COVID-19: All 94 Residents Of NJ Nursing Home Presumed Positive, Moved To Other Facility COVID-19: All 94 Residents Of NJ Nursing Home Presumed Positive, Moved To Other Facility
Covid-19: All 94 Residents Of NJ Nursing Home Presumed Positive, Moved To Other Facility UPDATE: All 94 residents of a coronavirus-stricken nursing home in Middlesex County were being moved to a facility in Morris County for treatment after all were presumed to have the bug, officials said Wednesday. Two dozen residents of the St. Joseph's Senior Home in Woodbridge tested positive and the rest were presumed positive, they said. Several staffers took sick, as well, leaving three nuns to care for all those patients, said state officials who requested the transfer. A caravan of buses were taking the residents 30 miles north to a CareOne facility in Whippany. Although CareOne and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bodybuilding Wins Bergen County Physical Therapist His Dream Job Bodybuilding Wins Bergen County Physical Therapist His Dream Job
Bodybuilding Wins Bergen County Physical Therapist His Dream Job Earning a spot in the top two at his first ever bodybuilding show last November was exciting for Saddle Brook's Matt Kowantz. But it wasn't the real victory. That, the 36-year-old says, was finding his dream job in the process. While sports, medicine and helping others have long brought happiness to the freelance physical therapist, something seemed to be missing. Now that he's found bodybuilding, Kowantz is tying it all up in a neat little bow to bring his best package yet to his own life: A physical therapy practice with a focus on bodybuilding. "Ever since I started competing thin…

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by Cecilia Levine