WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio — Warrensville Heights police are investigating after an 84-year-old female resident of the Avenue at Warrensville Care and Rehabilitation Center died after being found unresponsive outside the facility on Christmas Eve.
According to a police report, Alvera Meuti had last been seen in her room by a nurse at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Dec. 23. That nurse told officers that Meuti “seemed normal” and was talking while sitting in her wheelchair.
A different nurse then went to check on Meuti at 9:30 p.m. and noticed she was not in the room. The nurse told police she assumed Meuti had left the facility with her brother. She checked the visitor log and did not see that anyone had come in to see Meuti. At 12:36 a.m., the nurse said she began calling Meuti’s brother several times, but did not get an answer…