An Ohio nursing home let an 84-year-old woman walk out of the facility through an “exit door” that closed and locked behind her, leading to her “freezing to death” on a patio and criminal charges for a nurse who was not properly trained, a lawsuit says.
Alvera Meuti was at the Avenue at Warrensville Care and Rehabilitation Center in Cleveland when she disappeared from her room on the night of Dec. 23, 2024, according to a legal complaint filed by Meuti’s family in Cuyahoga County.
A nurse at the facility, Amber Henderson, is facing a felony count of involuntary manslaughter in connection with Meuti’s death. She is named in the family’s complaint as a defendant, along with the rehabilitation center, for her alleged failure to report Meuti’s disappearance and provide her with “proper” and “adequate” supervision, the filing says…