An Austin, Texas, assisted living home and two of its employees were indicted this week for allegedly neglecting a 73-year-old disabled woman — who eventually froze to death.

Cynthia Pierce was left inside an unheated room at Harvest Renaissance on Feb. 17, 2021, as historic Winter Storm Uri passed through the region.

The windows in the room had also been left wide open, prosecutors said. 3

The business and two staffers — Executive Director Mendi Ramsay and Wellness Director Rochelle Alvarado — were charged with injury to an elderly person.

Employees at the facility “failed to promptly move and transport” Pierce to a warmer area, according to the indictment.

She was rushed to the hospital with a body temperature of 94 degrees, and later died of hypothermia.

The staffers are als

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