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Merok Park Nursing Home Part II

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Click here to read Part I After finishing our explore of the house, we began wandering in the large garden of the Nursing Home. We had heard from another Urban Explorer that the garden in particular held some secrets, and was well worth a wander. We didn't quite expect what we found though! There was another garden to the rear, hidden behind a tree line and a broken fence. Immediately we were greeted by a large arch in a stone wall, and noticed straight away someone had built a little make shift shrine from items assumably taken straight from the Nursing Home. We suspect someone was living in the area, as multiple areas were sectioned off in old outhouses. Someone had attempted to build a tree house, and there was even a bathtub with clothes all lined up along the side. It wasn't until I noticed one of the outhouses had a makeshift bed, with food that appeared quite fresh, that we decided to leave quickly. Anyone know what type of bones...

Merok Park Nursing Home Part I

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 Mr. and Mrs. Cooppen were multi-millionaires known for owning a number of care homes in Surrey and the surrounding areas. This particular care home, Merok Park Nursing home specialized in dementia, mental health conditions, psychical disabilities and sensory impairments. Merok Park was registered to provide care and accommodation for up to 29 adults, and at the time of the damning report that closed the nursing home in 2014, 25 adults were in residence. All reports before this time appear very positive, the staff and owners were friendly, helpful, considerate and open to changes needed to the care of its dependants. In all areas the home was considered satisfactory. However in 2013 hygiene conditions began to deteriorate, and this is noted in reports. Towards the end of it's running, the home was unhygenic, the mold was prevalent, the smell of urine was inescapable. Staff were stretched ever thinner, working over 50 hours a week, one member of staff working 84 ho...