Merok Park Nursing Home Part I
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...