Eerie images of inside an abandoned 'care home from hell' six years after it was closed down have emerged.
Mossley Manor Care Home in Liverpool was forced to shut in 2015 after inspectors uncovered a string of failures, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Some residents were left more than a month without a bath or shower and other unwell pensioners were found in ''dangerous conditions'.
Emergency powers were used to close the £1,000-a-month care home after residents were left to lie in their own urine in rooms, dubbed “prison cells” by an upset employee.
Stunned inspectors discovered some were working unchecked and two millionaire brothers, who owned the home, failed to immediately inform watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) about the deaths of 10 residents.
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Now, Urban Explorer, Matthew Holmes, A.K.A, The Derelict Explorer, has taken a series of disturbing images from inside the dilapidated building, which he describes as ‘intimidating’.
Speaking to the ECHO, The Derelict Explorer, 27, said: “I research as much as I can about a building before I go in so when I walk in a room I have an idea of what the place is about.
“With this care home, there was a lot of research I could do on it because of the newspaper articles.
“The care home definitely has a vibe, not a very nice sense. I could feel it when I walked through from room to room.
“The corridors are very narrow and intimidating and there’s definitely a feeling, which is not a very nice feeling. I describe it as a feeling of being watched.
“As I walked through each room and especially when I came to the main staircase with that beautiful grand staircase window, I kind of felt like there was a million eyes watching me.”
Pictures show damp riddled rooms, ruined sofas, crumbling brickwork and grimy, mould-lined walls.
Another picture shows an old grand piano, once the focal point of an entertainment room, now damaged and covered in dust.
A third reveals a red wheelchair, more than likely used to transport elderly residents from room to room, sitting in front of a disused toilet.
There's also an image of a small whiteboard, hung up on a wall-mounted lampshade, with a message ironically telling residents to enjoy their day.
Dated on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, the message reads: “Enjoy your day everyone”.
Following the closure, Mossley Manor was branded the care home ‘from hell’ with unwell pensioners found to be living in dangerous conditions.
Sharing his opinion on what it must have been like for residents living in those awful conditions, The Derelict Explorer said: “It wasn’t so much what you saw in the pictures, it was more the layout of the building.
“The corridors are so narrow with low ceilings, so for someone of that generation who needed care and looking after, it wasn’t a massive space that would let loads of light and warmth into it.
“It kind of felt quite claustrophobic. I wouldn’t have liked it if I was in need of that care and assistance.
“It wasn’t a building that said this is the last years of your life and you’re here to enjoy it and we’re here to look after you and make you as comfortable as possible.
“It felt like it was the long slope to your end.”
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