Well, today I did my first urbex in an abandoned location. I must say I really enjoyed it, although this place was massive and overall very forbidding. The location is a nursing home in the middle of a clean and nearly crime-free small town, abandoned for eight years and not visited for at least three, until now. It is surrounded by neat suburban homes, and although not looking completely abandoned from the outside, the inside is nearly all in complete blackness and has the look of a location hastily forsaken for some sinister reason.

The history of this place isn't great, and having read about it more after visiting I feel more uncomfortable about having been inside. People give terrible reviews, (which are hard to find), of staff and nurses being negligent to the elderly residents, unsanitary conditions, and residential conditions bordering on abusive. The photo below of an unfinished and abandoned breakfast, untouched and left in pitch blackness for eight years brings thoughts of serious disregard. Because this building opened in the mid-1980's, hundreds upon hundreds of people died there, especially because it was more of an intensive care facility so the amount of new elderly residents coming in per year was very high. Seeing how it was built for patients who required intensive care, these covered-up and hard-to-find tales of staff negligence are very worrying. I can only imagine the pain and suffering that went on in there for years on end.
Another element to the building's general spookiness was that the power still works, albeit slightly. The occasion light works in the facility's seemingly endless hallways, creating rings of light that break the building's blackness.

Overall, this was a very interesting and somewhat saddening location to kick off my abandoned urbex career, and this location has a lot more to it than just a deserted building. I feel I'll be visiting again soon.

Here are some of my best shots from the trip. Any critique or comment you might have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, and enjoy!

1. Abandoned shoe by Daniel Burgess., on Flickr

2. Exit to afterlife by Daniel Burgess., on Flickr

3. Patient care by Daniel Burgess., on Flickr

4. Nursing home rooftopping by Daniel Burgess., on Flickr

5. Wtf chair by Daniel Burgess., on Flickr

6. Hallway light rings by Daniel Burgess., on Flickr

7. Go away by Daniel Burgess., on Flickr

Apologies for the high noise levels on this one - it was nearly just a frame of black before I used Lightroom to fix it.
8. Unfinished breakfast by Daniel Burgess., on Flickr

9. Kitchen w/bowls by Daniel Burgess., on Flickr

Thank you for looking!

Awesome shots man. Definitely a fun trip, we got to go back soon!

Just to add on, the "Go Away" drawing was actually done in blood, not painted on. Although I doubt it was human blood it creeped us both the fuck out.

nice! love the shoe!

This is awesome you guys! I wish the internet in this hotel wasn't so crappy because several of these aren't loading and I want to see them >:\ Looks like it was a really fun explore. That shoe photo is stellar. Can't wait to see the rest.

Posted by Shade-Link Awesome shots man. Definitely a fun trip, we got to go back soon! Just to add on, the "Go Away" drawing was actually done in blood, not painted on. Although I doubt it was human blood it creeped us both the fuck out.

Blood? That's... unusual. Usually the so- called "satanists" just paint bright red triple 6's and pentagrams everywhere because they're bored and want to feel daring.

But actual blood? That's taking it up a level, from annoying to concerning. Speaking of which, how could you tell it was real blood? Did the area smell coppery or something?

Posted by Aran Blood? That's... unusual. Usually the so- called "satanists" just paint bright red triple 6's and pentagrams everywhere because they're bored and want to feel daring. But actual blood? That's taking it up a level, from annoying to concerning. Speaking of which, how could you tell it was real blood? Did the area smell coppery or something?

It definitely was unusual, and very sinister to us while we were inside. This building is right next to a middle school and, for a long time, was much more easy to enter than it is now. So that explains the kinds of people who likely knew about it. Legal crackdowns have boarded and secured every window and door, except --removed entry details--

We could tell it was blood because of the cracked nature of it and how it had faded, in near zero light, to a dull brown. Also, each line was thicker at the bottom than at the top, suggesting a more viscous fluid was used than just normal paint.

^Perhaps theatrical blood? Some of them will dry a similar shade of brown.

Posted by jonrev ^Perhaps theatrical blood? Some of them will dry a similar shade of brown.

That's what we were thinking - either that or some animal blood from a butcher shop.

Posted by IceBurgess It definitely was unusual, and very sinister to us while we were inside. This building is right next to a middle school and, for a long time, was much more easy to enter than it is now. So that explains the kinds of people who likely knew about it. Legal crackdowns have boarded and secured every window and door, except --removed entry details-- We could tell it was blood because of the cracked nature of it and how it had faded, in near zero light, to a dull brown. Also, each line was thicker at the bottom than at the top, suggesting a more viscous fluid was used than just normal paint.

edited: please do not post entry details

Posted by 2Xplorations edited: please do not post entry details

My bad, forgot about that. I haven't disclosed the home's location though.