New details have emerged about the shocking conditions inside the elderly care home in Kypseli that authorities shut down earlier this week. The fresh evidence — including testimonies from staff, relatives and inspectors — paints an even darker picture of the neglect faced by residents before the facility was closed.

According to workers who have now spoken out, elderly residents were routinely left without basic hygiene products, medication or clean bedding. Some staff members said they were forced to hide essential supplies such as soap, diapers and sheets, despite a storage room filled with unused materials. In certain cases, they resorted to placing garbage bags on mattresses to keep residents dry.

Testimonies also describe extreme malnutrition. Relatives reported that the elderly were fed repetitive, inadequate meals, while one family member said a doctor was stunned to find her loved one weighing just 40 kilograms.

Equally alarming were accounts of unauthorized medical practices. Workers revealed they had been pressured to administer psychiatric medication without a doctor’s prescription “to keep residents calm.” One employee said a resident fell into a week-long coma under these conditions.

The facility’s staffing crisis appears to have played a major role. The few employees present said they often worked unpaid and on their own initiative, uncertain whether anyone would arrive for subsequent shifts. Meanwhile, management has reportedly vanished, leaving both residents and staff without oversight.

Twelve residents remain in the now-closed home and are expected to be transferred to other care facilities with help from their families.

Regional Governor Nikos Hardalias, who ordered the shutdown, reiterated that the findings were “infuriating and degrading to human dignity,” promising tighter inspections across similar institutions to prevent such conditions from recurring.