However, the home was closed suddenly in 1989, and - apart from a few months as a temporary police station - was left empty and deteriorating, despite its designation in 1991 as a Grade II* listed building and local protests against its abandonment.
Alderdomshjemmet blev imidlertid ret pludseligt nedlagt i 1989, og efter en kort periode som midlertidig politistation stod huset tomt og forfaldt, trods dets status som Grade II*-bygning samt lokale protester over udviklingen.