by 1987 patient numbers were declining and a parents and relatives group was formed to campaign for the retention of the site as a village for people with learning disabilities. by 1995 the hospital had 484 beds and patients were being rehoused in community homes. in 2004 work began to convert and upgrade some of the old buildings for 55 long-stay handicapped patients. in 2008 a purpose-built therapy suite with a new hydrotherapy pool was opened by the mayor of epsom and ewell. as of 2011, most of the hospital buildings were being redeveloped with only a small number of patients remaining on site.