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What to Know About Your Loved One's Stay

Accommodations and Items to Bring

Your loved one will have comfortable accommodations during their stay with us; we have ten private bedrooms, and two double rooms. To make your loved one’s stay as comfortable as possible, we recommend bringing the following items:

  • Two to three changes of everyday clothes: socks, underwear, pullover shirts, pants, sleepwear, and comfortable shoes are recommended. Please do not bring any clothes or shoes with belts, ribbons, strings, drawstrings, or shoestrings.

  • We do not allow underwire bras on our unit. Sports bras are acceptable.

  • Clothing must be appropriate (i.e. no tight, revealing, or inappropriate clothing).

    • We provide laundry services to ensure your loved one has clean clothing. A full size washer and dryer are located on the unit; laundry detergent is provided and pre-loaded by unit staff.

  • Toiletries: toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, and hairbrush

    • We provide generic versions all of these items if you do not bring these from home.

Please leave the following items at home:

  • Large amounts of money; please do not bring your loved one more than $5

  • Cell phones or laptops

  • Expensive jewelry

  • Handheld electronic devices such as video games, Kindles, or iPads

  • MP3 players/iPods

  • Razors

  • Glass bottles (this includes perfumes and cosmetics)

  • Aluminum cans

  • Mirrors (including those in makeup/cosmetic items)

  • Matches

  • Cigarettes

  • Plastic wire hangers

  • Scissors

  • Medications

  • No personal bedding from home

There is a limited amount of storage space on the unit; please try to limit the number of personal items brought from home.

Meals

We provide three meals and one snack each day. Please inform the staff of any dietary considerations, food preferences, or allergies your loved one may have so we can do our best to accommodate.

Crisis Intervention

Any kind of violence, real or pretend, including verbal threats, is not accepted on the unit. We do not allow cursing, yelling, and adhere strongly to our ’no touch’ policy on the unit. We also do not tolerate sexually inappropriate behaviors and language. We want all of our patients to feel comfortable and safe on the unit at all times. In the event that any of these behaviors occurs, staff intervention may be necessary. Our staff are highly trained in verbal and physical de-escalation strategies, and will only use these tactics when absolutely necessary.