This is my first time leaving a review so I hope I do it well. I entered the center on a Tuesday and was lucky enough to have Dale, my guardian angel, to educate me on Unit 2 of the center. The center was very friendly. We were all there in different circumstances, but for the same reasons. We all needed help! The group therapies were very helpful for me. I found that I was excited about getting out of bed to go to therapy because I knew I had a new friend there and were going to share a new experience together. I found that the staff during the week made sure that we weren't down. They paid attention to us and kept us up and going. If I was having a bad day, someone from the staff would come in my room and find out what was going on. It was a whole different story on the weekends! The weekend staff was terrible! I had to endure them twice. The food was fairly good. I did gain some weight so I'm not complaining about the food. My biggest compliment would have to go to Dale! If you ever go to the Center, make a friend out of him. The first week I was there a gentleman named Jim filled in for our normal therapist Linda. Jim was an outstanding therapist. He doesn't normally do that job, but I think he was there for me for a certain purpose. Jim is a wise man and I enjoyed his group therapy very much even if I am 5 minutes late. The name of my review was.. It's so hard to walk through those doors, but it was even harder for me to walk out! It was very hard for me to go into the center. I was leaving my husband and two children behind. My husband cried as Dale took him to the front door. As I stayed inthe Center, I learned that the doors were always locked and I was safe. There wasn't anyone or anything to get me. Then I had to walk back out those same doors.. Face the outside again! I did walk out the door, but I didn't take off my bracelet until today. It's been 11 days since I left the center and I took my bracelet off today.
Pros: You have Dale for security. You have a great staff in Unit 2 during the week.
Cons: You only have Dale 3 days a week. The daytime weekend staff is not nice.
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