Patient for 10 days late summer 2011. After my experience, went to the Hazelden Clinic. Been sober 110 days.
Facility and Housing
While I was there I heard this was a Hospital from the 1950's or around that area.....well.....I imagine no improvements have been made since then either. This facility is in desperate need of repairs. There are holes in the walls, wires running every which way, etc. It is not very clean either in common areas. The ""detox lounge"" is one of the most disgusting rooms I have ever been in. The furniture in there has stains which I could only think are piss and sh%% (from the smell of the room). It is absolutely disgusting....and you are forced to cram in there every morning at 6am to see the doctor (will get to healthcare later or lack there of).
The bedrooms on the ""detox floor"" or I guess the ""second floor"" are absolutely disgusting. The carpets have stains on them, are filthy, and are just generally AWFUL. The beds? The mattresses are worse than what you slept on at summer camp. The beds in general need to be completely replaced. The bathrooms are equally disgusting and dirty. This is not a place you want to stay in while you are going through withdrawl and want to be somewhat comfortable when otherwise feeling like sh**.
The one positive is the rooms are FREEZING COLD. I personally like a cold sleeping environment and was especially nice when going through sweats, hot/cold flashes, etc. My only recommendation is to bring additional blankets and a real pillow.
The 3rd floor or ""resident floor"" (after detox) is much nicer. It looks like it was remodeled within the past 10 years. Still not a great living environment, but better than the main floor.
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