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Originally Posted by sidestepper
I was at a crisis place a few months ago. They are a step down in looks and some services like meals( yuk) but soo much better at being laid back and less intense. The one I was in you could go outside any time between 8am and 8 pm. You had to get a Drs permission to go off property but the Dr saw you every week day so no big problem. Much more relaxing than a hospital and I could use my iPad whenever I wanted to, that was great!
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Not sure where you are geographically... And rather than assuming it's not in the uk, I'll hazard a guess that there may be differences between regions. Here, you don't see a dr, though you are under the umbrella of the crisis team (registered mental health nurses who could escalate the care required if necessary). As such, it is pretty much an open house as long as you advise the team of where you are going and estimated time of being off site.
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Originally Posted by vital
Hi ToeJam,
I'm kind of curious. Can you tell us all the details of the crisis house? Who's in it? What kind of staff is there? How does it work? How's the food?
I hope it's helpful for you!
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Food wise, it's your own responsibility, along with washing of clothes etc. I'm not much of a domesticated being, but it's all about pro's vs con's - I'd rather have to (perhaps with a bit of incompetence and subsequent diarrhoea) do these things myself than face the Bedlam that is a disruptive and loud (I have severe noise sensitivity) hospital ward.
Staff wise... Not 100% sure as I arrived at the beginning of the night shift... But they seem to be the equivalent to support workers. With that said, once a day, the crisis team nurses come to speak to you to assess how things are going.
Simarly, not 100% sure how things work yet due to the time I arrived.
One negative side thus far though has been that although they've put me in a really nice room... The floorboards are paper thin and I'm stuck above the kitchen where the night workers are chatting and doing god knows what (no doubt general cleaning/ironing and the like) and with the aforementioned noise acuity issues, I've been unable to sleep. Just gone 4:20am.
Guess that was missed off or ignored in my referral notes.
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Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA): UK