Canyon Ridge Hospital

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Kayla Pimentel

Its not that bad but then its not that good... I was forced into this hospital against my own will because of my stupid ass school. But anyways, most of the nurses were pretty freaking chill and #TEAMTATIANNA AiiGHT lol. I kinda learned about how the mental hospital of this place (well at least in Unit 1) works. The mental health workers have it easy, but more physical work since they have to run rounds and do stuff to sometimes accommodate the patients needs such as toiletries and such. They were basically the eyes, nose, mouths, and bodies for the nurses while the charge nurses, LVNs, RNs, and Med nurses were the brains of the unit I actually bonded and formed really strong bonds with some of the mental health workers! They inspired me to become a part time mental health worker to some job in that field one day if becoming an optometrist fails lol. I really miss some of the staff and friends there. However, I hate that there were some rotten apples within the staff and how theyre in a way more strict, yet not that strict because so many girls be going into rooms that aint theres andddd how boys and girls are separated. Some of the nursing staff especially CHELSEA AND THE HUMPTY DUMPTY GIRL THAT WORKS GRAVEYARD SHIFT OMMGAWWWD THEY KINDA MEAN AND RUDE. I felt like whenever i wanted to get soemtihng they were just like UGHHHH we gotta deal with this. I felt like i was unimportant since there were only so few mental healthh workers while there was like 50 girls and 8 boys. So it was kind of overwhelming for the nurses, therefore theyd get agitated really easily. Id suggest that they have at least 2 extra mental health workers working so that it can be a little stressless. Oyeah! and it was so easy for EVERYONE to sneak food or whatever into their rooms... What i really hated was the special probation ( special program) and how little they let us go outside and get soem fresh air because being in this hospital only stressed me out more. And the reason i was sent here was because i was feeling frustrated one day so i wanted to see a psychiatrist but instead they sent me here and to this very moment of my discharged day, I still have not been able to talk to anyone.. ANYWAYS some nurses and mental health workers were so rad, while others were so fREAKING SASSY AND MEAN. But on a positive note, food was bomb SOMETIMES. AND THEY HAVE A KARAOKE, GYM, ANNNNND AUTOMATIC FLUSHING TOILET OMGOD!!! I was sad there aint no toilet seat covers... i clogged the toilet once because i used towels as my seat LOL. I even dropped a whole roll of toilet paper down the toilet HAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHA. kay anyways this hospital is not that bad. Its soemwhat better than College Hospital in Cerritos since the janitors clean it every day and its more spacious and has a better atmosphere while at cerritos the atmosphere was kinda bleak and cold. Over here it felt warm especially when everyone was happy(: I really hope i can work here one day as a mental health worker!!!!(: #kaylana #somewheeeeerovatherainb0w #pilipinopamilyporeber #TEAMTATIANNA #pansitislype AYYYYY

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Kaity Wilson

I am a minor who has been to this hospital two times because of suicidal thoughts and actions. This place did not help at all, I constantly felt alone and when we were in group to talk about things I was constantly yelled at for not trying, when I had social anxiety in the first place and it was hard for me to talk to people, I even wrote that down on the paperwork that they told me to fill out when I first got there and they didnt even acknowledge it. The second time I went in the first day I was there. The first thing they did was diagnosed me with head lice I was sent to seclusion, with no one to talk to no access to the phone because they were afraid my head lice would get on the phone, and the only interaction I got with doctors was three times a day so I was left alone to sleep in a place that was ment for when someone had an anxiety attack or was triggered and needed to be alone. I wasnt Let out of that room for days, it was like I was punished for doing nothing, and when I was finally able to talk to a med doctor, she said that I didnt even have lice, just a dry scalp. Also during my second stay there was one unstable patient who snuck in blades and passed them out for people to use to hurt themselves. Multiple girls were feeling triggered and upset at the site of the blades. It was hard for us to tell the doctors that the girl brought them because we wanted to use them ourselves. Eventually we found out that the girl who was there had hert other people and we were afraid for her to have the blades because she we didnt want any of the other patients getting hurt. We were very disappointed in the staff for not properly checking her, and it scares me knowing that other people can repeat what happened during my stay. They obviously did not properly make sure she didnt have any contraband. And the setting at this place is just very depressing, they dont let you do anything you want its pretty much like a joke it doesnt help at all in group, it is just a bunch of volunteers to come in or nurses who arnt really doctors that help. And sometimes the doctors wont even show up, one of the girls I was with in the hospital was there for a month and her doctor hadnt showed up for three weeks there was a different doctor she had to talk to you and he wasnt allowed to release her so she was there for even longer just because he wasnt showing up. I would not recommend this place to anyone who is mentally ill and I have been told multiple times by other friends who have been to this hospital and Loma Linda that Loma Linda Hospital is a better program. I would recommend probably going there instead if you are planning to go in for treatment. Also one more thing, Im a vegetarian and I told him that multiple times but they kept on disregarding that. They let you bring in outside food orders but my mom was in able to bring me an outside food, so I was stuck just eating bread and water basically for a while sometimes vegetables but not really anything with protein.

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Stellar27 89

This place is horrid! I was placed here involuntarily after having a crisis (severe depression) Instead of leaving feeling like I got help I left feeling worse! You get treated like trash. The overall vibe of this place is like a prison. Everything is locked down and the nurses ignore you. You could be standing in front of 3 nurses at the nurses station waiting to ask them a question and they will stand there and ignore you even continue a 20 minute long conversation. Once they do come around to ask you what you want they all have this pissed off look on their face like "dont ask me for anything else." You really dont get psychological help here. All they do is ask you how youre feeling and they write everything down. These sessions with a therapist are so brief you dont get anything out of them. There was group meetings where they INSIST you share something and they flat out tell you the more group meetings and the more you share the better chances you have of leaving sooner. So even when I didnt feel like sharing I did just to get the hell out of there! Oh yeah they also make sure to prescribe just about everyone an anti psychotic/depression med... Its just not a good place to get someone help. I look back at my experience at this place and it was more traumatic than my actual crisis I was having. If anyone is looking to place a family member here please dont do it. They are better off in some outpatient therapy with a REAL therapist who can provide feedback and coping skills. People here are treated like a herd of cows... The whole time I was there, there was only 1 Philipino nurse with long hair who took the time to talk to me like I was a normal human being when Id sit alone...and I dont remember his name but I remember he looked like John Lennon and he knew a lot of Beatles songs. The night I was waiting to be discharged I was sitting in the waiting room and he came in and sang Beatles songs to me before I left. Ill never forget that. This facility needs to hire more people like him.