Valle Vista Health System

Anthony C. 

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7 years ago

A family member was recently admitted to The La Amistad Behavioral Health Services Adult Facility located at 1600 Dodd Road in Winter Florida. This was a traumatic and Harrowing experience. The sleeping quarters had a rancid odor, the beds were uncomfortable and the room so cold as to make sleeping impossible. The therapist showed little appreciation for family centered care and had sparse knowledge of our loved one's case - medication, treatment plan etc. As a result, there was no cohesiveness and consistency in care The di... read more

Nancy B. 

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7 years ago

If you want to be involved in your loved ones treatment this is not the place to go. There will be zero communication between you and the dr. Any med history you provide in order to speed up the discharge process will be disregarded. The staff will lie and say there is no documentation of the meds you want them back on. Yet in their hands they have previous proof from former hospital. You will be spoken to rudely by nurses who get tired of you calling.The patient advocate will not resolve any of your complaints.The social wo... read more

Eric m. 

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7 years ago

i went two times. I am now in my sixties . first time insurance battle. next time I had to quit my career to get medicare . Not a great place if you are transgender or LGBT Got told I was not transgender was horribly treated. Little did I know how damning it was as I was starting to transition and accept. They told me I was nuts basically . and because I was transgender they labeled me as a troublemaker. RUN Forrest Run. always good people any where you go but no therapist has a right to tell a person they are not trans if t... read more

lee j. 

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8 years ago

ok so i was there for about almost six months and it had its pros and cons if you ever take a tour ask them about precautions and they tell you what they have it is very uncomfortable but it could help you if you wanted it to but i would not advise this place 

Rachel S. 

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8 years ago

I cannot recommend River Oaks any more highly. I was in building 3, the trauma unit. My individual therapist was excellent and the group therapy was actually really helpful. I spent 4 weeks at River Oaks for severe depression stemming from emotional abuse. Fellow patients were so supportive of me and helped me see that I was in fact abused and I didn't deserve any of it. The therapists here are excellent and each group session is lead by a therapist. The environment is not "posh" but was comfortable. Kind of reminded me of a... read more

Tommy D. 

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8 years ago

I was forcibly incarcerated at this place, and while that may have something to do with my hatred of it, it goes far, far beyond that. I was assigned a psychiatrist to talk to, and in my three day stay, I met with him twice for a total of about five to ten minutes. He used that time to guilt trip me for daring to ask for help for my anger issues. He said "I guess you know not to say those kinds of things, huh? This is a real life lesson for you, isn't it?" in the most condescending "you're an awful person" manner that he cou... read more

S T. 

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8 years ago

I am suing Millwood in federal court for numerous civil rights violations. Check out Pacermonitor, Trimble vs Millwood. Case number 4:14-cv-00868. I recently won a great victory so don't let Millwood tell you that I'm a liar, I lost or Im crazy, in case they do. Because it's not true 

Pamela F. 

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9 years ago

I stayed there for 5 wks. It was the most intensed 5 wks of my life... Staff is amazing! Little did I know it cracked the surface of the work I needed to do that would surface almost two years later. Unfortunately money trumps illness. After meeting admission criteria, a second admission was approved; I could not pay off my previous balance with them so I was denied admission and faxed a list of outpatient therapist. I secured a Dr. that has numerous years experienced in my diagnosis but I only see her twice a week for 45 mi... read more

s c. 

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9 years ago

horrible experience: filthy facility, unkind and vicious staff. I came home with an even worse outlook than I went in there with and ended up in another facility not even a few months later. 2/10 would not recommend.