What to Know About the Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Unit

Accommodations and Items to Bring

Your loved one will have comfortable accommodations during their stay with us; we have six bedrooms; five are private bedrooms, and one is a shared bedroom. There are two community bathrooms that are shared as well. To make your loved one’s stay as comfortable as possible, we recommend bringing the following items:

• Two to three changes of everyday clothes: socks, underwear, pullover shirts, pants, sleepwear, and comfortable shoes are recommended. Please do not bring any clothes or shoes with belts, ribbons, strings, drawstrings, or shoestrings.

• We provide laundry services to ensure your loved one has clean clothing.

• Toiletries: toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, and hairbrush

• We provide all of these items if you do not bring these from home.

Please leave the following items at home:

• Large amounts of money; please do not bring your loved one more than $5

• Cell phones or laptops

• Expensive jewelry

• Handheld electronic devices such as video games, Kindles, or iPads

• MP3 players/iPods

• Razors

• Glass bottles

• Aluminum cans

• Mirrors

• Matches

• Cigarettes

• Scissors

• Medication

There is a limited amount of storage space on the unit; please try to limit the number of personal items brought from home.

Meals

We provide three meals and three snacks each day. Please inform the staff of any dietary considerations, food preferences, or allergies your loved one may have so we can do our best to accommodate. We also offer dietary consults on an as-needed basis.

Crisis Intervention

Any kind of violence, real or pretend, including verbal threats, is not accepted on the unit. We do not allow cursing, yelling, or inappropriate sexual behavior. In the event that any of these behaviors occurs, staff intervention may be necessary. Our staff are highly trained in verbal and physical de-escalation strategies, and will only use these tactics when absolutely necessary.