Someone close to me entered Wood Violet's Mental Health Residential Program in crisis, expecting a safe, structured environment based on its advertised services: daily DBT-based group therapy, regular individual therapy, psychiatric medication management, and consistent safety monitoring. Their six-day stay, ending in self-discharge due to inadequate care, fell far short of those promises.
Medication failures started day one. They checked in at 11:00 AM Wednesday but saw no provider. At 9:00 PM, staff withheld essential meds without approval; a 10:00 PM call revealed the meds were misplaced. Supplements went missing twice more. Other residents reported similar issues, with no reliable med list for nurses--who often asked the patient for their own regimen and dosages. Online portal errors persisted even after leadership "corrections."
No individual therapy sessions occurred. Group therapy lacked DBT structure: skills taught inconsistently, facilitators unprepared for high-risk talks like unmoderated suicide discussions. A promised "new curriculum" was just DVDs and repetitive off-topic content.
Safety checks failed--15-minute monitoring in the first 72 hours never happened, despite severe anxiety and depression. Staff dismissed concerns: "just feel shitty for a week" for missing meds; "you backed them into a corner" for an allergy disclosure.
The environment mismatched marketing: videos showed a peaceful pool (reconfirmed pre-check-in), but it was drained. Their room smelled moldy.
Escalated issues got assurances but no change: contradicting providers, unavailable therapists, missed follow-ups. At $700+/day, this didn't justify the cost.
Wood Violet cannot be recommended based on this experience. read more