Never go here save your self the trouble
Also, there was a girl there who was generally referred to as "a lifer." She was, sadly, very delusional/paranoid and wouldn't always take her meds, or even eat for that matter. But everyone was so nice and gentle with her. She was given the option to take her meds crushed up, in Gatorade, which was the only way she would swallow them. When she wandered the halls, she was gently persuaded to come to sessions, rather than being forced. I was just really impressed with how they treated a difficult patient that might just be over-sedated or restrained somewhere else.
I wouldn't exactly call it a good time, but for what it is, this is a nice place.
Now, I did not like Dr. Barash, and I did not go here of my own volition (transfer from a hospital after I'd more or less recovered from suicide). But the nurses and other staff were very kind. The regimented schedule was really good for me. The food was honestly quite decent and there were snacks between meals for those who wanted them. I don't smoke, but I took advantage of the breaks to sit outside and soak up some sun. And whenever we had free time, there were tons of adult coloring pages, games, etc. for us to relax.
If you've ever been in a facility like this one, you probably know that at some point a discussion will spring up wherein everyone compares it to other places they've been to. When I was at Signature (in early 2016), we all agreed that it was the best we'd been to.
Yikes! After reading all the reviews, which aren’t very good, I’ve decided to seek treatment elsewhere. Wow... was referred but no thank you.
Worse place to go, I was threaten with a 96 hour holding and on top of that a month holding because I told the head nurse that dr.brash was rude and sent me into a panic attack. After that I had to be nice to that jack wagon. And the last time I talk to him he look at me and ask me how much I was paying him to leave, and after I looked at him stunned he said it was a joke and walk out laughing. Rude, doesn't care, it's Like a prison, you get outside breaks for 15 mins then your inside for the rest of the day, if you stay in your room you stay there longer! Oh yeah and I was diagnose and put on psychic drugs but thing is i was never talk to about being put on these or that they had diagnose me, he told me it was for my headache
The group activities were okay. I was there for a week in 2015. The therapist suck, the doctors suck, Dr.Barash doesn't seem to care and is very boring and monotone. The group therapist teachers talked to us/treat us like we were young children. They didn't have very good control over the drug addicts that came in, letting them freak out for a good 5-10 minutes before stepping in. The nurses or tech people were really weird. You leave the place feeling worse than before.
When I took my loved one for an assessment, I was impressed. The lobby was quiet and almost serene. We walked in and immediately felt at ease. Her first session was not great. The facilitator for her very first intensive outpatient session completely ignored her in a room of 4 other people. How could she not have seen her? These young people are anxious and neurotic enough than to take being ignored - WHILE TRYING TO GET HELP! That facilitator has no idea what it took for me to get her to agree to get help? I called and left a message, the very next day, hoping that the facilitator would call me back or praying that anyone would call me back. Just today, my daughter confirmed that she needs help, but that IOP at Signature Behavioral Health may not meet her needs and I agree. I called and left another message today and still did not get a return phone call. It does not matter because today's phone call was to let them know we will seek other options. I am an Administrative Nurse, myself, and I understand how to advocate for a patient, but I did not get an opportunity to do that, as no one has yet to call me back. Love the atmosphere (newer building), but the customer service is not good!!!!!
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