Rosewood Centers For Eating Disorders

I was a patient at Rosewood Ranch back in 2007 & at that time, I had already spent time at multiple other treatment centers. I've found Rosewood Ranch to be the best place for me personally because during the time I spent there, the staff were kind & understanding. The food was healthy & delicious. I hope they're still doing good & helping people recover. Rosewood was truly the only treatment center that I've been to that actually helped me. At the time I was discharged, I think they were in the process of building a gym for us so that we can gain muscle weight instead of just regular weight.Personally, fitness has always been very helpful in my recovery. I wish you all the best!

Sad to see that this “treatment center” is still running. I was there in 2017, and I had the same experience as a lot of other one star reviews. This biggest indicator for me leaving was hearing one of my friends in treatment with me beg her therapist/insurance to pull her out and put her somewhere else. She legit asked her insurance to stop paying for treatment so that Rosewood would send her home. For the love of all things holy-please do not send anyone here. Please do not check yourself in. This place is doing way more harm than good, and the worst part is that they don’t know what they don’t know. I hope that everyone finds peace and understanding. Adding that I know that at one point they were able to keep up with the promises that were made to patients. Good & fresh food, equine therapy, swimming and healthy exercise to rebuild health. The food was awful and all pre-made and heated up. Staff was antagonizing and micromanaging everyone. None of the outdoor/animal therapy was “available” during my stay, yet they continued to advertise this online and to therapists.

Overall, I would absolutely recommend Rosewood for a teenager with an ED. They helped my daughter immensely, and her peer group was motivated to change and heal. The Workshop that we participated in was also absolutely outstanding, and we still use the workbook they gave us as a family. I loved meeting fellow family members and speaking with them about our concerns. That said, there are some concerns I had as a parent. The counseling staff, while nice, changed around somewhat, and due to both COVID and leaves of absence, weren't always there or consistent with therapy. My daughter's dietitian also left shortly after, which tells me that the center doesn't always hold on to staff. The paraprofessionals who work with the kids complained to the kids themselves about the low pay - I found this concerning for two reasons: 1) why are adults sharing this aspect of their lives with teenagers in treatment? and 2) why isn't the Center paying top wages to their staff? They certainly charge top prices. The nurses we spoke with kept us updated overall and I was pleased with communication between myself and the center. Much depends on the peer group of the child while they're in treatment. The peer group my daughter had was outstanding, and they were deeply committed to healing, both in the therapeutic setting and beyond. Much credit goes to the dietary staff at Rosewood - the meals were varied and original, and my daughter didn't complain much about the food. She even spoke about the various meal options they had there, and I imagine it's quite a thankless job. But thank you to the team that nourished my kiddo! The setting is quiet, beautiful, and peaceful. I would have like to have seen the girls work more with the animals in the therapeutic setting, but staff limitations sometimes hindered that. But compared to other treatment centers, the accommodations were really wonderful. Overall, I give the Center a very high recommendation. One last thing - the wait can be LONG for treatment. Was it worth it, though? Absolutely.

the stories I could tell about this place could fill pages, but here's a brief overview of why you should not consider coming here - Rosewood told me that they had received pre-authorization and confirmation from my insurance that my stay would be covered. I double checked before arriving and was told the same thing. I get there and 3 days later, I'm told I need to immediately book a flight home because they're not in network with my insurance. I booked a flight, called my husband, sobbed all day trying to figure all this out, was told conflicting stories by every staff member I talked to, and eventually was told by the doctor to cancel my flight because he convinced my insurance to let me stay. after my discharge, I received a $76,000 bill and every time I have contacted rosewood about this, I'm told they'll pass it along to their financial team and nothing ever happens. while here, I was placed on line of sight precautions due to self harm but they didn't enforce it. the only time I was "redirected" for my constant walking was when I walked in front of the aftercare coordinator's office and she asked the care techs why I was allowed to walk around at all, let alone while on line of sight. a staff member told me that I could keep walking, but I would need to stay on the side of the building where other staff couldn't see me. patients were often unsupervised and self-harm, overexercise, and purging were really common. once, we witnessed a public outburst where two staff members were yelling at each other and one made an action like they were going to hit the other person. a special meeting had to be called where those of us who were present were offered additional therapy and support. groups often didn't even happen, and when they did, they usually did more harm than good. once, a group was opened by a staff member sharing how many rosewood alumni had gone on to die from their EDs. yikes. most groups were just patients complaining about each other or staff or the rampant inconsistencies with the food and meal plans. the food was okay, but patients often complained of being too hungry after certain meals and the issues were rarely addressed or fixed. one night, after everyone had been served a tiny salad as the entirety of our dinner, many patients complained of feeling hungry and unsatisfied. we begged the on call dietitian to offer more food. some girls cried to the nurses after the dietitians said we couldn't have more food and the nurses tried to sneak snacks to us. finally staff agreed to allow an optional 4-8oz of boost for those who were hungry. it is shockingly unacceptable to serve so little food that a room full of people who don't want to eat are begging for more food. it was so bad that us patients came up with a new slogan: "rosewood ranch: where we feed you AND your eating disorder". the place was super understaffed, which they used as an excuse for not monitoring us or not having groups or therapy sessions, but then they kept admitting more and more patients. it's clear that it was just about money. therapists and dietitians agreed with us that they were taking in way more patients than they could care for, but said it wasn't up to them. once in my session with my therapist, I was explaining my distressing body image issues. her response, verbatim, was "well I haven't seen you in a bikini, but you look okay to me". in groups and personal sessions, I had to educate her about certain therapeutic modalities and diagnoses. she isn't new to the field of therapy or eating disorders - so she says - so it shouldn't have been my job to teach her. I could go on, and keep in mind this is only from about a three week stay before insurance booted me. if you are motivated and actually want to recover from your ED, please please go somewhere else.

I’m very disappointed by my experience and stay. The director lied multiple times to me and my family. They said I demanded to speak to people. If demanding is by saying “ can I please speak to” then I was super demanding. Also the clinical director was mad because she had to talk to me 4 times in one week and said I am not your therapist. She should probably get a different position. Many of the groups are patient led. If you need medical help outside of eating disorder good luck. You are out of luck. They ran out of my medication and left me in severe pain for a brain condition in so much pain I threatened to call 911 myself to go to the hospital because the on calls drs recommendations were to drink water after I’ve already had emergency brain surgery and a stroke before. There were multiple fights among the patients including in the meal area where staff was present and no one did anything. It was whos populAr and who’s going to sink. Apparently I sunk. Also we do something called process group. I’ve been to multiple treatment centers and it has never been this horrific of a process group or a judgmental process- staff pretty much just let the patients sit there for 45 mins and call patients out for things that may have already been addressed. Pretty much humiliating them. For example: I needed to leave the table because I have horrible ibs issues. And someone brought up in process that they are triggered when I ( specifically naming me) leave the table during a meal. Which was approved by a tech to go to the nurses to use the bathroom. Also when I brought up concerns to my psychiatrist he said you don’t look depressed, anxious or angry. Then they kicked me out for being to angry. Then when I was trying to stay I said something to one of the staff members and they said who will they believe a mentally I’ll patient or a therapist. Then when I got picked up the nurse threw my stuff in the car and said to my brother she’s your problem now. I am not a problem I am a hurting and broken person who deserves compassion and care not the rude judgemental and horrible hateful care that was given. Please do not send your child there or go there as an adult. I beg you go somewhere where you can heal and get the care you need.

I was there a few months ago and It’s a living hell, i was 13 at the time so kinda younger than the other girls. When you get there they strip search you to make sure you don’t have any devices or electronics on you, to be clear whatever you see on the photos is not what you see at the ranch the photos are from the adult side children and not allowed over there. There are two sides one for the adults and one for the kids so they were not allowed to see each other and if we did it was very rare and we couldn’t talk to them. We would wake up at 6 to do daily weight and they would give you lots of pills you didn’t know about. some of them they wouldn’t tell ur parents about. The dorms had 2 girls in each and the main dorm had 4 those were for the new kids until they “earned trust” a lot of the kids would speed walk across to the dorm to see who would get there first because if not everyone else would have to wait outside in the 30 degree weather until the girls were done with weight, vitals, and pills. There would be 3 meals a day including 3 snacks after each time we ate a meal we had to wait an hour to use the restroom if we had to go between these times we needed to count or sing I didn’t see the point in this because we were not able to flush the toilet they had to do it for us. There were cameras everywhere so you got no privacy, there is school time in the morning but then you had to eat a snack 30 minutes later, a lot of the girls would purge it in the bathroom sink because there was a big hole in the drain so it was pretty easy to clean out. This one time the girls got lice so they stripped the bed sheets and everything just for us to get it a week or two later. The staff favorite a lot of the girls there if you are new they made you feel scared for it. We were not allowed to talk about anything connected to ed like weight, our appearance, and especially food so it was kinda like visiting a a family you knew nothing about. The girls there are like family to each other because they take care of each other to make sure they are okay, the cook there ed everyone loved him he would cook the most amazing meals ever he was such a good guy he made that place feel a lot like home he was kinda our grandpa. Some of the girls hated each other so they would fight a lot but then make up randomly. The therapist were there like 1 day out of 2 weeks so you wouldn’t really see them. It was a very toxic group non of the girls really wanted to get better they ate as little as possible and they were timed so they would also eat as slow as possible if you didn’t finish a meal they would talk down to you and give you a shake that’s was double times the amount of food you had just eaten, it was so much food alot of the girls would throw up because they wouldn’t be able to keep it down. At night the girls would work out so intense they would pass out from how hard they try to “burn off calories” I feel bad for the girls there I hope they find peace and go home to their parents. And if you are a parent reading this i beg you DO NOT SEND YOURE KID TO ROSEWOOD THEY WILL COME OUT EVEN SICKER THAN THEY ONCE WERE

It's a late review as I went here back in 2011 when I was 19. I went inpatient to help with my substance addiction as well as some eating disorder issues and major ptsd/trauma. At first I wasn't happy to be there and get the help I needed but it ended up being the first step in saving my own life. The therapists, doctors, and specialists were amazing, aside from a couple, but that's normal not to get along with everyone. I did a lot of healing at this center and this is the place that turned my opinion on getting better and facing what I didn't want to face in myself and my life. I'm thankful and grateful I went here and think back to that time and how much I've healed and changed since then. I'm still even in contact with other people I met who were also there for help. I do recommend this center for those who need healing from trauma, substance abuse, eating disorders, you name it! The only thing I thought could have been improved is adding a vegetarian option for those who need it for spiritual or moral reasons. That might have changed since it's been over 10 years. Thank you rosewood for planting the seed of healing for me back when I truly needed it!

I can't say enough good things about my 22 year old son's experience at Rosewood during Feb/Mar of 2023. The intake staff (Ashley), dietician (Amanda), therapist (Lea), the psychiatrist, medical director (Stu) and aftercare specialist (Shannon) made up an extremely professional and dedicated team. They truly care about each individual's recovery. Lea, his therapist, helped my son more than any professional therapist he has seen which has been quite a few in the past 10 years. She helped him learn how to better cope and process big emotions like anger and helped him delve into underlying issues that contributed to his eating disorder. All the staff I mentioned showed him unconditional acceptance and lots of encouragement that was needed to progress in his recovery. Nathan made a lot of progress in weight restoration and learning coping skills that will help him to continue in recovery. We are forever grateful for the investment this team made in Nathan's life!