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Staff member: gym, books and outdoor space help make facility feel like home
Summary
Staff described two living rooms, gym access, books and board games, and outdoor walking areas designed to create a less institutional, more homelike environment for youth in treatment.
Staff member showed common areas — two living rooms and an orientation room — and described leisure activities available to residents such as books, board games and TV in the orientation room. The presenter said access to living rooms depends on program level and pointed to the importance of choice and normalizing daily routines.
The tour highlighted recreation: youth can play basketball, 'shoot hoops,' and lift weights in the gym when not in school or in treatment groups. A questioner noted that proximity to trees and green space felt 'healing and calming,' a point the staff member affirmed as intentional design to support youth well-being. Staff repeated the program goal to 'make it as close as we can' to a home environment.
