349 Comments Posted by Pegasus64

Blue and green were found to be calming, but also cause depression. Red causes aggitation, and yellow cheers people up...at first, then it becomes agitating. Orange causes hunger cravings, white is sterile, but also cold. They study and study color, but the reactions are different depending on time exposed, hue, and even meds people are on.

Thank God we don't live in that era of "One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest". Residents may still be resistive to treatment, but they are involved in their recovery. ECT can be beneficial, even today, for some. I have seen it make a non-functional person functional.

The tiles on wall don't look like the regular subway tile, they look smaller, and the freize on the top is great. Where have all these craftsmen gone?

I can't figure out if it looks like a drunken, lonely chair or something that is inherently evil...

No erica...I think you are right, it is in a different gallery...look at the trees...they look the same as the picture I saved as my desktop here at work. There was a bedside table in that shot. Residents usually didn't have rooms, they had wards, so this could have been part of a resident's ward.

Were those like side-lights on the door or did they retro-fit a single door into what used to be a double door?

Looks like a hallway more than a room. There is a handrail, and they usually aren't in rooms. Amazing that the glass panes in the door are still in tact!

Mr. Motts...it appears that a lot of times you are in these rooms photographing out...isn't that a little nerve wracking?

Hmmm...wonder why there is only a door handle on the top door?

Not a dumb question, the resident is seated in the chair and it lifts and swivels into the tub. The resident is then lowered into the water. It is probably a whirlpool tub...either for therapy or just cleaning. They would remain upright and with a special bath oil added, would be clean from head to toe. They now use recumbent whirlpool tubs, but sometimes the hydraulic raising and lowering of the tub scares some people. The good part with the recumbent is that the resident is mostly immersed for cleaning, the whirlpool is relaxing, and they don't spend too much time out of the warm water and in the cool air.

I don't think they usually "stored" people in the wire walled rooms, most likely just materials. The walls are raised off the floor for easy cleaning, but the wire wouldn't be safe for people.

The raised jamb on the side of the door was so your could mop right up to the wall. The different colored tile was used to deliniate the space before they realize that those with dementia often saw the dark tile edges as a "drop-off" and were afraid to go near it. We still have the same problem today with floor mats, if there is too much contrast, those with dementia see it as a hole rather than a mat...

Psych patients are no longer "rehabed" . The treatment is now more patient-focused and recovery based...

It isn't for hydrotherapy, it is a whirlpool tub. The person is put in through the door on the side, the tub is then reclined so that the person is lying back and mostly covered with water. The jets are turned on and there is a soap that can be added so the person is cleaned. It can be hard to reach everywhere to clean, so the whirlpool action is to help with the cleansing. When they were done with their bath, the tub was moved into the upright position, the water drained, the door opened and the resident taken out. The tubs run about $10,000, plus the lift to get the patient in and out.

I love the old fire bell on the wall.