Oceans Behavioral Hospital Policies
I have a relative that was placed there involuntarily four days ago. Oceans' policy is patients have phone privileges two hours a day. The relative is delusional and calls various people each day just ranting. She gets very agitated, doesn't let the other person talk, then hangs up. In order for one of us to call back and get actual info like what is the treatment plan, etc., we need a patient code that she won't give to anyone.
This is my first experience dealing with a psych hospital, but this seems very counter-intuitive to let the patient get this agitated for two hours every single day, yet the spouse or anyone keeps getting told "patient may or may not be there." I'm afraid they are just going to turn her loose and she won't have any resources with her.
To make matters worse, she nor the family lives in Biloxi. She got placed there because she got in trouble in MS and Oceans had a spot. I would rather she get transferred close to home.
Has anyone dealt with this situation with Oceans? I'm assuming we will have to get an attorney involved. At first, I was glad they took her because other facilities declined due to fact she is not a MS resident.
Furthermore, getting transferred out of state will be another red tape nightmare even though the hospital we want her to go to would come get her.