Had a very interesting and enjoyable surprise trip yesterday.
Got asked if I'd like to see the Mental Heath Half-way House facility but mentioned that Evangeloon had been moved there some time on Monday.
" No probs on that part, " replied Martin, " He won't be moving in there until either Wednesday or Thursday now because he made a very nasty remark to an Aboriginal woman who is a patient in the Psych. Ward and she responded by giving him two successive hay-makers to the family jewels which, according to eye witnesses laid him flat and squealing in pain, so are you coming for a look or not?"
I replied in the affirmative, did not need to change my clothes because I already dressed and merely biding my time before ringing a cab to drop me at the Shopping complex.
What an eye opener I saw.
A very nicely designed and purpose built building of 1 single floor with a separate lockable and secure facility for employees to park the vehicles in, nicely appointed lawns ( though looking quite a bit worse for it now that it is mid-winter here, fruit trees, security gates between the front areas of the establishment and the rear grassed areas.
Inside, 7 individual rooms with en-suites for the patients, a community style kitchen and Dining area, each patient has his/her own individual cupboard/storage space and a small refrigerator as well.
The rooms are spacious and storage places are provided but not intruding in to the room since they are built in or fold out as needed, BIG PLUS, beds are NON hospital style more like the ones you would find in either most homes or motels.
Cooking facilities, imo, would make a Cordon Bleu Chef jealous, I know because they made me jealous.
Even the 2 Isolation Units that are separated from the rest of the building, etc, are very nicely designed and appointed.
Staffing is a 3 person per shift roster system with the Staff able to observe "goings on" and intervene if and when necessary BUT as I was told and shown, there have been no such "disturbances to the Status Quo in the 3 years since the facility was first opened.
But even though it may well like a "soft" place with a soft and easy lifestyle, there ARE RULES and those Rules must be followed, so I think Evangeloon still may be in for 1 very big shock and surprise when his " family jewels" have recovered enough for him to be transferred.