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.

Must be a recent map as it is labled ICF-MR which is an Imtermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded. Usually headed up by the "Q" which is the QMRP which stands for Qualified Mental Retardation Professiona.

The headrest was used for patients that didn't have good control of holding their heads up. For them to sit with their heads tipped forward was not conducive to big, full breaths.

In Greek and Roman mythology, the shell stood for prosperity and regeneration. It has also been used as a symbol for baptism.

I don't know what it is about this pic...the last pic didn't have that effect on me, but this one...I don't know!

In an effort to "de-institutionalize" places, they were referred to as residents or consumers. Also, some people with mental illness often do something called "posturing" meaning they will "strike a pose"...sometimes for quite a long time. From what I gather, it can be attributed to their diagnosis such as having OCD and having to do something because that action is "attached" to something else happening. You know, like a butterfly causes a ripple on a pond in Asia and it ends up as a tidal wave in Hawaii. Also, sometime their voices tell them to do certain things.

Thanks again Mr. Motts for the info...again I commend your memories attention to detail!

Wow, awesome that you can remember these details. I am surprised that the windows did not have a safety screen on them. Thanks for the info.

And my word shall be a lamp unto your feet, a light unto your path.

I see an eye pressed to the glass, trying to see who, if anyone is coming. Is anyone coming or is it just another voice in my head, a sound only my brain hears...

Were those observation windows painted over? They look like solid oak doors...amazing!

Is that a chimney in the other room. Was their like a fireplace or a woodstove? Were the walls left as natural brick or did the plaster fall off?

Was that a door to a seclusion room? Are those doors going beyond that? Do they keep going or are they like windows in the rooms? Very cool!

That's gonna be my room...I called dibs on that room...that one's mine!!!! I can hear a winter wind making the tree branches dance, I can see the full moon throwing shadows across the covers, I can feel the coldness creeping in around the loose window panes while the radiator knocks and rattles to it's own beat.

Usually your stair shots make me want to go up or down them because I want to see what else is there...this one not so much...too scared to look around the corner!

Looks like a ghost face on the wall at the end of the hall...

And your sins will be washed away and you will be made white as snow...