Spruce Mountain Inn
Meals & Dining
Spruce Mountain Inn’s in-house chef prepares fresh, nutritious meals with a focus on variety, wellness, and community. Meals typically feature local and seasonal produce, healthy proteins, salads and/or soup, and an assortment of side options. Residents and staff dine together in our dining room or common room, often eating outside when the weather is nice. Meals are served buffet-style and are a time of community building at Spruce.
In keeping with our focus on independent living skill development, all residents participate in Cooking Group in order to build or advance their cooking skills. Under the guidance of our chef, they will learn fundamentals of menu planning, food preparation and storage, knife skills, and a variety of cooking techniques. When they are ready, residents move out of Cooking Group and join the rotation of residents who cook dinner for their peers several nights per week.
In addition to the meals and snacks that are provided, residents may buy small amounts of personal snack or food items and store them in a personal cubby or in the resident refrigerator.
Testimonials
Thank goodness there are people in this world like yourselves who are so dedicated to helping people like our son and families like ours who are in dire need. Thank you for all that you are and all that you do.
Wow, what a special place you have in Spruce Mountain Inn. The people working at Spruce are incredible and they are what makes your program so special and so unique! I had no idea how warm, nurturing and professional a place you have
I benefitted most from all of the therapy and the sense of community. I had been isolated at home doing nothing. I learned for the first time how to make and maintain true relationships. I lived in Manhattan and experienced the expect culture shock, but found it so good for me to be in a different place. At Spruce, the small community is worth everything. Staff really care and they are eager to help. Clients learn how to get along and it is easy to form meaningful relationships, and I benefitted from the structure. I went from being unable to function to acting as the lead in a well-established local theatre company production.
Why Residential Treatment
Residential treatment programs have the potential to be much more effective than treatment received in someone's typical living environment. Our program is designed to be immersive and community-based.
The benefits of residential treatment include:
24-hour access to a seasoned team of caring, professional staff.
Full immersion in a supportive community with other young people working to overcome similar challenges.
The opportunity to experience a fresh environment, break habits, and escape triggers experienced in a typical living situation.
The opportunity to work, build life-skills, and contribute creatively in a controlled, supportive setting.
Moderating the use of technology and social media, the overuse of which may fuel anxiety and depression.
Family therapy (for parents and other affected family members) to help improve communication, foster cooperation, and facilitate healthy respect among family members.
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Karen and Bogie are thrilled to share about Spruce Mountain Inn at the YATA conference!🌲✨ Spruce is dedicated to supporting young adults facing mental health challenges and fostering an environment of growth and healing. Interestingly, the most common Myers-Briggs type among our residents is INFP—individuals known for their creativity and empathy. #SpruceMountainInn #MentalHealthSupport #INFP #YATA. https://www.yata.net/
🎃👻 Happy Halloween from Spruce Mountain Inn! 🍂✨ We hope your day is filled with fun, laughter, and maybe a spooky surprise or two! Check out our amazing team dressed up for the occasion – we’re ready to celebrate in style! 💛🍌 #HappyHalloween #SpruceMountainInn
🎉👔 Today, we honored the incredible Brad with a fun twist! Everyone dressed up as him to celebrate his amazing 23 years with Spruce as our go-to residential counselor. Here’s to you, Brad – your legacy is as bright as our outfits! Cheers to many more fantastic years together as well as all the lives he’s touched along the way! 🥳💚 #CheersToBrad #SpruceFamily #LongTenure 💪✨
Did you know that Spruce is part of the organization ARTA? ARTA is composed of more than 25 residential treatment facilities for adults with mental illness. We offer four different styles of residential care to adults with a range of serious mental challenges, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and disorders combined with substance abuse.
The small size of our organization enables members to have real knowledge about each other’s facilities, and to provide meaningful guidance to people searching for effective mental health treatment. The resources provided on this site are designed to aid you in your search for the right match. https://www.artausa.org/
It’s a gorgeous afternoon here at Spruce! #peaceful #quiet #healing
Our Director, Aaron Aldridge, is doing his Monday morning rounds of the property. It`s a beautiful fall morning here!
Our Director, Aaron Aldridge, getting the clinical team in place for a group photo! 🤣😆🤣 This shot probably won`t be on our marketing materials! But we had fun taking it!!
Today, during our annual field day, we took a moment to have some extra fun with our assistant director, Bogie.
We had the pleasure of having Bryan Tomes tour Spruce Mountain Inn this week. It`s always a pleasure to spend time sharing about our approach to mental health. On a different note--- next time we`ll have these guys line up by height!?!?!?! 😂🤣😂🤣😂
