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What to Bring for your Stay at the Center for Eating Disorders at Focus Healthcare

**We encourage you not to bring expensive clothes or valuables. You will be responsible for your own things. Focus will not reimburse you for lost or damaged personal belongings, and any item left at the facility over 30-days will be considered a donation**

Clothing
• Pants (jeans, khakis, sweats, chords) or shorts (at least mid-thigh length)
• Shirts with sleeves (no inappropriate language, images, or drug related messages, or tank tops are allowed)
• Pajamas/gown, and a robe
• Undergarments
• Jacket/Coat & Gloves (depending on the season)
• Athletic Shoes to be worn outside
• Casual Shoes, House Shoes, & Socks

Toiletries
• Shampoo & Conditioner
• Toothbrush & Toothpaste
• Hairbrush/comb
• Soap & Deoderant
• A small amount of make-up
• Hair dryer/Curling iron

Towels, washcloths, sheets, bedspreads, and a pillow are provided. For health standards, your personal bedding is not allowed.

Medications
It is very important that you let Focus Admissions Staff know what medications you are currently taking at home, including over the counter medications.  Your Admissions Counselor will instruct you as to those medications that you need to bring with you.  Your medications should be in the original prescription bottles.  Pill planners or other storage containers or not permitted. If you are using herbal medications or vitamins, those should be brought to us in new, unopened bottles. We ask that you bring a 30 day supply of your prescription medication.  If during your stay your home medication requires a re-fill, Focus Healthcare medical staff will assist you with that process. Any subsequent costs/co-pay will be your financial responsibility. Please bring your prescription card if it separate from you health insurance card. The nursing staff will hold all medications.  Your physician will order medications that are appropriate for your medical condition and current treatment plan. As a patient at Focus Healthcare, you should know what medications you take and why you take them. Medication errors are the most common health care mistakes. If you do not recognize a medication, verify with the nurse that it is for you. It is permissible and encouraged for you to ask questions with regard to your medications. We encourage you to be an active participant in the medication management system. Written information is available for any medication that a patient may be taking.

What NOT to Bring
• Any solution with alcoholic content such as mouthwash, hairspray, perfumes, and body sprays, etc.
• Irons and wire hangers
• No DVD players, video games or computers
• Electronics such as Ipods and cell phones will be turned into staff and can be checked out as clinically approved
• Over the counter medications, herbal supplements, diuretics, laxatives, diet teas are not allowed
• Magazines or books
• Any type of food, including candy, gum, snacks, etc.