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Inpatient Psychiatric Care in California

Located in Long Beach, CA, Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility specializes in treating individuals aged 18 and older. We focus on providing acute psychiatric care for individuals facing mental health crises, ensuring appropriate and effective treatment.
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Insurance and Payment Options

Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility accepts most major insurance providers, including Medicare and private insurance plans such as Aetna. We do not accept Medicaid. Our admissions team is available 24/7 to verify your plan’s benefits and help you take the next step. We also accept private pay.

Understanding Inpatient Psychiatric Care

Inpatient psychiatric care provides a safe and structured environment for individuals experiencing severe mental health symptoms that require close monitoring, medication management, and structured support. This level of care is designed for those who are unable to manage their symptoms safely at home or in less supervised settings. 

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The Importance of Seeking Mental Health Care

Mental health is a crucial aspect of your overall physical, social, and emotional well-being. Overall wellness is connected to your mental health. Yet, millions of people are affected by mental health conditions like depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  

Seeking acute psychiatric mental health treatment can decrease the harmful impact the symptoms of mental health disorders have on your daily life. 

Additionally, seeking mental health treatment can help to:

  • Decrease the risk of mental health complications: If left untreated, the symptoms of mental health disorders can develop into serious issues. Examples of those issues include risky behaviors, substance abuse, and problems with relationships. 
  • Provide a safe place: Talking about and sharing your feelings with others can help you understand your mental illness. Open discussion also provides an opportunity to recognize your strengths. Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility’s mental health professionals’ empathetic and non-judgmental approach to acute psychiatric care provides you with the guidance needed to stabilize your symptoms.

Signs You Need Help

Often, the symptoms of a mental health disorder are difficult to recognize. You may not know when you or a loved one needs acute psychiatric stabilization. An indication that you may need help stabilizing or maintaining your mental health is if you have harmful changes in your emotions, behaviors, and thoughts for two or more weeks. 

Common changes you or a loved one may experience are:

  • Severe or uncontrollable mood changes: Unexplained feelings of anger, irritability, or frustration can occur. Also, you may have extreme highs and lows.
  • Apathy: You may not feel like anything matters or that there is anything you can do to make things better. A feeling of numbness can also occur.
  • Difficulty in thought or concentration: Changes in your brain can include how you process and react to what’s happening around you. You may feel confused or unable to remain focused.
  • Social isolation: When you’re experiencing symptoms of a mental health disorder, you may withdraw from family, friends, or social events. 
Not everyone has all of the symptoms, but if you have some of the symptoms, you can reach out to Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility’s admission team to learn more about acute mental health care.

Getting Started Is Easy

Step 1:
Contact a
Representative

Call to speak with an Ocean View representative. Alternatively, you can visit our website to chat or contact one of our admissions team members via email.

Step 2:
Verify
Insurance

When you speak with one of our admission team members, you will answer a few questions while they verify your insurance.

Step 3:
Schedule
Admission

Once your insurance is approved, we will determine if you require acute psychiatric care and schedule your admission into our mental health facility. 

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How Our Program Differs

We know you’re different from anyone else, so we offer acute mental health care that meets your unique needs. With Ocean View, you’ll experience stabilization-focused care that provides structure and support without stigma. With your input, we build partnerships with medical and behavioral health services so you can transition from us to your daily life. We do this through providing comprehensive mental health services that are accessible to everyone. 

  • On-site Team of Psychiatrists: Our on-site psychiatrists provide medication stabilization, monitoring, and management. Your well-being is vital throughout your stay in our inpatient mental health crisis facility and our outpatient services. 
  • Case Management & Aftercare Support: Case management begins when you’re admitted to either our inpatient or outpatient program. Our case managers and social workers ensure you have a safe place to go, whether that’s housing or a facility, once you leave us.
  • Transportation Coordination Provided: We offer transportation services coordinated with a trusted provider that takes you to and from inpatient intake, discharge destinations, as well as transportation to/from our onsite outpatient programs. *Transportation is provided to patients within a 50-mile radius
  • Stabilization for Managing Psychiatric Symptoms: Ocean View provides 24/7 inpatient psychiatric care. We also have outpatient treatment programs.
  • Patient Resource Network: Transitioning from inpatient or outpatient treatment can be overwhelming. That’s why we have an opt-in patient follow-up option. You don’t have to be alone in managing your symptoms.

Our Inpatient Psychiatric Care Provides Relief for Your Mental Health Symptoms

Understanding the different levels of care available can help you make informed decisions about your mental health treatment. At Ocean View, we offer comprehensive options tailored to meet varying needs, from acute inpatient psychiatric stabilization to supportive outpatient services. Our goal is to provide the appropriate level of care to promote recovery and stability.

Our Inpatient Psychiatric Care

Individuals presenting with psychiatric symptoms can be admitted to Ocean View’s inpatient unit. Because mental health challenges present in a variety of ways, some of the criteria for admission include:

  • Insomnia, racing thoughts, impulsivity, rapid or pressured speech
  • Abnormal bouts of euphoric energy 
  • Reckless behavior or making decisions that affect an individual’s safety or well-being 
  • Inability to provide shelter, food, and safety as a result of mental impairment
  • Helplessness, hopelessness
  • Suicidal or homicidal ideations 
  • Psychosis 
  • Self-harming behaviors
Once you’re admitted, your team will develop a treatment plan that includes aftercare planning. Your treatment plan will be evaluated daily to reflect clinical improvement and make adjustments as needed.

Personalized Care

Ocean View’s inpatient program provides personalized, empathetic, comprehensive care. Our care team provides:

  • Licensed psychiatric care
  • 24/7 nursing and monitoring
  • 6 daily group sessions
  • Psychoeducational groups that focus on understanding acute psychosis and its symptoms
  • Therapeutic recreation sessions that support emotional regulation and engagement through structured activities such as art, painting, and music
  • Patients are placed in groups based on the severity of their symptoms

Medication Stabilization

Medication management is a key part of our inpatient crisis stabilization, where medications are carefully reviewed and prescribed based on each individual’s medical history, needs, and potential side effects. If a patient is experiencing agitation or other symptoms, appropriate medications may be used to help manage these issues safely. Continuous monitoring allows our healthcare team to make adjustments as needed to ensure optimal care and safety throughout treatment.

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Transitioning From Inpatient Psychiatric Care

Outpatient Levels of Care

Ocean View’s outpatient levels of care follow an inpatient stay or when symptoms aren’t acute enough to warrant hospitalization. Once your symptoms are evaluated, you will be admitted to either our partial hospitalization program (PHP) or intensive outpatient program (IOP). Both levels of care provide safe, structured care that supports your symptom management.

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Partial Hospitalization Program

Our PHP is a more structured level of care than our IOP. While you are here, you will engage in care that enhances your coping skills and independence. The structured care includes:
  • Four group sessions a day that meet five days a week
  • Sessions that include a psychoeducational group led by a social worker and a therapeutic recreation support session led by a recreation therapist
  • Case management
  • Snacks and lunch

Intensive Outpatient Program

While our IOP is a structured level of care, we focus on providing the same secure, enjoyable, and compassionate care found in our inpatient and PHP levels of care. However, we also include:
  • Coping skills and emotional regulation
  • Community reintegration
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Continued Medication Management Support With Our PHP and IOP

After your acute psychosis symptoms and medication are stabilized, you will transition to a lower level of care, and you will receive medication management services. Both our PHP and IOP provide continued medication management under the care of our psychiatric team.

Aftercare & Opt-In Patient Follow-Up

Your aftercare plan isn’t developed as you approach returning to your life away from us. When you first create your treatment plan, you start planning your transition back into the real world. Our treatment team understands the importance of an individualized aftercare plan that addresses issues you face in the real world. Our personalized approach includes:
  • Case manager support
  • Outpatient transitions
  • Housing or facility placements
  • Community support referrals
Our Opt-In Patient Follow-Up (Patient Resource Network) continues to provide support and encouragement after you transition back into your life. 

Expert Care for Addressing Acute Mental Health Symptoms

Our dedicated team is committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based interventions to stabilize and manage severe psychiatric symptoms, ensuring that patients receive personalized treatment plans aimed at promoting recovery, safety, and long-term well-being.

Program Referrals

We accept referrals from outside providers, therapists, or case managers. At Ocean View, we work with referring professionals to ensure patients receive empathetic, intensive mental health support.

Contact Our Admissions Team

Our dedicated team is available 24/7 to answer your questions, assist with the intake process, and guide you towards the appropriate level of care. We are committed to making your transition as smooth and stress-free as possible.

FAQs

Yes, most insurance health plans cover inpatient mental health treatment; however, the length of stay varies depending on the specific plan. Copayments, deductibles, and services covered can vary from one carrier to another. Ocean View’s admissions team will verify your insurance to determine the coverage included.

Seeking crisis stabilization at a mental health treatment center close to home allows you to remain close to family members and friends. Additionally, when participating in an outpatient program, you can live at home while learning to incorporate healthy life skills into your daily routine.

Another added benefit to receiving treatment services close to home is the ability to seek help sooner. If you are in Los Angeles and/or Southern California and need help, early treatment will decrease and prevent the symptoms of a mental health disorder.

Mental health symptoms that endanger your or someone else’s safety are reasons you will be hospitalized. If you express thoughts of suicide, self-harm, harming others, or attempted suicide, you should seek help immediately.

Yes, we recognize the vital role of family support in mental health recovery. While Ocean View provides short-term crisis stabilization, we also work to involve families through support groups and family education. Our goal is to help patients and their loved ones build a strong support system that promotes long-term healing and stability. Family participation is encouraged to foster positive outcomes and ongoing progress.

Yes. We welcome referrals from healthcare professionals who want to ensure their patients receive specialized psychiatric crisis care. Our team collaborates closely with referring providers to facilitate a seamless transition into our facility. We are dedicated to working with you to support your patients’ mental health needs efficiently and compassionately.

 Everyone’s mental health needs are unique, so the level of care required varies from person to person. Our experienced mental health providers conduct thorough assessments to determine the most appropriate treatment approach for your specific situation. This assessment guides us in providing the right level of support, whether it’s acute inpatient care or outpatient services. Our goal is to ensure you receive personalized care that promotes stability and recovery.

The primary difference between inpatient and outpatient care lies in the intensity of mental health treatment. 

Patients who receive inpatient care at Ocean View are experiencing their most acute phase of their mental health disorder’s symptoms. Their care includes 24/7 monitoring and nursing care that focuses on their safety and medication stabilization. 

Ocean View’s outpatient program includes structured groups that focus on daily living skills, emotional regulation, and medication monitoring. Our groups give patients the ability to transition into their lives smoothly.

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