Monte Nido Glen Cove

"My younger brother admitted himself to Monte Nido Glen Cove twice over the past two years and although he is still working on his recovery, I believe Monte Nido has played an integral part of this. The staff, especially his therapist Alyssa, genuinely care and do everything they can to help their clients reach their goals. They communicate well, the environment is warm and inviting, and I genuinely only have good positive things to express about our experience as the family of a loved one who is struggling with an eating disorder and working on bettering himself. Thank you, Monte Nido Glen Cove, for all you've done to help my brother and my family."

"My son attended Monte Nido and it saved his life. They work on the “whole person” and he met with his dietitian, nutritionist and therapist everyday. He now eats a wide variety of healthy foods and has gained weight. He was ready for treatment, so that increased his likelihood for success, and they assured his transition program to home was set up for him to be successful."

"I LOVED this program. I literally went in thinking recovery is a scam, happiness is a myth, and misery is inevitable, and I left feeling really good about recovery for the first time in a long time. I know people who had their issues here, I had some too, but for the most part it was a lovely experience. Now that I've been through step down and have met people who went to other Monte Nido residentials, I can say that Glen Cove was not as strict as like Laurel Hill for example. They're really willing to work with you, but some people don't do as well with that I guess. I personally appreciated the staff not giving up on me when I was really struggling, and it worked out better for me, because I heard at Laurel Hill it would have been different and I might not be where I am now. Glen Cove was also a bit more relaxed with Covid protocols, although I would say that had more to do with clients' unwillingness than staff not attempting to enforce it. I'd think with the vaccine rollout starting that's a less present issue but when I was there we didn't really wear masks. The only staff member I had a real issue with I hear has left. All the clinicians are amazing (shout out to Caroline!). I think all of them are great at their jobs, which unfortunately isn't the case at every program. If I ever needed to go back to res I'd wanna go back there. It's a good program with lovely people, and it changed my life."

"I had an absolutely terrible experience at Monte Nido Glen Cove from the second I walked in the front door. I moved my whole life for this treatment and the step-down program to find out months later that the facilities were closed due to CO-VID. I had already upended my life and moved after many assurances I would be taken care of. There was turmoil, a lack of support, and a lack of communication between admissions and the clinical staff at MN. I only had a good experience with my personal therapist and the other beautiful clients that were there with me. The other clients also had a lot of issues at this location specifically. I will be filing grievances with NEDA, my insurance company and whoever else will listen as Monte Nido only made my eating disorder worse."

"I’ve struggled with my anorexia nervosa for many many years and this summer I spent about 7 weeks at Monte Nido Glen Cove. Though I will say it was a new facility so some kinks were still being worked out while I was there, Monte Nido has helped me immensely with my recovery and had me convinced every single day that this would be my last time in as intensive treatment as this. The majority of the recovery coaches were unbelievably caring, respectful, and understanding, with the exception of a few who are no longer working there. Throughout treatment at Monte Nido, I felt that my designated treatment team constantly had me in their best interest. My experiences with therapist Theresa were truly life saving and she deserves a huge round of applause. I think some of the kinks associated with the beginning of the facility may have been due to the clinical director who, though at times seemed to care, did not seem fit for the position and often did not make me (though I cannot speak for other clients) feel heard. Assistant Clinical Director Judy showed much more dedication, experience, and sympathy, and was thankfully one of the primary leaders of groups and one of the most prominent faces seen daily in the house. Again, I agree that the recovery coaches are extremely commendable. They listen, watch, understand, care, and work hard to form relationships with clients. Even Chef Aly played a very important role in my time at Monte Nido with her involvement and care for our lives and recoveries. Overall, my residential experience was life-saving. It saddens me to know that there are residents of the town who set out to close operation of the facility. I don’t know if they completely understand the seriousness of eating disorders and how detrimental they can be to not only the lives of those struggling with them, but also the lives of their loved ones. I hope that Glen Cove residents can find compassion for those in need of care and realize that eliminating a few extra cars ruining the “aesthetic” of the town is not worth risking lives and peoples’ ability to feel worthy of life and of something as basic as food."