Western State Hospital

"I was punched in the face by a worker here- in front of staff and patients. Staff tried to gaslight me into thinking it was a patient who hit me. Left me swollen on the side of my head for days and was only offered a free glasses voucher for having broke my glasses. I was not being violent in any way nor did I fight back. No type of medical check or scan was done after the injury. This all took place when I was in a lucid state and there were many witnesses. There is a photo of my injury in my records."

"This is one of the worst places I’ve ever worked. The nurses abuse the patients, it’s really disgusting inside. The men’s unit has roaches and I’ve witnessed them call codes to give shots when a patient does not do what they want even if the patient is not violent. Someone needs to call and have this place shut down. The PA’s are lazy and they don’t document the correct vitals on patients or do rounds like they should. This place is dangerous, for patients. Staff is very neglectful and trifling."

"I have never been to such a place amber at the ward was trying to kill me by giving me to much blood pressure meds. Lucky I survived an attempt to kill me. I mean, 5 pills in 1 day. Come on now. I'll never be back to the state of Kentucky."

"They helped me and were kind to me in my time of need. Many will say this place is a house of horrors. However, when you are actively in severe mental distress, I think anywhere would seem that way. They helped me with issues I have struggled with for almost a decade. If things are dire, this is a good place to take someone. They will not be in harm’s way. Kindness and sympathy are bountiful here."

"I cannot say enough horrible things about this hospital. It is like something out of the old days in terms of how grotesque and unprofessional they are in their treatment of patients. I was only there for 3 days and have seen horrifying things. A hysteric patient banged her head on the wall so much she developed a literal crack in her forehead, they didn't even put a helmet on her. They don't even offer you bottled water without basically having to beg and you never get enough to drink or eat. Beds are lumpy with paper thin blankets and treatment is mediocre. The nurses are burnt out and MEAN!!! I watched a woman hang up the phone on a patient who was talking about something she didn't like. The nurses were very rough with staff and inconsiderate. HORRIBLE CREEPY OUTDATED place. I will never forget the horror of that experience."