Compass Behavioral Center
3983 I-49 South Service Road Opelousas, LA 70570
About Compass Behavioral Center
If you reach a time in your life when your mental health feels unmanageable, Compass Behavioral Center in Opelousas, Louisiana has two inpatient programs that can really help. They’re not huge or chaotic hospital units. They’re smaller and calmer spaces built with specific age groups in mind, which makes a big difference in how supported people feel when they walk in the door.
A Dedicated Space for Older Adults
A feature I find especially notable here is their Senior Care Center which is designed just for adults 50 and older, with only 12 beds. That smaller size means seniors aren’t lost in the shuffle or stuck in a loud, overwhelming environment. They get focused psychiatric care, medication support and therapy that’s tailored to the challenges older adults face, like grief, chronic health issues or late-in-life stressors.
Their whole point is to help them get back stability and the ability to function safely at home. And because the Senior Care Center sits inside the Opelousas General Health System, patients also have access to the hospital's inpatient psychiatric services, which include medical detox when needed.
Focused Care for Adults 21 and Up
Just down the hall from the senior unit is where they service adults starting at age 21. It's a 16-bed psychiatric unit that steps in when someone needs immediate and structured support. This can be anything from a severe mood episode to overwhelming anxiety or crisis that makes it difficult to cope. The treatment combines daily therapy and medication management, with the goal of helping patients get grounded and feel safe and stable enough to return to the regular routines.
At the Compass Behavioral Center location itself, adults receive inpatient psychiatric supervision, medication adjustments. And if someone’s mental health symptoms overlap with substance use, I think it’s great that they can be evaluated at Compass and then connected to Opelousas General’s medical detox and broader inpatient services as part of a coordinated plan.
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