Monte Nido is opening up a facility near Lake Oswego next week. (Courtesy photo: Monte Nido)

A residential treatment center specializing in helping adolescents overcome eating disorders is opening near Lake Oswego next week.

Monte Nido Clementine Lake Oswego will begin serving patients aged 11-17 facing eating disorders — such as anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and avoidant restrictive feeding intake disorder — at 22035 S Wisteria Rd. in West Linn.

Monte Nido already has another location on Rosemont Road in West Linn but Amanda Soden, the regional director of clinical operations in Oregon, said the facility is regularly full and has had a waitlist up to six months. The organization has locations across the United States and this will be its second adolescent treatment center in Oregon.

“These are folks waiting for residential care, which means they are acutely ill. We decided to open a second one so we can continue to serve Oregonians who really need this care,” Soden said.

Soden noted that the facility will serve 14 patients at a time who are in need of residential care, meaning their eating disorders are particularly serious and were referred by a medical professional. She added that such patients often show concerning vital signs, extreme fatigue and a struggle to function.

“If you have a kid who is severely restricting, they are probably struggling in school, getting into lots of fights at home, their parents are scared. They show eating disorder behavior that is so severe they can’t function in regular life,” Soden said.

Monte Nido provides patients with three meals a day and snacks, and supports them in the act of eating. Patients also attend individual and group therapy and meet with a dietician and psychiatrist.

“It’s very comprehensive care. It’s a full treatment team approach,” Soden said.

Soden recommended that a parent who notices signs of their child suffering from an eating disorder consult with a dietician or therapist or call Monte Nido, which provides free assesments.

The regional director further noted that Monte Nido accepts Medicaid, unlike some other similar facilities in Oregon.

“We are serving complex adolescents, many who have tough socioeconomic status, trauma history and sometimes DHS (Department of Health & Human Services) involvement; we are proud of that fact. We are serving Oregonian adolescents with some of the greatest needs,” she said.

For more information, visit www.montenido.com.