Eating and exercise disorders are progressive and debilitating illnesses requiring medical, nutritional and psychological intervention Individuals suffering from these disorders often need a structured environment to achieve recovery However, all too often a person does well in a highly structured, regimented environment only to fall into relapse upon returning to a less structured situation Our residential programs are designed to meet the individual needs of clients and their families in a way that gives them an increasingly higher level of responsibility and "teaches" them how to recover and sustain it The atmosphere at Monte Nido and its affiliate programs, is professional and structured, but it is also warm, friendly, and family-like We use highly dedicated staff members, many of whom are recovered themselves, thus serving as excellent role models Our philosophy and environment inspires people to commit to overcoming obstacles that are interfering with the quality of their lives