This is a poorly run program where the rules and procedures change by the minute and are only enforced when it benefits APN- If there is a high profile client or a client spending thousands on ancillary treatments, the rules don't apply. However, if a client is only participating in the services covered by insurance (and the 15K out of pocket for out of pocket max insurance costs since they are not in network with any insurance companies), then they will create a rule or fabricate scenarios to discharge you.
I had read good reviews for the program before driving 30 + hours cross country for their PTSD/anxiety/depression program. I talked with admissions persons (who are in California and have never been to the facility themselves) and was told false information about the facility, namely that my federally protected service animal would absolutely be accepted, that there was a boxing gym with 3 boxing bags and boxing classes (this is false) and that the gym was open 24 hours (also false). The latter two are minor inconveniences, but the first was huge. I was without my service animal for the first 30 days, as I had 24 hour support while living on campus. However, when I flew home to get my service animal, as I'd be living off site and wanted his protection and comfort, he was on campus 2 days before they abruptly discharged me for having him there. I was told after a process group that he immediately had to be removed from the campus without being given any reason for what he did wrong ( i asked 17 separate times and recorded the conversation) and was told "we cant tell you that". I called the police after they demanded my federally protected service animal be removed from the property immediately and the police confirmed that it was a federal offense for them to do what they were doing and that he had a legal right to be there. THe officer asked that the staff call him if they had questions. Instead I was removed from my next class and immediately discharged without any aftercare, no therapist, no psychiatrist, no anxiety medication, no place to shower, no meals, no place to go and 30 hours from home without friends or family in the area. Take in mind, the owner showed up with a very large pitbull off leash at times, the attorney who works on site brought her dog daily to work who ran about the facility off leash (including in the dining area when clients were eating), and 2 untrained puppies were on site (who had bitten clients in the face , yet my incredibly behaved, trained, service animal was asked to immmediately be removed.
The worst part of this medically negligent decision was that their nurse practitioner (who was on site once per week and zero physicians were on site) had taken me off a depression medication I'd been on for 12 years and significantly decreased a thyroid medication I had been on for 19 years and the following day after discharge, I was supposed to have bloodwork to see how my body was handling it. They obviously did not do it. I ended up getting life threatening myxedema from the drastic drop in in thyroid. My feet and legs were so humongous from edema that i could not fit on my pants or shoes- not even sandals. My face was swollen to the point i couldnt recognize myself and my arms and chest were so filled with fluid that I could not get on a jacket. I had fluid around my lungs resulting in the nastiest, gurgly cough I've ever had. I literally could have died from this. I drove home 30 hours straight to get help and care at home because I was terrified to go to a hospital in colorado and get treated the same way for having a service dog. This place damn near killed me and if I didnt work in the medical field myself and recognize how serious it was, I probably would have died.
I would think long and hard before you or your loved one go to this facility. The medical care is atrocious and horribly disorganized, some of the therapists (Katie Kostelyk, in particular ) are covertly manipulative themselves, if you ask 2 staff members the same question, you are guaranteed to get differing answers and the program will absolutely find a way to discharge clients who are not dropping loads of cash on ancillary services. I will say the facility is beautiful, the beds are comfortable and the food is very good. However, these are things you can find in any resort. If you want to actually get quality medical care and therapy out of the time you are taking away from your family, work and life, PLEASE GO ELSEWHERE and save yourself the pain I endured.
I, without a doubt, left this facility in a worse medical and mental state than I arrived in which is so disappointing considering I put my entire life, income, job , etc on hold to take care of myself. read more