1. Black Bear Lodge

0

Sautee Nacoochee, GA

Cancel

Open app

Search

Black Bear Lodge Photos

Recommended Reviews - Black Bear Lodge

Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
Yelp app icon
Browse more easily on the app
Review Feed Illustration

1 year ago

Helpful 4
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 2

1 year ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of Jane D.
37
23
8

2 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 1
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of Jay A.
69
4
0

3 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 2
Love this 0
Oh no 0

3 years ago

Helpful 2
Thanks 1
Love this 0
Oh no 0

3 years ago

Helpful 2
Thanks 1
Love this 0
Oh no 0

4 years ago

Helpful 2
Thanks 0
Love this 3
Oh no 0

3 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 1
Oh no 0
Photo of Kate B.
137
15
0

11 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 4
Oh no 0

9 years ago

The help my daughter through kindness, respect and understanding. They also helped the entire family understand addiction. Highly recommend

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 2
Oh no 0

Ask the Community - Black Bear Lodge

Mount Sinai Wellness Center

Mount Sinai Wellness Center

2.9(19 reviews)
16.0 mi

This is an honest review of Mt. Sinai for anyone wanting to seek treatment for drug/alcohol…read moreaddiction. This review will tell you the GOOD the BAD and the UGLY. Let's begin with the good. Mt. Sinai is huge. There is a tennis court, a small pond, several cabins, a fire pit, and a large dorm. There is even a pool and a hot tub. The medical staff was great to me, and gave me medications that really helped my depression and anxiety .Natalie is also great. Beth in FMLA was great to me, Lindsay, Hailey, Laura, and Christine the therapist. Brett was also amazing. I enjoyed Adam, and Nathan's classes. Beth in FMLA was AWESOME! No family visitation is allowed. Now to the bad. No intersectionality at all. The pictures on the website are not what the place currently looks like. It is dirty worn down, and gross. The facility is not clean. There are three cleaning people to clean several acres of property and they do not clean thoroughly. The floor in the kitchen was mopped only once in the 30 days that I was there. They do not wipe down the tables after we eat. The floorboards and walls and couches are filthy. The food is like jail cafeteria food. Seriously. These are not chef prepared meals. When you first arrive you are not given a proper tour. You are left to count on fellow patients to find out things like where the washing machine is. There is only one working washing machine, and one working dryer. The lines to get medications last 1-3 hours each time you take your meds. Which leads you to be late to classes and even miss your classes. You are required to take 7 classes a day every day for 30 days. No weekends off. The burn out is real. No sleeping in. They will take phone privileges if you do not get your classes in. The classes are rudimentary and basic. There is no nuance and most teachers phone it in and put on a TED talk. They are not teaching advanced concepts. The classes are boring. Buy coloring books or you will never get through 7 classes a day. They do not push the 12 steps. They are constantly changing your room and your roommates. I have been here 30 days and have had 8 roommates. That is chaotic and stressful and chaos is not therapeutic. I stopped unpacking my clothes because I knew I would be moved every three days. They hold most of the classes in a room in the basement. On the side of this room are several offices. People walk in and out of the offices during classes and you can expected at least 50 interruptions per class. If you are easily distracted it is impossible to focus during any classes. People constantly walking in and out. They do not plan fun activities. You are only allowed to see the horses once and you are not allowed to ride them. I was never taken to see the horses. They hold a "BBQ" once a week, and have karaoke on Fridays. Apparently this place was privately owned and was sold to Baymark and it has gone down hill since then. They underpay the staff, they overwork them, and they refuse to clean or maintain the facility. This is a cattle call, it is about getting in the most patients with the best insurance. This is about money not treatment. the CEO comes out once a week to teach a class about recovery and I just have no respect for someone who can see how chaotic and dirty this place is and do nothing about it. I feel like this place could be an amazing place and an amazing experience if the higher ups and Baymark. They charge our insurance companies thousands a day and can afford to higher more staff and to pay the staff a living wage. The staff is not intersectional and I could go on a 10 page rant about that. Maybe I will in another review.

Worst rehab facility I've ever experienced the disorganization was insane. You have to advocate for…read moreyourself for absolutely everything including what meds you're supposed to be taking which is not your job when you're going somewhere for help. The staff members are so unprofessional. I was told something completely different upon admission about medication I was allowed to take. I had staff members talking crap about me because I was voicing my opinion and then when I wanted to leave because of how terrible it was, they didn't even wanna give me my property and then made me walk to the bottom gate and wouldn't give me a ride on the golf cart because it was a liability, even though I fell trying to carry all my things. All they care about is the insurance money and once they know you're wanting to leave, they treat you like crap even more so than before.

Photos
Mount Sinai Wellness Center
Mount Sinai Wellness Center

See all

Serenity Grove

Serenity Grove

1.0(1 review)
50.3 mi

I don't normally write reviews, but I feel compelled to share my experience with Serenity Grove…read morebecause it left a lasting impact--just not in the way I had hoped. I came to Serenity Grove at a very low point in my life, looking for real help, understanding, and compassion. What I got instead was a cold, impersonal environment that failed to meet even the basic expectations of support and care. From the beginning, I felt like I was being processed, not truly heard. The staff rarely showed genuine concern, and I often felt like I was just another name on a list rather than a person going through something real. There was no meaningful emotional support. No one sat down with me in a way that made me feel safe or understood. When I faltered--and let's be honest, everyone in recovery is going to stumble--it felt like they were waiting for me to fail. Instead of being met with compassion or an effort to help me get back on my feet, I was terminated. Just like that. No attempt to talk it through, no conversation about next steps, no plan for how to continue healing. And to make it worse, they blocked my number afterward. Completely cut me off. That kind of rejection--especially from a place that claims to be about healing and growth--is not just unprofessional, it's cruel. Places like Serenity Grove are supposed to be about helping people, not discarding them the moment they show signs of struggle. Recovery isn't linear, and people deserve grace and support when they're going through the hardest parts. My experience left me feeling more abandoned and defeated than when I walked in. If you're considering Serenity Grove, I would strongly encourage you to look elsewhere--somewhere that actually follows through on the values they advertise. What they did to me wasn't right, and I hope they take a serious look at how they treat people who come to them in need.

From the owner: Serenity Grove is an addiction treatment center located in Athens, Georgia. At our Joint Commission…read moreaccredited and DBHDD licensed facility, we offer all ASAM levels of care, from drug and alcohol detox, to residential treatment and outpatient treatment. Through individual and group therapy sessions, we help our clients work through the underlying causes of addiction. Trauma, co-occurring mental health issues, and other factors can be addressed through evidence-based substance use disorder therapies. We treat each client that walks through our doors with compassion, care, and understanding to help build a strong foundation for lasting recovery from addiction. Life is too short to lose one more day to addiction. Take the first step today.

Photos
Serenity Grove
Serenity Grove
Serenity Grove

See all

Centered Recovery Programs - A view of the receptionist space.

Centered Recovery Programs

5.0(16 reviews)
55.0 mi

Centered Recovery is a well thought out, professionally run, and highly effective program. They…read morehelp foster personal connections and growth in their group setting, while also helping each individual learn how to best manage their sobriety. The virtual IOP option makes the treatment more convenient, but does not lessen the effectiveness. Reed, Krista and their team have been an absolute God send to me and my family. I could not recommend this place any more. Ten stars!!

I have been involved in a couple of different approaches to recovery - I can truly say that…read moreCentered's approach has easily been the best and most effective for me. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the ideas and teachings I have learned here have been life changing. Unlike other (e.g. 12 step) approaches to recovery that teach the individual to view themselves as an addict, the curriculum that Reed and team have put together focus on the underlying processes and mechanics that are at the root of all addictions. A surprisingly little amount of time is actually spent talking about addiction directly, because the program is more broad and provides clients with a holistic new way of being in the world. Recovery from addiction is a natural secondary effect from this learning, but clients can expect to see meaningful improvements in nearly every aspect of their lives on their path to a life of greater peace and ease. The curriculum draws from numerous sources and is not dogmatic or limited by orthodoxy. Meditation, mindfulness, and a better understanding of one's true "self" stand out as cornerstones of the approach at Centered. I recommend Centered, without caveat, to anyone struggling with addiction, behavioral challenges, or mental health issues.

Photos
Centered Recovery Programs - The Receptionist Lounge

The Receptionist Lounge

Centered Recovery Programs - Group Room

Group Room

Centered Recovery Programs - Meditation Room

See all

Meditation Room

Black Bear Lodge - rehabilitation_center - Updated October 2026

Loading...
Loading...
Loading...