A loved one was treated here. The PaRC has a very intensive detox, inpatient and outpatient program, and loads of medical and behavioral staff. The patients attend process groups and other meetings all days, every day they are in treatment. There's a break on Sunday but there are still meetings. Family can visit twice a week but each case is treated differently, as it should be. When admitted, there are to be no phone calls, no visits for the first week. That's for the good of the patient.
Drug sniffing dogs are on the premises to catch the tricksters who don't want to get well.
There is so much support available to everyone. We attended a three day intensive family program and even though I was skeptical (THREE DAYS!!!!), I was very happy I went. The three days went by too fast and our group commented on how we didn't want the three days to end. A year's worth of support is available to patients and their families at no charge, i.e. this year's support is part of the program. We met the most wonderful patients, families, and support staff at the PaRC.
Our three day meeting met as a group, maybe 20 people in all including patients and their families. That usually meant a spouse, parents, or sibling. Then we broke up into groups: 1. the spouse/significant other of the patient, and 2. parents and siblings of the addict. We all got together to watch videos or have a large group meeting, but the processing/share time was broken into the smaller groups. The counselors were very patient, compassionate, and professional. It wasn't all sad, sad, sad time. There was lots of sharing, our group was very comfortable sharing with each other and we took one another's email addresses to keep in touch. There is lots of education on addiction and how it affects the brain, and how it impact the entire family.
I highly recommend the PaRC, which follows the Alcoholic Anonymous guideline. In the end, if you cannot follow the AA guidelines, some type of support group and/or counseling is highly recommended.
For families visiting their loved ones, if you don't want to eat the cafeteria food, you can get a plate and go fill it at the salad bar. I was pleasantly surprised with the salad bar even though the choices are few yet fresh, but there has been chicken and/or tuna salad every day, both were very good.
If you are reading this review, I suppose you have a loved one that needs to go to rehab. This is not an easy thing to go thru. You will need counseling as well as the patient, for addiction is a family disease. I wish you and the patient every success. Please take advantage of all the resources. You will learn to set boundaries, learn how to speak to one another and discover that you cannot cure your loved one of the disease of addiction. Only the loved one can help himself, you cannot do it for him. You are taught to take care of yourself first and let that person take care of himself, it's THEIR choice to get well, not yours.
I know this review is all over the place, but the life of your loved one's addiction is the same way.
Take care, and may God grant you the wisdom to know the difference between what you can change and what you can't. Feel free to message me privately if you have any questions!!! read more
