As a wife of someone that went to Skywood rehab. My husband said this place is a complete joke. He has succeeded on his own. He was only there for two weeks on his own terms and that was all he needed. But even from the start they wanted to give him volume to go through withdrawls. How can you put someone on more meds when they are trying to kick an addiction. There are people there hooking up there is a sever lack of activities they portray this great place that people can heal and stay busy that is absolutely not the case. There are no bonfires or golf etc. As far as counseling once a week. How do you expect people to heal and move forward only going to one-on-one counseling once a week. Communication there is the worst and the lack of staff this place should not be open whatsoever. Going through detox and you feel like crap, and they want you to go to meetings all day long when you haven't slept all night. One person says you can go get meds and lay down for two hours. How can you lay down for two hours right after they give you something to sleep. My husband also said that the place was unsanitary and needs many updates. For as much money as we pay self-pay/insurance this place should be amazing and the best healing ever. Our biggest complaint right now is that when my husband went in, he paid a large amount for the deductible and then when he left, they asked him to pay more to meet the co-insurance, so he did. A month or two goes by we get our explanation of benefits from our insurance, and we overpaid by almost $700 we have reach out to Skywood multiple times and we talked to a lady named Chris and she asked us to send her proof that he paid because she had no proof that he paid. We then months later after we requested our money back Chris is still trying to reach out to us to pay a bill that is not accurate and we told her and she knows they owe us money. And when we remind her that we are still waiting on our reimbursement she ended up hanging up on my husband. At this point this should not be an approved rehab facility. With lack of staff poor conditions, and no place to heal. My husband said that the only thing this place is concerned with is getting paid by the insurance. They want you to stay 45 days no matter what so they can get paid, they push meds so they can get paid. They are not truly concerned with your healing. Also, while my husband was there one of the counselors got kicked out because she was a recovering alcoholic and was caught with alcohol in her office. That is also something that should not be allowed. There should be no chance of alcohol or drugs coming back on the premises. All we want from this right now is our MONEY back that we overpaid back in August, and others to know how awful this place is do not send your loved ones here it is not worth it. read more

My husband recently completed a stay at Skywood Recovery. I will first start by saying my husband was grateful for his time at Skywood despite the numerous frustrations. He learned a lot and returned home feeling mentally stronger. However, much of what we were told by staff before his admission was misleading -- and as a loved one on the outside, the experience was very frustrating, confusing, and at times, deeply concerning. Here are some key issues we faced: 1. Misleading Program Length: We were told the stay was typically 2-4 weeks and "rarely more than 30 days." But on day one, my husband was told everyone is placed on a 45-day plan. This discrepancy felt deceptive. 2. One-Size-Fits-All Treatment: The program is advertised as individualized care, but my husband received just one 1:1 therapy session per week despite stating he preferred more on his intake form. Be prepared to strongly advocate if you need tailored support. 3. Supplement Refusal Despite Medical Need: We were told by staff that you can bring vitamins and supplements from home if they are in their original container they did not tell us was that they needed to be sealed containers. My husband brought medically prescribed, supplements in their original containers (and four of them were actually sealed) due to specific deficiencies from his recent bloodwork (Vitamin B complex, Zinc, DHEA, Omega-3 fish oil, Magnesium, a multivitamin, and others). He wasn't given any of the sealed supplements and was only given one supplement out of all of the ones that were sent due to possible contraindications with medications they may decide to prescribe - but my husband specifically wasn't going to take any medication that may have been prescribed to him, so this was frustrating for us because he wanted to take the supplements he came with for his health and he was denied that because of medication that they may have prescribed, but he would have denied. The staff seemed uninformed (and rude) about the difference between folate and folic acid when I told a nurse my husband needed folate because his body has trouble methylating things properly. This was all frustrating because they claim to follow a holistic approach to recovery. Perhaps we have different definitions of holistic. 4. Medication Overuse: On his first night, rather than helping him manage anxiety naturally -- one of the reasons he was there -- staff offered prescription anti-anxiety meds immediately. This felt contradictory to the program's purpose and values. 5. Poor Nutrition and Wellness Contradictions: Therapists teach the importance of diet, sleep, and exercise -- yet the facility offers mostly processed foods, not enough gym equipment, shared sleeping quarters, and little nutritional support (see vitamin and supplement section). He did say some of the food was good. One of the days my husband mentioned the teaching therapist warned about deli meats yet lunch on Fridays there are deli sandwiches. It was very contradictory. 6. Pressure to Stay + Insurance Misinformation: Staff told the patients leaving early (AMA/ACA) would mean insurance wouldn't pay. This was not true for our plan (BCBS), so be sure to confirm with your insurance. It felt like a scare tactic to keep people there and there were rumors around the place that if you have "good insurance" they try to keep you longer. They also told my husband when he moved down to the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), it would cost him $50 per day that insurance wouldn't cover. When he was discharging, they asked him to pay $250 out of pocket to them immediately to which he declined. They billed insurance for his time in PHP and it was fully covered. It felt a little nefarious to ask patients to pay money upfront before leaving and before billing insurance to see what was covered and what wasn't. Patients don't have an opportunity to verify with their insurance any of these things while they're there before making decisions or payments. Make sure to confirm coverage with your insurance of all stages of treatment (detox, residential, PHP, IOP, and outpatient) before you go. 7. Restrictive Communication Policies: During my husband's time in treatment, we encountered several communication issues that were both frustrating and disheartening. One particularly concerning policy was that expressing frustrations or a desire to leave early would result in the loss of phone privileges. This put my husband in a difficult position--he felt compelled to appear fully compliant out of fear of losing his only connection to his support system. For example, when he transitioned to the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), he was told by his therapist, Mark, that he would need to remain for another three weeks -- which was longer than he had even been in the program to date. Feeling discouraged, we developed a thoughtful discharge plan and notified staff on a Monday that he would be leaving on a Wednesday after 21 days...cont. in picture read more

Skywood Recovery - remainder of my review - Counseling & Mental Health Near Me - Augusta, Michigan

As a wife of someone who recently went to Skywood I would highly recommend looking elsewhere to get some help. I have spent years asking my husband to give rehab a chance to better our lives. He finally chose to go on his own and was even excited. He was there 35 days and wow what a waste of time! First off I only received 2 calls from him while he was there. He asked me if Emmett ever called me and my answer was NO, apparently he was supposed to call and give me updates. Secondly I heard about multiple people hooking up there. Third there is only one 30 minute 1-1 therapy sessions a week with over 100 patients. All the money this place makes why is there not more therapists?? Fourth, one of the therapists in group therapy was talking about how he got a girl the night before?? During therapy??? lol! And I'm sure there's other stories he didn't tell me. My husband came home and lasted another month before relapsing. They tried to schedule him with a substance abuse therapist over an hour away when they have an outpatient facility near us. Why would you pick a therapist that far and say do virtual? These people who are finally taking this step for themselves need in person therapy definitely more than once for 30 min a week! He also learned there that coming out doing marijuana is ok to substitute the other addictions oh and I agree with the other review, he was just given a bunch of meds there his entire stay, almost 30 pills a day! This place is basically a vacation for addicts, sad but true, they don't leave with the tools they need to succeed with their sobriety. Wish we picked somewhere else! I understand it was his choice to relapse but it also sounds to me Skywood does not provide the tools to help these people succeed once they leave. They just show a bunch of movies and do activities together like golf, bon fires and corn hole. Sounds like a camp! read more

Skywood saved my life. I came in an absolute mess with co-occurring mental illness and addiction to substances. Three years later I can say, beginning my recovery at Skywood, was the best decision my family has ever made for me, and, continuing my recovery with the help of their alumni program and other resources they provide, the Skywood App, will give me the best chance at staying clean and mentally stable going forward. read more

Horrible, nice staff blah blah etc. food good, the boss there Angie kicked me and a woman out for "spending too much time together". We had met the day before we got kicked out. Horrible 1/10 do not recommend and oh by the way Angie it's been 7 months and she's laying next to me so jokes on you lol read more

"Lakeside" and "equine therapy" are a bit of false advertising. Yes there is a lake.... But you're not allowed to go unless there's a special walk planned. And yes there is equine therapy once a week..... if you meet the criteria and make the list. It was good therapy but the rest is all false advertising. read more

I find it interesting that I put a review in and you removed it for people to read. Like I said the intake nurse was wonderful but after that, it went downhill. Communication between my daughters therapist and us happened one time. I sent several emails, but never heard back. read more

This place is amazing and has really helped me on my road to recovery! If you're struggling with addiction I would definitely recommend coming here! I went for just over 20 days in their residential program and it was a life changing experience. read more

Skywood is a great place when it comes to recovering from drugs and/or alcohol. I had an excellent therapist that helped me through a lot of trauma. Not only is the staff helpful but I was surrounded by a great community of my peers. The food was great and also the activities were recovery based. read more

What a beautiful facility with a great generous staff! And the food is first rate!! The facility has such a great atmosphere. A great place to begin a recovery journey. The team at Skywood and the FRN team are Amazon and feature client centered care that is geared to building a foundation for long term recovery.. read more

Rough first 3 weeks for my husband here but think we are on better track. Ashley here has been amazing!

Skywood is clean and secluded with friendly people. If you're an addict and don't want to quit but you ran out of your prescription or can't buy what you take, check into Skywood using your medical insurance. Everyone is happy there. read more

The care was communicated was not even close to what was received. When brought to the attention of staff, managers and CEO's they were defensive and referred to their processes that was never disclosed prior to selecting the facility. They sell you on what you want to hear to get you in, but in reality it's not what you're going to get. Only positive, the facility was beautiful and there was some benefits in treatment. But it is not true individualized care. Do your research, and don't take them at their word. read more

This place was life changing for me, the staff are amazing and the program is great if you work it.