What to Consider When Choosing a Rehab Facility

A rehab facility is a place where individuals struggling with a given addiction can go to with an actionable plan to fight it off. The facility is supposed to be a conducive environment which helps the individual choose to live a new life.



It is essential to know which factors to consider before getting the services from any of them. Let us begin with some general factors before we narrow down to the specific rehab facilities.

• Consider the method of treatment used in facilitating the patient’s recovery and its rates of success.
• Duration of treatment to full recovery
• The success rates of the center in the recovery cases
• Lastly, you need to consider the staff, their experience, and qualifications.

These are general factors for consideration for any rehab facility. The factors for the specific include the following.

Dual Diagnosis Treatment Centers

This facility houses individuals with both mental health disorders and a substance abuse disorders. The factors to consider in this case include:

• The facility should have state licensing for both substance abuse and mental health from relevant regulatory bodies.
• It should also offer programs specializing in long term treatment for best recovery. They ensure full recovery within safe environments.
• Trained and certified staff in evidence-based modalities (EBT). Scientific evidence and research point to high success rates with this training.
• It should have individual and group therapy program integration in treating an individual’s unique symptoms.

Inpatient Rehab Centers

Inpatient rehabilitation is also known as residential rehabilitation. It functions by patients checking themselves into the facility to overcome their addictions. In this regard, there is the availability of emotional and medical support. The factors to consider include;

• The location of the facility. It should be in a place accessible to the family since their support increases success rates.
• Check the specialty of the facility, depending on your need. A facility that matches your need to give the best professional assistance.
• Availability of equipment that facilitates your recovery smoothly
• Consider the reputation of the facility and its success rates and client reviews.
• A physician's referral may give you the best facility due to the working relationships they may have.
• Consider the programs offered and whether they suit or match your preference.
• It would help if you also considered the cost of the rehabilitation period.

Teen Drug Rehab Programs

Before seeking these services, ascertain that your teen is dealing with addiction first. It may be experimental or drug dependence. Once you prove it is an addiction, consider the following.

• Does the facility have assessment and treatment matching? It helps in creating a custom plan for the teen.
• The program should involve the parents for a better outcome.
• The facility should offer an integrated treatment approach that is comprehensive.
• The program should be developmental oriented precisely for teenagers.
• Choose a facility that engages in teen retention, engagement, and shares gender and cultural competence.
• Lastly, the facility should be able to provide continuing care to teens to prevent relapse.

Alcohol Rehab

An alcohol rehab facility is for individuals who are struggling with alcohol addiction and feel that they need help to get over their addiction. The factors you can consider when choosing this facility include:

• The duration of the treatment period. The median is about 87 days, with detoxification taking only four days.
• Whether the program caters to any special needs of an individual
• The programs offered. A facility that has only one type of program may prove not to be effective.
• Consider the costs of the rehabilitation process and compare it with others.

These are some of the more specific considerations you may have to make when choosing a rehabilitation facility. We hope the information helps in giving you insight into choosing an effective and reputable facility.