Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 3806 Easton Blvd, Des Moines, IA 50317
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<p><strong>ABOUT PRELUDE BEHAVIORAL SERVICES – DES MOINES</strong></p> <p>Prelude Behavioral Services is a <strong>not-for-profit behavioral health provider</strong> founded in 1969 in Iowa City and known until recently as MECCA Services. Today, Prelude operates nine facilities in central and eastern Iowa, which between them offer a <strong>full continuum of treatment services</strong> for Iowa residents struggling with chemical dependency and <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring mental health disorders</a>, with treatments ranging from detox to transitional-living facilities and <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">aftercare</a>.</p> <p>Services in Des Moines comprise a residential facility, an outpatient center that also provides support for problem gambling, transitional-living apartments for men and women, and Bernie Lorenz Recovery, a halfway house for women.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Prelude Behavioral Services notes that its programs are built around <strong>evidence-based treatment modalities;</strong> however, the organization does not at present specify which methods in particular it uses, other than to note that counseling is provided in both individual and group settings, and that in addition to counseling, the program provides education about addiction and recovery. Course details for the Bernie Lorenz program indicate that this facility <strong>uses the 12-Steps,</strong> suggesting that the fellowship might be in use at Prelude as a whole.</p> <p>Following an initial assessment, individuals who require a structured, supervised environment are referred to the residential program. Lasting between <strong>20 and 40 days</strong>, the residential program provides <strong>24-hour support</strong> and a personalized action plan for each client, designed to help them achieve sobriety and gain the skills necessary to sustain it.</p> <p>Like residential treatment, outpatient care consists of individual and group counseling as well as educational sessions. Dedicated outpatient treatment for problem gambling consists of individual, group, family, and financial counseling.</p> <p>Once a client completes residential treatment, he or she may be referred to Prelude’s transitional housing or the women-only Bernie Lorenz Recovery program to ease the transition back into the community. Lasting between <strong>60 and 90 days</strong>, these programs continue to provide counseling services as clients <strong>search for employment, enroll in school, or volunteer</strong>. Staff at Bernie Lorenz Recovery are particularly equipped to provide support with family reunification, self-esteem issues, physical and/or <a href="http://www.rehabs.com/pro-talk-articles/sexual-trauma-and-addiction-understanding-child-sexual-abuse-and-drug-use/" target="_blank">sexual abuse</a>, and other matters that often impact women in addiction and recovery.</p> <p>Continuing care services are highly individualized and can range from weekly meetings to monthly check-ins, depending on clients' needs.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Across the organization as a whole, Prelude Behavioral Services employs <strong>physicians, nurses, certified substance abuse counselors, licensed social workers, and licensed mental health counselors.</strong> However, it's not clear which of these are stationed at which facilities. The three individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date gave Prelude two three-star ratings and a five-star rating for its staff's level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>Bernie Lorenz Recovery houses <strong>up to 17 women</strong> in a residential home. The non-gender-specific transitional-living department offers <strong>12 furnished apartments,</strong> each of which has either two or three bedrooms; for these residents, Prelude offers a “starter package” of household items, including linens, cookware, dishes, and baby supplies. The two individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date on the level of cleanliness they found at Prelude gave it a three-star and a four-star rating.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The single alum polled by Rehabs.com to date would strongly recommend treatment at Prelude Behavioral Services in Des Moines. "Strong staff but small," they wrote anonymously, giving the center four stars for its holistic offerings and five stars for its treatment effectiveness, counseling options, and ability to treat co-occurring disorders.</p> <p><strong>Secondary sites yielded mostly negative feedback</strong> on residential and outpatient services at the time of this writing: the facility had a 1.8-star average rating based on eight reviews on Google, and a three-star rating on YellowPages.com.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> The two most positive pieces of commentary described the center as nothing more than a "good place to get rid of court orders," in the words of Google reviewer J.D. The negative reviewers repeatedly described the center as <strong>unhelpful and lacking in the proper care and attention:</strong> "Long story short.. they try to get people out of there in 15-21 days. That isn't even enough time to let someone adjust to coming off meds prescribed... Their staff is horrible and this facility really is a big joke," K.W. wrote on Google in a particularly descriptive review.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the Bernie Lorenz Recovery house had a two-star rating and a five-star rating on Google at the time of this writing.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a></small> The five-star reviewer did not leave any commentary with their rating, and the two-star reviewer echoed alumni of other locations in the network by citing a general lack of care and compassion. "The way they let me go was kind of blunt....like, here you go, you have to leave you have two hours to pack get out...," M.B. wrote.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>Both loved ones polled by Rehabs.com to date gave mixed feedback, and both reported that <strong>they felt the facility wasn't able to respond in a sufficiently targeted way to individual clients' needs, or the needs of their families.</strong> "The programs only helps 25% of the patients. Quit treating patients like other patients. be open minded to other religions or outlets," one reviewer wrote anonymously; "Not large enough to assist with the families different issues," the other added.</p> <p>However, both reviewers <strong>praised the center's staff:</strong> "The facilitators are really nice," one reviewer wrote, while the other praised the range of backgrounds represented by clinical staff. Both reviewers gave the facility four stars for its counseling options; the family program received a three-star rating and a four-star rating. The center's treatment effectiveness, holistic offerings, and ability to treat co-occurring disorders fared more poorly, each receiving a two-star rating and a three-star rating.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>Prelude Behavioral Services accepts <strong>Medicaid, many private insurance policies, and self-pay.</strong> Financial assistance may be available to eligible clients. Clients living in transitional-living facilities are expected to pay an agreed portion of their income toward rent and treatment services. Both of the individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date on the center's affordability gave it three out of five stars.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/vcF1Lm" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/vcF1Lm</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.yellowpages.com/des-moines-ia/mip/prelude-behavioral-services-510649271?lid=510649271" target="_blank">https://www.yellowpages.com/des-moines-ia/mip/prelude-behavioral-services-510649271?lid=510649271</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/nErqPM" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/nErqPM</a></small></p>
— Ellie Robins · 2017-12-18 08:12:19 PST
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