Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 250 West Loudon Avenue, Lexington, KY 40508
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Reviewers frequently praised the supportive staff, clean environment, and the sense of community and lifelong support offered by the program. Some individuals credited the facility with helping them believe in themselves and reclaim their lives. However, others criticized the perceived lack of staff skill, issues with favoritism, and excessive outside noise, while one reviewer questioned the effectiveness of the treatment methods based on readmission rates.
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<p><strong>ABOUT HOPE CENTER - GEORGE PRIVETT RECOVERY CENTER FOR MEN</strong></p> <p>Based in Lexington, Ky., the Hope Center is a nonprofit organization offering a variety of services for homeless and at-risk individuals dealing with chemical dependency, psychiatric disorders, and <a href="https://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring disorders</a>. The organization’s George Privett Recovery Center provides <strong>long-term residential treatment for homeless or marginally-housed adult men dealing with chemical dependency</strong>. While clients must be medically stable upon admission, an <strong>eight-bed non-medical detox</strong> unit is located on-site and open 24/7.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Upon admission to the George Privett Recovery Center’s male recovery program, residents may undergo an initial substance abuse assessment to determine individual client needs. Clients can be admitted directly to the recovery program, the detox program, or through the organization’s emergency shelter. While waiting for a spot in the program or detox, clients often stay in the emergency shelter. To be admitted to the program, clients must by male and over the age of 18, homeless or marginally homeless, and medically fit for treatment. Clients are responsible for their transportation and medications, although narcotics are not allowed.</p> <p>Residential treatment typically lasts between <strong>four to six months</strong>. The program creates an environment where clients are supported by their peers and led through treatment activities by licensed professionals. The <strong>12-steps principles</strong> are combined with the Recovery Dynamics curriculum to create a client-led path for treatment.</p> <p>Treatment begins with the <strong>Motivational Track</strong> where basic assessments and treatment introductions are applied. Clients must demonstrate a desire to get clean and sober to continue through the program. Clients attend <strong>12-steps and other groups</strong>. The phase of treatment continues until clients have proven a willingness and ability to continue treatment. </p> <p>The first phase of the program <strong>utilizes a Recovery Dynamics curriculum</strong>, which combines <strong>12-step principles and practices</strong> with group lectures, discussion groups, and individual workbook activities (e.g. journaling). Clients must attend at least one Recovery Dynamics class and two AA/NA meetings per day. Residents without a high school diploma are required to work with a reading tutor or take <strong>G.E.D. classes</strong> provided by the center.</p> <p>After completing the primary program, clients may opt to join Phase II, which <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">continues recovery programming</a> while focusing on <strong>job readiness and employment opportunities</strong>. Some clients may also become assistant staff, which includes teaching Recovery Dynamics classes to clients in lower levels. During Phase II, clients continue to attend relapse prevention <a href="https://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">aftercare groups</a> and 12-step meetings.</p> <p>Family participation in the program is encouraged through phone calls and visits. Throughout the program, clients are encouraged to re-establish their family connections.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>The George Privett Recovery Center employees licensed professionals including nurse practitioners to lead treatment programs. Some of the staff members are clients that are in the later stages of recovery and are supervised by experienced staff. A Rehabs.com survey indicated a generally positive opinion concerning the facility’s staff. Out of five stars, seven individuals polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing submitted an average rating of 3.71 out of five stars for the treatment staff’s level of experience and training.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>The George Privett Recovery Center has <strong>110 beds</strong>, and men live in <strong>semi-private rooms.</strong> The center utilizes a therapeutic community model of recovery designed to help clients develop daily life skills and practice sober living. <strong>Clients share a range of chores</strong>, including cooking, cleaning, laundry, and groundskeeping. Residents elect peer-supervisors to oversee these responsibilities. During Phase I, residents adhere to a 10:30 p.m. curfew each day, while Phase II includes an 11 p.m. curfew Sunday through Thursday and a 1 a.m. curfew on weekends.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The three alumni polled by Rehabs.com to date offered mixed opinions of the facility. While two survey respondents praised the facility, one former resident was overall critical. </p> <p>Two alumni gave the facility five out of five stars for treatment effectiveness and accommodations, while the other gave two and three stars. While one alum noted that the program was a “great experience” and alum Clancy wrote, “Love the program,” alum Danny called it a “government funded indoctrination center.”</p> <p>Throughout the alumni reviews, concerns about staffing and counseling options are prevalent. All alumni polled about the facility’s counseling options gave it only three out of five stars, even if they gave other categories higher ratings. Alum Danny wrote: “Too many unskilled, unenlightened halfwits working there.”</p> <p>The facility’s holistic offerings also fared poorly, with two one-star ratings and one three-star rating.</p> <p>On its unofficial Facebook page, the Privett Center earned an average of 4.6 out of five stars from 40 reviews. <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> Alumni praised the effectiveness of the treatment program, the quality of the staff, and claimed that the facility saved their lives. In a representative review, alum Aaron wrote: “The only place that ever made Recovery make sense to me , best bunch of guys I have ever known and I owe them my life , God bless the hope center and what they do for men like me , because of the center I have a new life I would not trade for all the money in the world , thank you.”</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The four loved ones surveyed by Rehabs.com to date praised most areas of the facility, offering an <strong>average rating of 4.25 out of five stars for the level of family participation</strong> and 4.5 stars for the facility’s counseling options.</p> <p>Loved ones gave an average of 4.75 out of five stars for the facility’s cleanliness and 4.25 out of five stars for the level of staff experience. “Accommodating staff, clean, comfortable. I really enjoyed it,” one loved one wrote. Another loved one added: “Clean, accommodating staff.”</p> <p>Although one reviewer generally approved of the facility, they did express concerns over relapse rates. “The effectiveness of their methods is somewhat questionable based on the readmit rate,” the anonymous loved one wrote.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>According to George Privett Recovery Center’s information packet, <strong>clients with legal involvement or legal issues must pay an upfront fee of $600</strong>. Clients receiving entitlement income (such as SSI, pension, or retirement payments) must pay $5 per day for services. It is unclear if health insurance and self-pay options are available.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Privett-Center/170432559642187" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Privett-Center/170432559642187</a></small></p>
— Melanie Green · 2017-12-06 13:08:21 PST
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