Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 527 North Meridian Rd., Youngstown, OH 44509
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<p><strong>ABOUT MERIDIAN HEALTHCARE</strong></p> <p>Founded in 1972, Meridian HealthCare is an Ohio-based, nonprofit organization that offers a range of treatments for individuals struggling with chemical dependency, mental health disorders, and co-occurring disorders through its 12 facilities. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, the North Meridian Road facility serves as the main campus, offering point-of-entry admissions, outpatient care, and primary health care.</p> <p>Through its network of facilities, Meridian HealthCare also provides <strong>gender-specific residential care, a day program, intensive outpatient programs, and sober living facilities</strong>. In addition, the organization offers dedicated programming for clients who are homeless, veterans, young adults, individuals struggling with chronic mental illness, compulsive gamblers, and those involved in the criminal justice system.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Upon admission, clients undergo an initial assessment to determine an appropriate level of care. Meridian adheres to the disease model of addiction, and treatment programming is founded on the <strong>12-step model of recovery</strong>. Clients who may require structure and monitoring to acquire and sustain sobriety may be referred to residential treatment.</p> <p>Although tailored to suit each client’s individual needs, <strong>residential treatment generally lasts between 45 and 90 days</strong>. During residential treatment, clients participate in a structured schedule of group therapy sessions, individual counseling, educational sessions, and 12-step meetings. In addition, the organization’s website notes that time is set aside for reflection, recreation, and fellowship. If necessary, <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/medication-assisted-treatment/">medication-assisted treatment</a> (<strong>Suboxone, methadone, Vivitrol</strong>) is available to individuals recovering from opioid addiction to alleviate the discomfort of withdrawal.</p> <p>According to the facility’s website, relapse prevention, and <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/">aftercare services</a> are providedonce clients have completed the program. Many clients may be encouraged to “step-down” to one of Meridian’s less-intensive levels of care. The facility’s <strong>partial hospitalization program (PHP),</strong> which involves treatment at the main office four to five days a week. An intensive outpatient program (IOP) and general outpatient care programs are also available.</p> <p>Meridian’s sober living facilities offer home-like environments where residents can continue to work on their recovery while transitioning back into life in the community. <strong>The average sober living stay is nine to 12 months,</strong> though some clients stay for up to two years.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Meridian Healthcare employs more than 230 treatment specialists, including a physician and a master’s level counselor on its leadership team. The three individuals polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave the facility two, four, and five out of five stars for its treatment staff’s level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>While specific information is scarce concerning the living arrangements and amenities of residential programs, children under five years of age may stay with their mothers while they complete residential treatment. Two of the three individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility’s cleanliness and upkeep ratings of four stars, while one survey respondent submitted a rating of two stars for this aspect of treatment.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Feedback provided by the pair of former clients to have completed Rehabs.com surveys to date was highly polarized. One indicated that they’d recommend treatment at Meridian and gave four or more stars for many areas of treatment including the center’s ability to handle co-occurring disorders, its counseling options, its family program, and the staff’s level of training and experience. “Great staff, effective treatment,” they wrote. “It was a great place to be and I'm glad I went.”</p> <p>Wholly dissatisfied, the other alum left mostly one- and two-star ratings for these categories and specifically described the staff as a facility weakness. “I would have been better off... elsewhere,” they commented.</p> <p>Secondary sources indicated a starkly different opinion. On Google reviews, seven individuals gave the facility an average rating of 4.6 out of five stars, citing its staff and its ability to treat co-occurring disorders as facility strengths.<small class="footnote"><a href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> “Very helpful for drug n mental issues,” Shauna wrote.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The single loved one polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing approved of most aspects of the facility, offering four-star ratings for the facility’s discharge planning, ability to treat co-occurring disorders, and counseling options. “It effectively treats substance abuse,” they wrote.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>According to its website, Meridian accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most private insurance policies. Costs are also subsidized by county, state, and federal funding, as well as private donations. Financial aid is available for qualifying clients. The three individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date gave Meridian one, four, and five stars for its affordability.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/9hq7Ym">https://goo.gl/9hq7Ym</a></small></p>
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