Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 9200 West Chester Pike , Upper Darby, PA 19082
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<p><strong>ABOUT HARWOOD HOUSE</strong></p> <p>Set on a suburban street seven miles west of central Philadelphia, Harwood House is a <strong>transitional living home for men</strong> recovering from substance use disorder and <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring mental-health disorders</a>. Harwood House is one of the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/dasis2/nssats/n2016_st_profiles.pdf" target="_blank">58.3 percent</a> of Pennsylvania rehabs that operates on a private nonprofit basis. Treatment is <strong>long-term</strong> and focuses on reintegration into community life. Medical detox is not available on-site.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Residents stay for between <strong>three and six months</strong>, depending on their needs, placing Harwood House among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/dasis2/nssats/n2016_st_profiles.pdf" target="_blank">21.2 percent</a> of non-hospital Pennsylvania facilities that offers residential treatment lasting longer than 30 days. The goal of treatment is to provide a <strong>safe, supportive home environment</strong> where adult men can pursue personal growth and reintegrate into the community. The <strong>community model</strong> in use at the center emphasizes peer support.</p> <p>Treatment uses traditional methods such as <strong>individual, group, and family counseling,</strong> including some (unspecified) specialty groups; addiction education; relapse prevention; and life skills training. The center also uses the evidence-based <strong>illness management and recovery (IMR) program,</strong> which helps people struggling with dual diagnosis to spot early warning signs and to make informed decisions about their treatment.</p> <p>Harwood House also supports the use of medications in treatment, when appropriate, and provides <strong>in-house psychiatric consultations once a week.</strong> In addition, Harwood House aims to heal the whole person, through education about health and nutrition as well as a <strong>weekly yoga session,</strong> with an emphasis on mindfulness. In Pennsylvania, the facility is among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/PA17.pdf" target="_blank">46.8 percent of facilities</a> to provide specialized programming for men. </p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Harwood House is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and employs <strong>certified addiction counselors,</strong> as well as a consulting psychiatrist. There's no further information about the staff's credentials at present, but the single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the center five out of five stars for its staff support.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>Harwood House doesn't currently provide any information about its living arrangements, but the single loved one polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing, D.C., gave the center perfect five-star ratings for its exercise and leisure offerings, cleanliness, meals, and accommodations.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Rehabs.com hasn't yet polled any alumni of Harwood House, but the center has <strong>overwhelmingly positive feedback on secondary sites,</strong> with five perfect five-star ratings on Google and a 4.6 out of five-star average rating based on 20 opinions on Facebook (where the center can manage its own page).<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 few reviewers who left accompanying commentary repeatedly <strong>described treatment as life-saving</strong>. "Harwood House and it's staff definitely saved my life! What a wonderful program," Rob wrote in a representative comment on Facebook.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The single loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date supported the rave reviews from alumni. "Harwood house is one of the greatest recovery places i know. Many people have succeeded by going through it and are still clean and sober," D.C. wrote, giving the facility five stars in all of the evaluated treatment metrics, including its holistic offerings, family involvement, and treatment for both addiction and mental health.</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>Harwood House also has stellar feedback from staff, indicated by two perfect five-star ratings on Indeed.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a></small> The former employees described a healthy, functional workplace with plenty of staff support. "I received a lot of support from staff and learned a lot about what it takes to work in the addictions field," one reviewer wrote in a typical comment.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided on the facility's website regarding its costs, though <strong>the cost of treatment is subsidized by donations,</strong> and the facility’s website states: “Harwood House administrative staff will work with referral sources to ensure funding needs are met.” The single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility five out of five stars for its pricing.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=harwood+house+upper+darby+pa&oq=Harwood+House+upper+darby+PA&aqs=chrome.0.0l2.3397j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x89c6c107a46ad637:0x4e1e2ad69dfdd290,1,,," target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/Harwood-House-126258034096712/reviews/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pg/Harwood-House-126258034096712/reviews/?ref=page_internal</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Harwood-House/reviews" target="_blank">https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Harwood-House/reviews</a></small></p>
— Ellie Robins · 2018-11-23 12:17:06 PST
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