Aftercare and discharge planning
Where the conversation about what comes next actually happens.
Your case manager
You are assigned one in detox and again in residential. They ask what you want to do rather than handing you a plan, and then they go and arrange it.
Ongoing therapy set up before you leave, so the week after discharge has an appointment in it rather than a gap where one should be.
We do not prescribe psychiatric medication here, so where that is part of your picture your case manager arranges it on the outside.
Unglamorous and frequently missing. Many people arrive without one, and leaving with one is quietly among the more useful things here.
If home is not somewhere you can stay sober, that gets worked on rather than hoped about, including referrals to sober living houses.
Transport at discharge is arranged rather than assumed, including the cases where a health plan benefit will cover the cost of it.
If AA is going to be part of this, the habit is formed before you leave. Meetings run here nightly and your sponsor can visit during your stay.
If you are choosing between programs, ask each of them this. Not what their success rate is, because nobody can substantiate that, but who plans your discharge, when they start, and what is actually booked before you leave. The answers vary far more than the brochures do.
Reviews
★★★★★
Jennifer M.
"Buena Vista was great for me. Comfortable, good groups, great staff. If I need to return I know they are there. And I'd recommend this place to anyone in need of recovery from addiction. Lolo at the front is always warm and welcoming, the nurses are caring and always there to help! Can't forget the BHTs always asking what they can do to help in whatever way they can."
Travis S.
"I cannot express enough gratitude for the support I received from Buena Vista Recovery. Katy went above and beyond in helping me navigate my court case and making pre-trial calls, ensuring I felt supported and informed every step of the way. Her dedication was truly remarkable. Mr Bacon and the entire staff played a pivotal role in changing my life for the better. Their compassion, understanding, and commitment to my recovery made all the difference. I highly recommend Buena Vista Recovery to anyone seeking help and transformation. Thank you all for everything!"
Sonia F.
"So incredibly grateful for everyone that has been there for me throughout my recovery journey. I really miss residential lol. Not only were the staff there absolutely phenomenal and amazingly informed, but most really enjoyed what they were doing. The kitchen and food was five star most days. On top of all that, I got to have my own room and bathroom, queen size bed, vaulted ceilings, and flat screen tv. But, I am extremely grateful for the monthly Alumni events that we have. It's one of the highlights of my month every single time. Thank you Buena Vista. If I could give more stars, I so would."
Lisa T.
"I had an amazing experience at Buena Vista… The staff is great… The food is good… Lolo, Lorenzo, Millie, Eva, Bianca and Miss Katherine are awesome facilitators… I'm really going to miss them… I'm continuing with their after care IOP classes with Millie virtually which is perfect for me… Justin runs a great program and Chris runs a great group of staff… thank you all of you for being an active part of my recovery. I couldn't have done this without you guys. Love all of you!!! Lolo, you're a wonderful person that cares about all the patients there and it really shows… you welcome us all and make us comfortable and your classes are great! Love you Queen!"
Tommy C.
"I'm so grateful for this place 💯!!! I learned so much about myself and got some great tools and the help I need. I'm out of inpatient but I'm still going there for services. I have all the love for the faculty and that place in general. They are amazing. Anyone that has anything bad to say about Buena Vista was either there for the wrong reasons or weren't ready. Thank you guys all the way around"
Sean B.
"I just want to say thank you to Buena Vista and the staff that work there. These people care. I can personally tell the difference between someone who just comes in for a paycheck and someone who has unconditional love and concern for every individual that they work with. From detox to out patient the staff go above and beyond to get their patients needs met! A special thanks to my case manager Katy for believing in me when I didn't even believe in myself. She met with me every day she worked and set me up for success! I'm on the next chapter of my life not only clean but finally happy. Thank you Katy!! And thank you Buena Vista. I recommend anybody needing help to at least check in for detox. Much love to you all"
Reviews are published from Google with written consent and lightly condensed for length; wording is unchanged. These are individual experiences and are not a guarantee of any particular outcome. Reviewers were not compensated.
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Getting in
Most of it happens on one phone call, and often on the same day.
Answered day or night
Ten to twenty minutes
While you are on the line
Confirming this is a safe fit
Often the same day
We can arrange the ride
Call before you come, and we will have everything ready for you. The phone assessment and the benefits check are what let us hold a bed, complete the provider review, and meet you at the door instead of leaving you waiting at it.
Straight answers
Early in your stay rather than in the final week. You are assigned a case manager in detox and again in residential, and the conversation about what comes next begins while there is still time to arrange it properly.
Ongoing therapy, psychiatric care where that applies, a primary care provider, somewhere to live if home is not viable, and the journey home. The aim is that the week after discharge has appointments in it rather than a gap.
No — your case manager asks what you want to do and builds around that. A plan you did not choose tends not to survive contact with the first difficult week.
Then that becomes the priority rather than an afterthought. We refer to sober living rather than running it, and the case manager makes the introduction. Say it early in your stay so there is time to solve it.
Yes. Partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient treatment all run here, so stepping down happens inside the same building with the case manager you already know rather than as a referral to strangers.
Your clinical team is here rather than out there, so the honest answer is that the relationships you build here mostly stay here. What carries over is the plan, the appointments, and a sponsor if you have found one.
Then you call us again. Coming back is the ordinary shape of recovery for a lot of people, there is no limit on how many times you are allowed to try, and nobody here will treat a return as a failure.
Family follow-up is part of the picture, and it is worth being part of the discharge conversation if the person you love is willing. Going home to a household that knows the plan is a different proposition from going home to one that does not.
We answer at any hour of the day or night. There is nothing you have to decide on that first call, and nothing you need to have worked out before you make it.
Call (888) 362-5576