THE 5 THINGS
YOU NEED TO KNOW
About Drug and Alcohol Treatment
at the Livengrin Foundation
When an individual or family begins to make
the challenging decision to seek treatment
for alcohol or drugs, there are many questions,
and many choices.
There are some basics, however, that should be
focused on – no matter what treatment
facility you go to, or the reason, be it alcohol,
heroin, cocaine, marijuana, meth or prescription
drugs.
A Full Line of
Addiction Treatment Services
Treatment services should meet the needs of
the individual across the complete "continuum
of care." Based on an initial assessment
and professional consultation, a patient can
enter Livengrin at the appropriate point,
from medical detoxification and residential
treatment to outpatient and specialized programs.
We don’t have the restrictions imposed
on other facilities that, for example, are
“outpatient only” or don’t
take insurance. Later, there may be
a need for the right connections into “recovery
/ halfway houses” to facilitate a patient’s
re-entry into the community, as well as a
strong alumni component that helps the individual
“stay connected” to recovery.
You’ll find these services at Livengrin.
Innovation
A well-trained professional staff is always
learning about what's new, as well as researching
and implementing treatment plans and specialized
services that tackle the changing scope of public
health challenges. The Livengrin staff is continually
attending – and in many instances, hosting – professional
training. Research by our clinical staff is
published nationally.
Affordability
While you can't "put a price
tag on health," every family has to do
what’s best within the confines of their
economic picture. As you talk to drug
and alcohol treatment facilities, find out
about rates and how insurance is handled.
Livengrin’s rates compare very favorably
with other treatment providers. We know,
because we’ve done the comparisons. Livengrin
works with most insurance and managed-care
companies to offer the most cost-effective
care possible.
Security
Coming to a treatment center – or bringing
a loved one to a facility – is like coming
to the hospital. It can hold a lot of emotion
about “what happens next.” You
can be confident that patients at Livengrin are
treated as we all would want to be, with dignity
and respect. True, there are schedules and
frameworks (and some rules) for patients, to be
sure that the best possible treatment can take
place in the time available. But the
safety of the individual is paramount, and the
family can rest assured that at Livengrin, the
patient is in a secure environment.
Accessibility
Family and friends are important
to the recovery of a patient, and easy access
for visiting and transportation matters a
lot. For people in our metropolitan
region, there are seven addiction treatment
centers in Bucks, Philadelphia, Lehigh and
Montgomery Counties to help you. Whether
you live in Doylestown or Levittown, New Hope
or Newtown, Abington or Ambler, Roxborough
or Chestnut Hill, Easton or Burlington, Langhorne
or Trenton, a Livengrin facility is close
by.
Our main residential campus in Bensalem is
just outside Philadelphia, close to major
air and ground transportation lines, the Pennsylvania
Turnpike, and I-95 (connecting to the entire
corridor of Boston-New York-Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington
and points south).
