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This place was awful. All their concerns are about getting paid from your insurance. The groups are about the 12 steps in different orders. The one on one therapy only happens if you initiate it. They determine your length of stay in one meeting how can you make me stay 30 6 ...
About Pyramid Healthcare Altoona Detox and Residential Treatment Center
Pyramid Healthcare’s Altoona Detox and Residential Treatment Center is an addiction and mental health treatment clinic located on Plank Road in Duncansville, Pennsylvania. This facility provides detox for adults, medically monitored withdrawal management, medication assisted treatment, residential treatment, case management, individual and family therapy and a life skills program. While the facility serves all adults seeking a long term recovery, it does have specialized curriculums and resources designed to help veterans.
Veterans are particularly vulnerable to experiencing substance use disorders, PTSD, moral injury, suicidal ideation, depression and other behavioral health concerns. Pyramid Healthcare has partnered with PsychArmor to help enhance their curriculum materials that focus on veteran support. This organization is a leader in military culture training. The staff at Pyramid Healthcare know that military members have unique experiences and different treatment needs that should be considered before treatment plans are put into place.
On top of this specialized curriculum the facility also offers specific courses to help parents, patients with anger problems, individuals struggling with gender specific trauma and those with nutritional education needs. The facility also has some notable amenities including an onsite fitness center, an indoor basketball court and a large outdoor recreation area. The clinic also offers unique therapies that focus on community services, drumming, art expression and yoga.
Pyramid Healthcare accepts Medicaid, private insurance, state and county funding, union funding and Employee Assistance Programs. The facility also accepts self pay cash, credit card or personal check payments. If you’re unable to afford treatment, the facility may be able to offer financial assistance options.
Payment Options
Private insurance 
Self-pay options 
Medicaid 
Financial aid
Levels of Care
Outpatient
Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.
Inpatient
Adults in their residential treatment programs live on-site in a structured setting where they will receive education, therapy, and medical care to assist them in working through personal issues and ultimately overcoming their addiction. They focus on educating clients on the disease of addiction and giving them the tools and skills they need to be successful in recovery outside of residential treatment. Clients have access to gender-specific housing and amenities and participate in recreational activities.
24-Hour Clinical Care
At certain points in the recovery process, it's important to have support available 24/7. 24-hour clinical care offers a safe environment in which to recover from drug or alcohol addiction in peace, knowing medical detox and other treatment will happen with professionals on hand.
Medically Assisted Detox
After long-term substance abuse, the body can develop a chemical dependency on toxic substances. Sudden removals or detox, of these substances from the body can cause discomfort. Detoxification at a Pyramid Healthcare facility includes 24-hour nursing care, medications for pain relief, and an element of therapy for the emotional challenges that clients may experience during this initial phase of recovery. Clients will also meet with detox specialists to discuss their treatment history and begin working on additional treatment plans to ensure success after the detoxification stage is complete.
Programs
Adolescence program
Adult program
Program for men
Program for women
Young adult program
Settings & Amenities
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Residential setting
Insurance
Our Policy: Pyramid Healthcare Altoona Detox and Residential Treatment Center works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact us to verify your specific insurance provider.
Aetna
Cigna
Blue Cross Blue Shield
ComPsych
Optum
Geisinger
HealthAmerica
Managed Health Network (MHN)
Preferred Health Care
Quest Behavioral Health
UPMC Health Plan
UnitedHealth Group
VA Community Care
Beacon Health
Treatment
Alcoholism
The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.
Drug Addiction
Drug rehab in Pennsylvania is devoted to the treatment of addiction. Levels of care, treatment methods, and settings differ, but the aim of each program is to end drug dependency and empower participants to achieve long-term recovery.
Dual Diagnosis
Pyramid Healthcare provides dual diagnosis treatment, which addresses symptoms of both mental health disorders and addiction, for adults at select facilities. By combining the most effective aspects of mental health care and substance abuse into a continuum, the chances of a client successfully maintaining sustained sobriety increase greatly. Many Pyramid Healthcare clinicians and counselors are certified in the treatment of co-occurring mental health disorders and are able to effectively and expertly apply the tenets of dual diagnosis treatment. Clients receiving dual diagnosis treatment will receive psychiatric care and proper medication to address their diagnosis while simultaneously participating in addiction recovery programs.
Opioid Addiction
Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.
Substance Abuse
Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.
Clinical Services
Experiential Therapy
The Experiential (ROPES) Therapy program is designed to challenge the client's self-defeating limitations. A certified experiential therapist facilitates low element, experiential therapy groups that address client self-esteem and trust building issues with a variety of group and team-building exercises.
Family Therapy
Family involvement can be critical to a client’s success during and after treatment. Pyramid Healthcare has developed a family program designed to educate the client’s family members about the disease of addiction. This program helps both the individual in specialty treatment and their family learn skills and develop behaviors effective in minimizing the negative impact of the addiction on the familial relationship. Their family program can also open lines of communication between the client and their family members. Pyramid Healthcare counselors can provide family counseling if it is requested by the client.
Group Therapy
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
Individual Therapy
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Life Skills
Assisting their clients in their search for recovery and a higher quality of life is a crucial part of their mission. In order to help individuals struggling from addiction successfully reintegrate into the community once they have completed treatment, they provide extensive life skills training at their halfway houses and residential programs. Pyramid Healthcare specialists and clinicians collaborate in an effort to provide clients with guidance and instruction on a variety of real-world topics. These include financial management, job preparation, communication skills, social etiquette, volunteerism, and the appropriate utilization of community resources.
Trauma Therapy
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
Accreditations
CARF
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.
CARF Accreditation: Yes
Joint Commission
The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.
Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes
Contact
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Edited by:
Kerry Nenn, BSW
