As a person in long-term recovery of 20+ years in the Plattsburgh area, myself and several other successful sober people in the Plattsburgh recovery community have engaged often, throughout the years with residents and staff at Twin Oaks. I have attended several graduation ...
About Twin Oaks Community Residence
Twin Oaks Community Residence is a community residential program that takes place in Plattsburgh, New York. This program is for adult men only, and holds up to twenty people at a time in their 20-bed facility.
The support they offer is strictly for men with alcohol and substance use disorders. After you start, it usually takes about six months to complete, depending on your needs.
Their residential program likes to put a lot of the focus on recovery, of course. But there’s also a lot of energy spent on helping you find employment once you reach sobriety and head back out into the real world. I love this because it shows that they care about your financial life as well as your mental health. We all know that having financial troubles can trigger a lot of bad mental health and addiction issues, so it’s great to see them taking initiative with this. They can also refer you to outpatient programs, educational, vocational, mental health, and medical providers. Give them a call if this meets your needs.
Latest Reviews
Reviewed on 03/22/2019
As a person in long-term recovery of 20+ years in the Plattsburgh area, myself and several other successful sober people in the Plattsburgh recovery community have engaged often, throughout the years with residents and staff at Twin Oaks. I have attended several graduation dinners to celebrate Twin Oak participants' successful completion of the program - many of whom were graduating and moving on to secured employment and stable housing. I have always found the house to be clean, safe, a welcoming environment and found the staff to be compassionate, caring, willing to engage with the recovery community to assist residents maintain sobriety after they leave the facility. I am friends with several individuals who graduated Twin Oaks who are still sober today 10, 15, 20+ years later that have claimed that Twin Oaks and the dedicated staff there "saved their life". Believe the facility is a great place for individuals who are ready and willing to make changes in their life.
Reviewed on 08/16/2018
It was a nightmare. The staff couldn't even set up a medical ride. They wouldn't let me talk to state investigators when they were being investigated. They picked the people they wanted to talk. It's a vary bad place. They hide everything by lying on there paper work. There's buckets in the ceiling in the dinning room that catch the toilet water. Please if you can see this help us. Some people can't move out because. They don't have people to fill the beds so we aren't aloud to move this is illegal. But again they make it look good on paper. Is there anything we can do. Someone needs to come talk to everyone in the house one at a time with out staff please help us
Reviewed on 05/28/2018
Will never go there again. People relapsing every week. Staff doing nothing but claiming they have these groups that don't exist. Don't come here if you really want to be free of drugs. If you do God help you
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Accepted Insurance
Other Forms of Payment
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.
Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.
Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Inpatient Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Twin Oaks is a 20-bed community allowing patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
Sober Living Homes Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.
Aftercare Support Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).
Treatments
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.
When you choose drug rehab in New York, you'll participate in a variety of treatments that are designed to help you live a drug-free lifestyle. Common methods of treatment include group, individual, and family counseling, medication management, nutrition, exercise, and management of co-occurring mental health disorders.
A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.
Programs
Adult Program
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
Program For Men
Men face specific challenges and concerns when seeking addiction treatment. Gender-specific recovery programs help them tackle these issues head-on in an environment that's focused, targeted, and distraction-free. It also gives them the opportunity to connect with and learn from other men who have been through a similar journey and can offer support for the next step.
Young Adult Program
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
Clinical Services
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.
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 trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.
Accreditations
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.
SAMHSA Listed: Yes
Contact Information
(518) 562-8119 
75 Oak street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Get Help Now - 800-985-8516
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Fact checked and written by:
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