ABOUT NEW LIFE RECOVERY CENTERS, INC.
New Life Recovery Centers, Inc. operates several addiction treatment facilities in and around San Jose, Calif. At each location, individuals seeking to overcome their substance dependency can choose from a range of services including non-medical detox, residential, day, and intensive outpatient (IOP) treatment. The program also holds weekly groups for families and runs several sober living units in northern California.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
According to its website, the center incorporates 12-Step principles into its broad program of recovery and all graduates receive “free lifetime aftercare”. Program lengths vary based on personal need and progress.
Residents take part in a customized treatment plan that consists of individual counseling and group therapy, educational lectures and workshops, relapse prevention, and 12-step meetings both on- and off-site. Over the course of four Saturdays, families are invited to learn about addiction and practice effective communication and other important skills central to recovery.
Featuring similar treatment modalities, the center’s day treatment track offers six hours of programing up to six days a week. Intensive outpatient (IOP) and general outpatient programs draw from the same selection of services. Additional services include gender-specific groups, educational activities, and court liaison services.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
Treatment staff at New Life Recovery Center include psychologists and certified addiction counselors. There are no medical professionals on staff, but the facility “regularly consults with trained and credentialed medical professionals to develop health screenings, detoxification protocols treatment plans, and medical advice based on client need.”
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
Photographs published on the center’s website depict modest bedrooms with bunk beds and common rooms with simple furniture. Despite the lack of on-site amenities, nine Best-rehabs.com survey respondents collectively gave the center excellent average ratings of 4.78 stars for its accommodations and cleanliness.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
Alumni surveyed by Best-rehabs.com left mostly positive reviews. All four celebrated the “great customer service” one of whom, Dre, wrote: “New Life Recovery Center [literally] saved my life.”
Another described their experience as “inspirational,” while a third wrote: “They really made me feel at home as if it was my home.” However, these last two alumni also reported a lack of one-on-one care.
WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY
The seven loved ones surveyed by Best-rehabs.com as of this writing provided similarly positive reviews. As a group, they rated the center 4.85 out of five stars when asked if they would recommend New Life Recovery Centers to others. They also rated the center high for the staff’s experience, counseling options, cleanliness, family participation, the visitor policy, and exercise.
“I reccommend new life recovery center for all who are struggling with addictions and are looking for a fresh start to a new life,” one wrote in a representative statement.
FINANCING
According to its website, New Life Recovery Centers contracts with “nearly all major private insurance carriers.” It also provides financing options for the under- and uninsured through its partnership with American HealthCare Lending.