Ocean Recovery

I received treatment at Oceans around 2011/2012 straight out of hight school and newly 18 for an eating disorder. I first went to a 100% inpatient treatment center for 45 days that sugar coated everything and made my young and inpressionable self think this problem was due to outside causes instead of looking to myself. Knowing I wasn’t ready for college, I went to Oceans for outpatient treatment and it was the best decision of my life thus far. I am now almost 26, graduated with a bachelors and masters, in a successful career with a normal relationship with food...the “normal” life I always envisioned and never thought was possible. Yes the treatment at Oceans is tough, but if you really want to work on yourself, it will be tonight no matter where you go. I was “prohibited” from calling my parents for some time while I was there to teach me how to be my own individual and put the focus on what they were teaching me, not on how others thought I should recover. After 60 days in house (their form of inpatient in a way), I went to their sober living for almost a year where they required me to get my first job. I went to a lot of the group sessions while I’m sober living and had weekly phone calls with my parents because that was their personalized treatment plan for me, and I wouldn’t change a thing. Their methods work if you are willing to work them. Recovery isn’t easy and that’s what they provide here...if you’re serious about getting better, this is the place!

It was very good and they were tough on patients - a good thing! Strengths:Their "toughness". Weakness:At times, they were not helpful to family members.

My cousin went there with an alcohol problem and returned with issues around food. The owner in group who said vulgar things to her about her family that she literally ran away. Do not send your loved ones here. d I'm appalled at their behaviour. I would take legal action but I don't have tangible evidence....just a therapist saying my lived suffered trauma.

My daughter attended Oceans to address severe anorexia and substance abuse. After many other treatment programs she was still very sick. This is the first place that was able to get through to her and she is in active recovery for the first time in years. They made all of the difference. They don’t give up. Yes, they are tough but in a kind way. If the client works the program and is truly honest about wanting to recovery this place is absolutely amazing. I can’t say enough about the good work they do there. I really believe that if the client is willing to recover and truly works, this place works absolute magic. I didn’t think anyone could get through to my daugher, but these people did.

You are made to feel stupid. Called me and others stupid and don’t talk because you have nothing to say. Will kick you out of the apt all day if someone says you stay in the apt too much and call your mom too much I was banned on calling her or going on the computer to write a email for a month! Not a good place. Besides those two staff, most of the staff were good.

Ocean Recovery looks great from it's website. That's about as far as it goes, in our experience. We took information off the website and contaced the facility. We were blantantly lied to as to the treatment my husband would receive. We were led to believe, per the website and the conversations with admissions, that my husband would be placed in an executive treatment. Later to find out they discontinued that program long ago due to the ineffectiveness. We've read and been told by multiple addiction professionals that the family dynamic and involvement is crucial, one of the most important necessities, when your loved one returns from rehab to ensure success. You can't have chaos and misunderstanding in your home when you're trying to deal with being newly sober, and expect to succeed. The family treatment that is described on the website, also doesn't exist. This facility is very lax on it's program. It's more about getting people there and utilizing their resources like insurance, to ensure the facility is making money. It stresses that there is personalized care on every one is an individual, when in reality, whether you're ready for less treatment or not, they're pushing you through the next stage of the program to get paid through insurance. Sadly, we're learning it's common for lower grade facilities to do this as well as false advertise. The environment...upon completing your 3-5 days of detox (it will be 5 so they can collect the most amount of money) you are transferred to your rehab house. After just 5 short days you receive your personal cell phone for use at your discretion. This is a crucial step in rehab because this is a main source to the outside world. Typically, you are to be somewhat secluded during your first 30 days to give you the best shot a success. Most men coming to an in house rehabilitation center really need to disconnect and focus on themselves. That's hard to do when you're use to your habits or communication and social media outlets. Not to mention, most, if not all, addicts typically have other addictions. (ie. phone, spending, ect.) Next is the check out's. You are allowed to check your self out of this rehab facility after just 14 days. Not 14 days of treatment, 14 days of being there. My husband was transferred on a Saturday and didn't start treatment until that following Monday. You are allowed to do what you want from the end of grouop sessions (2:30-3pm) Monday thru Sunday, and have to be back at the house by 11 pm. Although that may be great for men in transitional or sober living facilities, this has caused many issues for men this early on in treatment. Upon arriving back at the house, after an unsupervised visit, you are given a UA and/or a breathalyzer. This sounds good and great until reality hits. Those awesome little visits that allow them too much freedom...you and your belongings aren't checked when you return. The "therapy" sessions have been hard for my husband to learn from. I'm talking about a 41 year old man who chose to check himself into treatment, taking time away from his family, his 1 year old, and his job, to get help. He is sitting in groups with men ordered by the courts to be there, 20 somethings, and they don't take it seriously. I would highly suggest looking for a facility with age specific groups and maybe not a facility where people have to be there, but choose to be there. It makes a huge difference for the addict beside you when he's struggling with trying to complete a program and get sober! The family support is supposed to be family involvement, weekend visits etc. I receive one phone call occasionally, if I email and ask for an update. It's very unhealthy to me that this therapist can give guidance to my husband, but not want to involve more of his real day to day life, being his children and wife. There is no specialized care. They use the same method of treatment for everyone. It's been explained to me as the hand holding method. It may work for some, but not for all. Especially when Ive been instructed to be the "wind in his sail" and not force him to face reality. It's a joke. Honestly. You are told you need nothing but a bag of personal items. That there is a chef and food provided. That isn't true once you check out of detox. In the actual rehab program you're given a $75 grocery card for a weeks worth of groceries. My husband has yet to stay on budget (another lesson they said they were implementing but there has been no budgeting courses) and we've spent almost $200 extra per week while he's there. He was also expected to go to AA meetings off the property, but the meetings he chose were the 7 am meetings and they didn't provide transportation to those. Instead we're paying for Ubers. This facility in a whole has some great people that work there, but for the reliabilty of information given to you and the actual treatment, they are setting you up for relapse. The structure is minimal. Family roles are key in sobriety. Honesty and reality are key to sobriety. Structure and rules are key to sobriety. You're dealing with men that are trying to break habits they've had for years. 5 day with a cell phone and 14 days with given freedoms only allow them to struggle with making those changes. It was one week before one of the visits ended up at a Hooters. Please don't chose this facility and as for others, get opinions and talk thoroughly with admissions. Compare the facilities and talk to multiple sources. Its sad because when Rehab becomes a reality you're usually desperate and trying to find an answer quickly. I didn't get opinions. I thought because of the web site and the conversation with admitting, that it was legit. It They get you in the door and then manipulate you to stay to collect money from you. Sad. I've been told they will eat our deductible and not come after us for one penny. Terrible facility. Waste of time and money, and my husband is asking for me to research and find a different facility to transfer him too. It's terrible.

Overall it is a good facility.