Pasadena Recovery Center

ABOUT PASADENA RECOVERY CENTER

Founded in 2000 and located in the foothills just north of Los Angeles, the Pasadena Recovery Center is a substance abuse treatment center offering inpatient care, intensive outpatient programs (IOP), and traditional outpatient programs (OP) for adults. The facility also offers on-site detox services and dual diagnosis treatment.

TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT

Pasadena Recovery Center’s detox center offers 24-hour medical supervision and medication management for clients undergoing detox. Detox treatment is specified for alcohol and opioid addictions, and clients begin individual therapy during the process.

Following detox, inpatient treatment is an individualized, comprehensive 12-step treatment program. Treatment consists of individual and group therapy, as well as relapse prevention services, life skills training, and trauma therapy. Individuals and families are encouraged to work together to create a suitable home recovery environment. Group topics include anger management, grief, and loss.

Along with traditional treatment approaches, clients also participate in a range of alternative activities, including yoga, acupuncture, massages, music therapy, nature walks, and participating in a softball league.

IOP treatment occurs three days per week and includes individual and group therapy. OP treatment includes five or fewer hours of clinical treatment per week and addresses topics such as family communication, anxiety, and relapse prevention. Clients are generally recommended to progress from detox to inpatient care to outpatient treatment during early recovery, depending on their recovery needs.

STAFF CREDENTIALS

The treatment team is comprised of a master’s level psychotherapist, certified chemical dependency counselors, licensed advanced alcohol and drug counselors, a yoga therapist, and licensed marriage and family therapists. Of the 22 individuals polled by Best-rehabs.com to date, the seven individuals surveyed extensively generally approved of the facility’s staff.

Staff Experience and Training: 4.1/5

ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES

The 98-bed facility offers hotel-like quarters, and there are two clients per room and bathroom. Many groups meet in large light-filled meeting rooms and outdoor spaces. There’s also an on-site gym available for client use. Individuals polled on the matter approved of the quality of the facility.

Facility Cleanliness and Upkeep: 4.3/5

WHAT ALUMNI SAY

The over a dozen alumni polled by Best-rehabs.com to date offered polarized views of the facility. While many alumni praised the facility, contributing their sustained recovery to the facility, others perceived the facility as misleading and financially motivated. The four alumni polled extensively by Best-rehabs.com to date generally approved of the facility’s holistic offerings. Two alumni also gave four-star ratings for the amount of staff support, while one alum gave a four-star rating for the facility’s ability to treat co-occurring disorders.

Holistic Offerings: 3.3/5

In comments, alumni wrote that staff was helpful and treatment effective. Alum J.V.A. wrote: “The individual and group treatment for depression, drug dependence, and sex addiction were outstanding. Peer reinforcement was highly effective.” However, alum H.F. wrote: “PRC is a scam. They’ll drain your bank account until you have nothing left.”

On third-party sites, reviews were mostly positive. On Pasadena’s Facebook page, which may be curated, 89 reviewers to date rated the facility an average 4.5 out of five stars, with eight negative reviews, five mixed, and 76 positive.

On Google to date, 33 reviewers rated Pasadena an average four out of five stars, with seven negative reviews, two negative, and 24 positive.

On Yelp to date, 39 recommended reviewers rated Pasadena an average 3.5 out of five stars, with 14 negative reviews, three mixed, and 22 positive. Of 60 unrecommended reviewers, 15 gave the facility a negative review, two mixed ones, and 43 positive.

In feedback on third-party sites, alumni generally praised the compassionate staff and focused treatment program. Alum Tiffani wrote on Google: “To hear ppl say there activities arent good is kind of rediculous its rehab it isnt a vacation.”

Criticism included false advertising, clumsy money management, and deteriorating accommodations. Alum Nora wrote on Yelp: “Like the previous person stated it took way too long to receive my money back. Unprofessional and time consuming … Kind people but need to work on that aspect.”

WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY

The six loved ones surveyed extensively by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave positive reviews, particularly for the facility’s inclusion of family members in treatment, its holistic offering, and counseling options.

Holistic Offering: 4.1/5
Family Participation: 4/5
Counseling Options: 3.8/5

In writing, loved ones offered praise for the “compassionate,” “caring,” and, “quality” staff.** One anonymous loved one wrote: “A lot of classes and experienced staff.” Loved ones also indicated that they’d be very likely to recommend the facility to others.

Likelihood to Recommend: 4/5

WHAT STAFF SAY

On Indeed, seven staff members to date rated Pasadena an average 4.6 out of five stars, all positive reviews. In commentary, several wrote of positive staff-client relationships. “The most enjoyable part of the day is group therapy, observing others empower the other group members,” one reviewer wrote.

FINANCING

Pasadena accepts most private medical insurance plans, including UnitedHealthcare, ValueOptions, and Magellan Health Services.

CONCLUSION

Pasadena Recovery Center is perhaps best known as the setting of Dr. Drew’s Celebrity Rehab, which aired on VH1 from 2008 to 2013.

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