APT Foundation

APT Foundation

ABOUT APT FOUNDATION IN BRIDGEPORT, CT

APT Foundation, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, provides residential and outpatient treatment to adults struggling with substance abuse. Additionally, the facility offers vocational services, primary care, and psychiatric mental health therapy. Founded in 1970, APT Foundation is a non-profit organization.

TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT

Clients can be admitted to the facility without an appointment by visiting in person. APT Foundation offers four substance abuse treatment tracks: outpatient treatment, an intensive outpatient program (IOP), outpatient medication assisted treatment, and residential services. Clients in the intensive outpatient program receive at least nine hours of treatment per week and are encouraged to transition to the outpatient program afterwards.

The treatment program at APT Foundation incorporates motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Clients receive both individual and group therapy throughout their treatment. Those dependent on opioids may receive medication such as methadone and buprenorphine. Group therapy topics include the biology of addiction, co-occurring disorders, coping skills development, twelve step education, self-esteem building, health and recovery, vocational programming, trauma, and recovery.

STAFF CREDENTIALS

Although APT Foundation provides limited information about their treatment staff, services are typically administered by licensed, certified, or master’s level clinicians. The facility is led by a CEO with a master’s degree in public administration, and it employs a medical doctor.

ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES

No information is currently available regarding the facility’s living arrangements and amenities. However, one alum surveyed by Best-rehabs.com rated the accommodations and amenities four out of five stars, and meals and nutrition two stars.

REVIEWS

One alum polled by Best-rehabs.com gave APT Foundation a mixed review and was undecided about recommending the facility to others. The anonymous client gave the facility four out of five stars for affordability, cleanliness, and exercise and leisure options. The alum praised the accommodations, mentioning the exercise room, TV room, friendly staff, group counseling, smoke breaks, and allowance of smartphones. The alum mentioned the lack of one-on-one counseling and described the food as “horrible.” Overall, the alum reported success and sobriety at the facility.

On the facility’s Google page, it has an overall rating of 3.8 out of five stars based on nine total reviews. Most reviewers gave positive ratings, although two left one-star reviews. C.P., a loved one, gave five stars and expressed satisfaction with the treatment provided. D.P., an alum, also gave four stars and praised the food and the freedom granted by the kitchen staff.

FINANCING

The facility does not provide information about its costs. However, APT Foundation accepts various insurance plans including Medicaid, Charter Oak, Medicare, and most private insurance carriers. It also offers a sliding scale payment policy for uninsured or underinsured individuals.

APT Foundation Reviews

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They offer all these services. Methadone maintenance, mental health, primary medical care. BUT 1) you wait hours to see the primary care physician to find out your blood work was lost, when you do see him he doesn't address your medical concerns. 2) you wait 2 hours to see the psychiatrist but this pyschiatrist doesn't care to know why you're there because he's too busy just handing out scripts to the dozens of patients that walked in before you. Hence, you never get any psychiatric counseling or the chance to address your mental health concerns. 3) You sign up for vocational services just to be put on a very long waiting list because there's only one person handling that!! The program sounds great BUT it's lousy at helping addicts!!!!!!!! Do not use their outpatient program. It's horrible the doctors are horrible and uncaring. No wonder we still see so many addicts
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  • The staff is very well trained. Also, everyone from the front desk staff to security goes out of their way to remember your name and other small yet important things. If the wonderful counsellors there could spend a bit more time with each client, that would be helpful. If you aren't able to pay for treatment or medication, they will sit down with you and come up with a plan. They really want to see you succeed and receive all the necessary things that are vital to your recovery.
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  • Exercise Room, Two TV Rooms, you can have smartphone, group counseling, smoke breaks, nice staff friendly. Foods horrible, not enough one on one counseling, fire alarms are overly loud and at 3 am, urines 2 a day sometimes is unnecessary. Overall I did well, I get along with the guys and staff, obeyed rules and I have been sober since.
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  • well trained employees. it does the job its there or quite well
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  • Understanding well knowlegded compassionate. They need better food. I wasnt there long they helped detox though medication and wen u were sick they did wat they could to help