ABOUT DELRAY MEDICAL CENTER – FAIR OAKS PAVILION
A service of Delray Medical Center, Fair Oaks Pavilion is a behavioral health facility that offers an inpatient program for adults struggling with alcohol and chemical dependency. Located north of Miami in a coastal community in Palm Beach County, Fla., this hospital-based facility also treats individuals struggling with co-occurring disorders.
If necessary, Fair Oaks Pavilion provides supervised medical detoxification on-site to minimize the discomfort of withdrawal.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
To determine their individual needs and challenges, patients undergo an initial substance abuse assessment and, if applicable, psychiatric evaluation. Those requiring detox go through a challenging five-to-seven day process, supervised and monitored by a team of medical professionals.
Fair Oaks Pavilion’s inpatient programming blends the 12-Step model of recovery with evidence-based treatment modalities. During treatment, patients participate in a structured schedule of individual, group, and family counseling as well as support groups, leisure activities, and educational classes on recovery, addiction, and relapse prevention. Patients also may attend on-site Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) 12-Step meetings, study fellowship literature (Big Book), and perform associated step-work.
To treat individuals struggling with co-occurring mental health difficulties, the facility may incorporate psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management into programming. Electrocompulsive therapy (ECT) also may be utilized to treat patients with severe depression. ECT is an evidence-backed procedure that helps to activate the brain chemistry that affects mood. If ECT is applied in treatment, patients may continue to receive ECT treatments on an outpatient basis after inpatient discharge.
Along with core programming, Fair Oaks Pavilion integrates a range of alternative therapies, such as pet therapy and recreational therapy. Once a patient completes inpatient treatment, clinicians may refer individuals to a less-intensive level of care and community-based resources to support ongoing recovery.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
The Fair Oaks Pavilion’s website notes that the chemical detox team includes medical professionals and nurses. Although the facility does not offer additional information, hospital-based behavioral health units typically employ psychiatrists, mental health and substance abuse counselors, nurses, social workers, case managers, and support staff. The two individuals polled by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing both gave ratings of four out of five stars for the treatment staff’s level of training and experience.
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
The 53-bed behavioral health unit provides a comfortable, clinical atmosphere conducive to stabilization and recovery. As a hospital-based facility, patients have 24-hour access to medical and nursing attention. The facility may designate units to treat geriatric and adult populations separately. The two survey respondents gave ratings of four stars and five stars for the facility’s cleanliness and upkeep.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
The one former patient polled to date praised most aspects of the inpatient program, offering four-star ratings for the facility’s exercise and leisure activities, discharge planning, and ability to treat co-occurring disorders. However, the alum did give lower three-star ratings for the facility’s counseling options and inclusion of holistic treatment methods.
WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY
At the time of this writing, the sole loved one polled by Best-rehabs.com also overall offered a favorable review of the facility. Although citing understaffing as a weakness, the loved one wrote: “Staff trained to meet your needs and help make your stay as comfortable as possible.” Commending the rehab’s “nurturing atmosphere,” the loved one gave a top five-star rating for the level of family participation and four stars for the facility’s counseling options.
On Google, where Fair Oaks Pavilion received an average 1.2 out of five stars, feedback was not favorable. Three of the five Google users identified themselves as loved ones, all of them leaving scathing one-star reviews. Adam wrote: “The way you treated my mother was unacceptable.” Linda felt similarly, stating: “This place is a disgrace… Fair Oaks Pavilion, in Delray Beach, should be shut down or hire a complete new staff, from the way top, going all the way to the way bottom.” Debra, whose son was treated there, wrote: “I fully plan on filing a lawsuit.”
FINANCING
Delray Medical Center accepts most private insurance plans, Medicaid, and Medicare. Financial assistance may be available to qualified individuals through the hospital’s charity care program.
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