ABOUT SAMARITAN DAYTOP VILLAGE VAN WYCK RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM
Samaritan Daytop Village is a nonprofit organization providing addiction treatment and recovery services to men, women, and families, and specialized programs for the elderly, homeless, and veterans. The Van Wyck Residential Treatment Program (VWRTP), one of the nonprofit’s more than 40 programs in New York City, offers residential substance abuse treatment to adult men and women. This location is also home to Samaritan Daytop Village’s main admissions office.
Detox services are offered at the facility in Richmond Hill, Queens.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
Few details are currently available for this specific facility. All Samaritan Daytop Village’s substance abuse programs, however, are holistic and highly structured in nature and employ evidence-based treatment practices and follow a therapeutic community model.
Services include one-on-one counseling, group therapy, and addiction education, as well as housing assistance, vocational training, and employment facilitation.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
Per VWRTP’s web-page, “all of Samaritan Daytop Village’s substance abuse treatment programs are licensed by The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS).”
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
Set along the busy Van Wyck Expressway, the facility houses clients in modest, dorm-style bedrooms with closets and dressers. The residential program has also received three stars or more (out of five) for its accommodations and meal quality from a group of four individuals polled by Best-rehabs.com to date.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
At the time of this writing there has been one alum polled by Best-rehabs.com. The alum gave mostly positive scores. Alum R.S. would recommend the facility to a friend or loved one and he felt that the facility did meet his expectations that he had prior to entry. The alum gave the facility three out of five stars for accommodations & amenities and three stars for meals & nutrition. R.S., who’s between 26-29 years old, entered rehab for court mandated reasons based on a legal referral. R.S. stayed for over 90 days, did complete treatment successfully, and did not enter sober living after leaving the facility. R.S., has been out of the facility for over one year. The client agreed that it was worth the cost, adding that, “I am still clean 19 years later.” R.S. did not after leaving the program and did not reenter the facility.
WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY
At the time of this writing there has been one family member polled by Best-rehabs.com. The family member gave positive scores across almost every metric. The anonymous loved one gave the facility four out of five stars for treatment effectiveness, three stars for accommodations & amenities, and three stars for meals & nutrition. She agreed that there were many counseling options to choose from depending on the client’s preference; that the treatment and services offered at the facility were worth the cost; and that family/loved ones were able to participate in treatment through facility programming. She felt that a strength of the facility was having one on one counseling available at all times. She felt that the facility could improve upon the sleep curfew. She also added that, “…this particular place had brought my son back from a very long and hard journey.”
WHAT STAFF SAY
At the time of this writing, there was one former staff member, N.R., who was polled by Best-rehabs.com. This reviewer gave the facility excellent marks across several different metrics. This employee worked at the facility for five-ten years. N.R. reported that there were seven licensed medical professionals who were on staff at the facility. N.R. worked here until she moved out of the area.
When asked about the strengths of the facility, N.R. wrote “…team-work and having people in recovery working with the clients.” They also mentioned, “I felt that the way the Admissions Dept was run was very competent and really showed us who was committed to treatment.”
FINANCING
Treatment costs at Samaritan Village are often covered by public assistance. Those who are ineligible for public assistance are required to pay out-of-pocket, as private insurance only covers medical services such as blood work, medication, and physical exams.