The Jackie Nitschke Center offers affordable substance abuse treatment programs for adults aged 18 and older who are struggling with addiction issues. Our individualized treatment options, based on the 12-Step model, include a 28-day inpatient program, 16-week outpatient treatment, 4-week intensive outpatient care, individual, group, and family therapy, as well as AA and NA meetings.
ABOUT JACKIE NITSCHKE CENTER IN GREEN BAY, WI
Jackie Nitschke Center, located in Green Bay, Wis., offers residential and outpatient treatment to adults struggling with addiction. We are dedicated to providing clients with a “home-like environment” to help foster the recovery process.
The facility was founded in 1971 and is named after the wife of Green Bay Packers linebacker Ray Nitschke. Jackie Nitschke was a recovering alcoholic and an outspoken advocate for the recovery community.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
To be admitted, clients must be free of alcohol and drugs for 24 hours and must obtain medical clearance from a medical professional after last use. Our residential program at Jackie Nitschke Center lasts for 28 days, the intensive outpatient program for five to seven weeks, and the outpatient/aftercare program for 16 weeks.
Our treatment program is based on the 12-Step philosophy of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Throughout treatment, clients receive individual and group therapy, family therapy, involvement in recovery support groups, 12-step education, leisure activities, and physical exercise.
Families are included in the treatment program through our Family Education and Recovery Program, a three-day weekend program designed to educate and support the loved ones of clients in the program.
Jackie Nitschke Center offers aftercare to clients who have completed a residential or intensive outpatient program through their outpatient program, which meets once a week for 16 weeks.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
The treatment team at Jackie Nitschke Center includes certified substance abuse counselors.
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
There is currently no information provided by Jackie Nitschke Center regarding its living arrangements and related offerings. However, six alumni polled by Best-rehabs.com all gave the facility four or five-star ratings for both accommodations and amenities and meals and nutrition.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
At the time of writing, the six alumni polled by Best-rehabs.com gave mixed reviews regarding the Jackie Nitschke Center. While five alumni gave high average ratings of 4.4 out of five stars for the center’s cleanliness, four stars for family participation, four stars for connectivity, and 3.8 stars for affordability, they gave low ratings of three stars for exercise and leisure options, two stars for counseling options, and 1.4 stars for holistic offerings. The sixth alum, whose ratings were not included in the averages, was more positive but noted a low number of individual counseling sessions per week.
The most common alumni criticism revolved around the facility’s unwillingness to treat and inexperience in treating individuals struggling with addictions to substances other than alcohol. “The treatment centered around the treatment of alcoholism,” one alum wrote, “I was a heroin addict…they really had NO idea what to do with me and definitely no clue how to counsel me.”
More positive commentary focused on the center’s environment and the helpful staff. One alum wrote, “They taught me what I needed to do. When I was ready I had the tools and now have 8.75 years clean.”
WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY
At the time of writing, the five friends and family polled by Best-rehabs.com gave mixed but generally positive reviews. When asked about the strengths of the facility, they expressed happiness with the family programs and said the staff seem to truly care. One loved one added, “My son says that this is the first program that he has attended (he has been in 5) that he felt staff really cared and it wasn’t just a job.”
When asked about facility weaknesses, friends and family members said there is a waiting list, the facility is small, and they were unhappy that the facility focused so much on 12-step programming.
WHAT STAFF SAY
At the time of this writing, there was one former staff member, Martin, who was polled by Best-rehabs.com. This reviewer gave the facility excellent marks across several different metrics and said he would recommend the facility to a friend or loved one considering rehab. When asked about the strengths of the facility, Martin said that the facility is 12-step oriented and that staff are truly caring. Martin also wrote, “Staff cares from their hearts. Staff is a good mix of recovering and non-addicted. 12 Step oriented. Very clear message of recovery.”
FINANCING
The cost of treatment at Jackie Nitschke Center is $6,000 per month. The facility offers financial assistance and scholarships to some clients who are unable to afford treatment.