Nelson House – Residence for Women - Saratoga Springs, NY

About Nelson House – Residence for Women

Saratoga Springs, New York, is home to Nelson House Residence for Women. Clients can receive assistance to achieve recovery from substance abuse, including opioid use disorder. They accept many forms of insurance, including Medicaid and Medicare.

As a resident, you can expect fully individualized care to match your needs. You’ll receive detox and withdrawal support, the former of which is often a requirement before pursuing any treatment program. It’s a lot of services under one roof, tied into a peer community living experience.

Addressing the Physical and Mental Aspects of Addiction

Addiction isn’t just mental or physical, as its impact can affect all aspects of your health and wellbeing. That’s why the staff at this location uses a holistic approach that tackles substance use disorder from both sides. Having care like this can lead to more effective treatment, as it can uncover other issues related to addiction and address them as well.

Support After Treatment Ends

You’ll focus on building life and coping skills during your stay, but staff don’t stop working for you just because you leave the program. Ongoing aftercare support keeps them involved in your recovery efforts. Common components of aftercare support include next step planning, referrals to community resources and continuing services from the facility.

I recommend looking for aftercare support, especially if you’ve never been in a treatment program before. While staff will do everything they can to prepare you for the ups and downs of recovery and relapse prevention, there’s no predicting what may happen. Having access to their support can prove incredibly useful for relapse prevention.

Relaxing Recovery Spots

A great spot in town where you can get away from it all and focus on recovery is Saratoga Spa State. The +2,000 acre park is home to golf, performing arts spaces, museums and hydrotherapy spas. It’s important to treat yourself once in a while, so consider using the park to celebrate your sobriety from time to time.

Other Forms of Payment

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Inpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

Treatments

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

When you choose drug rehab in New York, you'll participate in a variety of treatments that are designed to help you live a drug-free lifestyle. Common methods of treatment include group, individual, and family counseling, medication management, nutrition, exercise, and management of co-occurring mental health disorders.

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Clinical Services

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.