Michael’s House

Michael’s House is a wonderful facility in a very pretty environment. It was the best thing I did in my life to go there and get help for my alcohol and drug addiction. The staff was very competent and friendly, the days were structured and the tools I learned helped me to stay clean and sober all the way until today. I celebrate now five years of sobriety without a relapse and I’m extremely grateful to Michael;‘s House and everyone who works there for this achievement. From helpless and hopeless I got the gift of sobriety and a new life. I stayed six weeks in residential care and followed advice that was given to me. Several month of Intensive Outpatient Treatment stabilized me in the aftercare and today I live in gratitude an active and healthy life.

This place is a complete money making sham! I am a patient who self addmitted myself for a dual diagnosis program. I am not a drug addict but need certain medications due to an autoimmune thyroid disese I have.
From day one they lied about everything. The call center told me I would see a Psychiatrist upon admitting myself so I would have the proper medication ordered for the first evening. That Never happenend. They took away all my meds with no repacemnt meds for benzo withdrawl. I had a panic attack twice and after day 2 I still have not seen a Psychitrist.
I asked the nursing station if they could do something about my panic attack. Medication, therapy, something! They did none of that. As a result of my panic attack, the nurse Natashia said to me «Being a Bitch and yelling wont get you anywhere and if you continue I will call the police!» So they called the cops in the middle of my full blown panic attack. Thats how they deal with or «Understand» a patients condition.
I entered the stabilazation unit Stable, then by them not working with me at all, I became very unstable. So they threw me out and called the police. The cops came and saw me crying outside the center and I explained that I am upset because they did nothing to help me and I have suffered Panic disorder for 15 yrs. The police officer agreed with me that patients should see a psych first thing to get the proper meds orered before patient gets to the stage of a panic attack. The staff are not real nurses or doctors. You get one sesion of therapy a week for 45 min and see a Psychiatrist once a week for 30 minutes. It is not worth the kind of money they charge! Anyone would get better help on the outside if they are in anyway depresed or anxious. Its better to work with a doctor on a plan for treatment that we both agree too. They just make you suffer at Michaels House and are not equiped to handle anyone with a Medical condition. They don’t take medical conditions into consideration. This is strickly a drug rehab! Not duel diagnosis like they advertise.
Bottom line is I would never recomend Michaels House to my worse enemy and I would not even admit a dog there! The program is a lie! Stay clear and far away from Michaels House! Someone you love could end up dead by them.