TWIN LAKES CENTER INC

TWIN LAKES CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1983 AND IS LOCATED ON 30 ACRES OF LAND JUST NORTH OF SOMERSET, PA. TWIN LAKES OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF SUD SERVICES INCLUDING DETOXIFICATION, ADULT RESIDENTIAL, THREE LEVELS OF OUTPATIENT, DUI SERVICES, AND PREVENTION/EDUCATION SERVICES. ALL TWIN LAKES CENTER SERVICES AND LOCATIONS ARE LICENSED BY DDAP. THE GOAL OF THE DETOX AND RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM IS THAT ALL PATIENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE TREATMENT AND SEEK A DRUG FREE FUTURE. THIS IS A 12-STEP PROGRAM THAT COMBINES THE USE OF POSITIVE SUPPORTS AND OTHER EVIDENCED BASED TREATMENTS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING AMONG THE PATIENTS AFTER COMPLETION. TWIN LAKES CENTER IS LICENSED FOR 7 DETOX BEDS AND 33 RESIDENTIAL BEDS. TWIN LAKES CENTER IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING TREATMENT SERVICES TO SUBSTANCE DEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS FROM AGE EIGHTEEN AND UP. PRIORITY POPULATIONS INCLUDE: PREGNANT INJECTION DRUG USERS, PREGNANT SUBSTANCE USERS, INJECTION DRUG USERS, OVERDOSE SURVIVORS AND VETERANS. PROGRAMS: - NON-HOSPITAL DETOXIFICATION - 24 HOURS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MEDICAL DOCTOR. PATIENTS STAY IN DETOX UNTIL THEY ARE MEDICALLY STABLE TO TRANSFER INTO A LESS INTENSIVE LEVEL OF CARE. ON AVERAGE, THE STAY IN TRADITIONAL DETOX IS 1 - 3 DAYS. THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR ALSO PROVIDES TREATMENT FOR A WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS IN THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM. - NON-HOSPITAL BASED BUPRENORPHINE DETOXIFICATION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MEDICAL DOCTOR. BUPRENORPHINE DETOXIFICATION IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE MEETING SPECIFIC CRITERIA. BUPRENORPHINE IS USED TO AID IN REDUCTION OF WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS AND CRAVINGS, AND TO PERMIT THE PATIENT TO MORE FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE TREATMENT PROGRAM. PATIENTS ARE ADMITTED TO THE DETOX UNIT, AT THE DETOXIFICATION RATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1- 3 DAYS, WHILE STABILIZATION OCCURS. THE PATIENT IS THEN MOVED TO THE RESIDENTIAL UNIT, AND RATE, FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 - 10 DAYS. THE PATIENT MUST BE WILLING TO COMMIT TO A TREATMENT STAY OF AT LEAST 12 - 14 DAYS TO PERMIT THE DETOXIFICATION PHASE AND TAPERING OFF OF BUPRENORPHINE. - INPATIENT REHABILITATION - 24 HOURS ADULT RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION TWIN LAKES CENTER OFFERS VARIABLE LENGTH OF STAY FOR ADULTS IN OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM. PATIENTS RECEIVE: 10 HOURS OF GROUP THERAPY PER WEEK, 1 HOUR OF INDIVIDUAL THERAPY PER WEEK, 6 HOURS OF RECREATION THERAPY PER WEEK, A FAMILY WELLNESS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS A FOUR-WEEK ROTATION OF LECTURES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND RELAPSE TRACT. PATIENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO THE AA/NA FELLOWSHIP WITH DAILY MEETINGS AND RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANS BASED ON THE ASSESSMENT. OUR MALE AND FEMALE UNITS AND PROGRAMS ARE SEPARATE TO ALLOW THE CLIENTS TO FOCUS ON THEMSELVES AND THEIR TREATMENT. - PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION - MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE SOMERSET AND JOHNSTOWN PROGRAMS HAVE A PARTIAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BE A STEP BETWEEN IOP AND THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM. THE PARTIAL PROGRAM IS LICENSED BY DDAP AND OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. INDIVIDUALS IN THIS LEVEL OF CARE RECEIVE 20 HOURS OF GROUP AND TWO INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS PER WEEK. THE USUAL LENGTH OF STAY IN THIS LEVEL OF CARE IS 6 WEEKS. - OUTPATIENT/INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT - MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:30 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. TWIN LAKES HAS OUTPATIENT/INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT OFFICES IN FIVE LOCATIONS (SOMERSET, JOHNSTOWN, EBENSBURG, BEDFORD, AND MEYERSDALE). THESE OFFICE HOURS VARY BASED ON LOCATION. IN OUR SOMERSET OFFICE, WE OFFER PREVENTION SERVICES, DRUG COURT PARTICIPATION AND A WEEKEND DUI PROGRAM. - ASSESSMENTS - MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:30 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. TWIN LAKES CONDUCTS ASSESSMENTS ON INDIVIDUALS SEEKING DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICERS TO ENSURE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS RECOMMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PROVIDED BASED ON THE CRITERIA MET THROUGH THE ASAM.