Extended Care
Transitional Level of Care
Recovery is about what you do every day. The Men’s Extended Care Community gives you a safe place to practice recovery with a group of men who support you. Extended care is continuing care that fits between full-time treatment and independent life. These programs typically last between 30 and 90 days, giving you more time than traditional inpatient programs to develop a deeper understanding of recovery principles to use in everyday life.
What is Extended Care?​
Extended care provides added support as you leave full-time treatment, maintaining the structure and accountability of a treatment center while giving you more independence to practice recovery skills on your own. By living in an off-campus home with other like-minded guys, you get the chance to practice daily living skills such as learning to manage your time and your finances.
You’ll also return to our main campus on River Road Monday through Friday to continue individual, group, and experiential therapies. Here, you will continue to work with specialty expressive therapists and Spiritual Care counselors who you worked with in Residential Treatment. This gives you a sense of continuity important in early recovery and allows you to further explore issues and challenges you worked on earlier, including more work with your family as needed. Planning for your next step on the journey of recovery is also a key part of the Men’s Extended Care Community. This involves where you will live and work, as well as how you will practically manage situations in your life that could challenge your recovery. You will have a plan tailored to you when you leave and a community of friends with whom you have made lasting bonds.
Who Benefits From Extended Care?
Extended care can be an option for anyone who is preparing to leave full-time treatment, but is unsure of their next steps. In particular, it may be recommended for individuals who:
- Participated in a shorter residential or full-time outpatient program
- Have been struggling with addiction for a long time
- Were struggling with a particularly intense addiction
- Have a history of relapse
- Do not have a stable or supportive home life to return to
- Are returning home to a family that is still working through therapy
- Are returning to a high-pressure environment like school or a stressful job
- Want to continue working on issues around complex trauma and/or grief
- Are wanting continued stabilization of co-occurring mental health disorders
Extended care can provide regularly scheduled therapy sessions, continued therapy with familiar providers, a safe space to practice recovery skills, and more. This level of care is ideal for boosting individuals confidence in their ability to live a sober life and for easing the often abrupt transition from full-time treatment to independent living.
The Admissions Process
At Cumberland Heights we understand every patient has unique needs. Our experienced staff will develop a personalized treatment plan based on past traumas and/or other co-occurring illnesses.
Call Us
You're taking the first step on your path to recovery. Reach out to us by phone or by submitting the form below to initiate the admission process. Our team is available to answer your questions & provide the support you need to get started.
Confidential Assessment
Speak with our admissions team and complete a confidential assessment to discuss your needs and challenges. This step helps us determine the most appropriate level of care and treatment options.
Schedule Your Admission
We ensure transparency and support from the start. After setting a treatment plan, we will schedule your admission, clarify any financial responsibilities, and help you find the right care - no matter who it's with.
