Our Most Frequently Asked Questions About ORC

Yes, you can bring books with you. There are also hundreds of books available to borrow here at ORC. Reading for relaxation or education is often helpful during the recovery process, and you will have opportunities to read when not participating in therapy or other treatment.

For safety reasons and other considerations, including an inability to accommodate clients’ cars at ORC, we do not allow clients to drive themselves to our facility when beginning treatment. If transportation is an issue, we do provide rides to our facility for clients within a reasonable driving distance, including from nearby airports. We can also provide a ride when you leave us. Please call to learn more about our transportation services.

No, we do not allow conjugal visits, but your spouse or significant other may visit you or participate in your recovery journey, such as through couples’ therapy, as deemed appropriate by you and your care team. Virtual therapy sessions are also available if your significant other is out-of-state or otherwise unable to attend in person.

Yes, you can receive letters or packages any day that mail services delivers, as well as send mail. To help ensure that ORC stays safe and substance-free, all incoming mail will be checked by our team for prohibited items.

Yes, there are designated smoking spaces outside where you can smoke or vape during regularly scheduled breaks. Any nicotine products or vapes brought with you to ORC must be unopened and in their original packaging.

If you would like to stop smoking while at our facility, our treatment specialists can help.

Please bring any medications that you are currently prescribed and currently taking with you to ORC. Our medical team will review them and hold them for you, providing them at the appropriate times.

During your stay with us, your care team will monitor you to make sure that you are achieving the desired outcomes from your prescription. If another dosage or a different medication is recommended, your care team will discuss these options with you.

Although you can bring your cell phone with you, we will hold it and keep it locked with your other personal valuables, allowing supervised use on a case-by-case basis. Our cell phone policy helps us maintain a safe, private, recovery-focused environment for all of our clients.

In addition to today’s leading proven-effective treatment options, we provide a wide variety of wellness and recreation activities at ORC for a holistic approach to recovery. This includes yoga classes, meditation, hiking, group fitness classes, use of gym equipment, basketball, volleyball, baseball, karaoke, cookouts, arts and crafts, game nights, movie nights, and more, including opportunities for quiet time and reflection.

The main thing you’ll want to consider when packing is clothing. We do offer laundry facilities, but we recommend bringing enough comfortable clothing for one week. Other items you’ll want to bring with you include your health insurance card, any current medications you’re taking, and a pair of gym shoes.

For your convenience, we provide all personal hygiene products, along with your own shower caddy. You are welcome to bring sealed personal hygiene products as long as alcohol is not among the first three ingredients.

Our clients’ rooms are located in cozy cottages surrounded by trees on our beautiful, secluded 55-acre campus. With women-only and men-only options, our cottages offer shared rooms, for two to six clients, depending on capacity, with private rooms available if medical need requires it.

Due to safety and other concerns, we do not allow clients to bring their dogs with them to ORC. Options to consider for your dog’s care before leaving for treatment include asking family members or friends to watch your dog, arranging care from a professional dog-sitting service, or scheduling your dog’s stay at a pet boarding center.

Your care will be personalized to meet your unique needs and goals in recovery, but our residential programs do follow a similar daily schedule. A typical day often includes multiple group therapy sessions, with breaks between sessions. You will also have opportunities to meet with your primary clinician one-on-one. Three healthy, home-cooked meals featuring seasonal, local ingredients when available are served each day. A fun evening activity like karaoke or movie night follows dinner, with an option for an additional process group or peer support group afterward. The day ends with group meditation and personal time.

Our culinary team prepares fresh, nutritious home-cooked meals every day, using seasonal and local ingredients as available. The team is also skilled in meeting special dietary needs, such as gluten-free and vegetarian. Desserts are available with dinner, and snacks are also provided daily.

Cookouts are an option when the weather is nice, with picnic tables for dining. In the winter, our hot chocolate bar is a popular “snack” option.

Yes, visits from family members or a spouse or significant other are allowed and encouraged when deemed beneficial for your recovery. Supportive family members are also encouraged to participate in your recovery through family therapy or education sessions, which are also available virtually.

Yes, our medical detox program provides a safe, supportive environment for drug or alcohol withdrawal. Withdrawal symptoms and complications can make it difficult or even unsafe to stop using certain substances on your own. ORC provides around-the-clock supervision and access to medical and clinical care, including medications to manage or prevent particularly difficult symptoms, tapering schedules, emotional support, and more.

Your individualized treatment plan will also include recommendations for treatment following detox, including the option to transition seamlessly into residential treatment at ORC, where you will be monitored for post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS) symptoms.

Yes, you can receive comprehensive care for lasting recovery from depression at ORC. Although we started as a treatment center for addiction, we are also licensed and qualified to treat other mental health disorders.

Our compassionate psychiatric team, including a psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioners, master’s-level therapists, and support staff, provides stabilization services and residential care, offering an alternative to a stay in a psychiatric hospital. Other clients come to us for continuing care after such a hospital stay or to prevent a mental health crisis from occurring. Our multidisciplinary, whole-person approach offers medication management, evidence-based therapy, peer support, holistic options like yoga and meditation, aftercare coordination, and more.

We provide comprehensive treatment and a multidisciplinary approach for lasting recovery from a wide range of mental health disorders.

These include:

• depression (major depressive disorder/clinical depression), bipolar disorder, and other mood disorders
• anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and phobias
• post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related disorders
• schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders

We treat people with a primary diagnosis of these disorders as well as people with co-occurring substance use disorders.

We are so happy you asked! Having the support of family and other loved ones can be critical to a person’s long-term recovery, and we encourage family involvement at ORC in several ways. Our in-person or virtual family psychoeducation therapy sessions, led by master’s-level clinicians, can help family members understand their loved one’s condition and what is required for recovery. General family therapy sessions are also available through in-person or virtual formats. Family visits and supervised phone calls can also be scheduled for added support.

Yes, we provide treatment for polysubstance use. Addictions involving more than one substance are not uncommon and may develop as people attempt to enhance the effects of intoxication by using multiple drugs or attempt to alleviate withdrawal symptoms of one drug with use of another.

An initial evaluation and assessment at ORC helps determine each client’s complete care needs, which may include withdrawal management, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), psychoeducation, individual and group therapy, peer recovery support, and more. Our medical and clinical professionals can also identify and address unprocessed trauma or undiagnosed mental health disorders that may be contributing to an addiction.

Our forested, 55-acre campus in the beautiful countryside of northwest Ohio offers comfortable cottages for our clients to retreat to as well as amenities such as hiking trails, a pond and gazebo, a baseball field, a basketball court, a sand volleyball court, a fully equipped fitness center, a firepit, and recreation rooms. Three nutritious, home-cooked meals made with seasonal, local ingredients when available are also provided.

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Your intake assessment gives you the opportunity to meet members of your care team, receive an evaluation and biopsychosocial assessment, and share your goals in recovery so that a comprehensive, personalized treatment plan can be provided. Safety assessments may also be included, such as the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) screening. For clients with addiction, your treatment plan may begin with detox if you are experiencing withdrawal symptoms. For clients with other mental health disorders, your plan may begin with stabilization services if required.

Yes, our psychiatrist and psychiatric nurse practitioners can identify and diagnose mental health disorders. Your initial evaluation and assessment, along with regular monitoring during treatment, can help identify undiagnosed or misdiagnosed mental health disorders.

We accept most major private health insurance plans and TRICARE military insurance. Our fast and free verification of insurance benefits can let you know what to expect regarding use of your insurance at ORC. Call us today and ask for help with health insurance verification.

Yes, we take our clients’ privacy and confidentiality needs very seriously. We adhere to all local privacy laws and regulations and are HIPAA-compliant, meaning that we implement and follow the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s physical, network, and process security measures to protect our clients’ health information.