Rushford Center Inc.

Filing Period

Oct 1, 2012 to Sep 30, 2013

Signed

Aug 12, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$28,800,769

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Acute Care and Evaluation (ACE) is one component of a continuum of care for adults in need of substance abuse services. It operates as the primary local resource for the evaluation and treatment of acute alcohol and drug detoxification with the purpose of medical stabilization as its primary objective. Middlesex County is the primary service area with secondary and tertiary service areas spanning a 100-mile radius. ACE is a 16 bed inpatient, medically monitored detoxification, evaluation and medical treatment unit. The average length of stay is 4 days. Short term counseling and discharge planning are provided to all clients on a regular basis. Protocols are in place for alcohol, opiate, and polysubstance detoxification including daily group activity designed to educate and prepare the client for the next appropriate level of care. Safe containment and stabilization is provided for individuals who are entering treatment on an intensive level. All clients receive one-to-one counseling to encourage and motivate to achieve the appropriate level of care that is needed. This assessment often includes a complete biopsychosocial assessment, which affords a more comprehensive assessment process and determines either an internal (RCI) or external treatment program. Staff includes a Medical Director, Manager, APRN, RN's, Certified Nursing Assistants/Counselor Assistants and Counselors.Nutritional assessment and counseling is also available when needed.A 16-hour, 7 day per week, (8 a.m. - midnight) RN-staffed Acute Care and Evaluation unit administers services to Catchment Area 10. The Acute Care and Evaluation unit provides a centralized location with specialized staff to provide assessment, intervention and referral services to substance abusers. This program was established in 1985 by legislative mandate and was initially designed to relieve area hospital emergency room utilization of substance abusers; nearly 200 clients are served monthly through the Admissions and Evaluation Center, demonstrating a successful achievement of this goal. Further, through screening and referral to Rushford's Acute Care Unit, 75-80% of the clients are diverted from admission to CVH Addiction Services and Middlesex Hospital, thereby avoiding an excessive demand on those providers.

Activity 3

Rushford Center's Substance Abuse Services, known as Turning Point, comprise three levels of care - partial hospital program, intensive outpatient treatment, and outpatient treatment. This is an adult treatment program serving male and female substance abusers eighteen years of age and older who are referred primarily from the towns of Meriden and Wallingford. Services are provided during the day and in the evenings on weekdays. The average length of time in outpatient services varies widely and is dependent on the individualized needs of clients. An episode of treatment can range from several weeks to several months. Turning Point is structured to allow for fluid movement through its continuum of outpatient services, but individuals can enter treatment at any level. Rushford follows the ASAM (American Society for Addiction Medicine) criteria for determining the level of acuity and most appropriate level of care. A comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment drives the individualized treatment plan, utilizing concrete treatment goals and objectives and identifying discharge criteria at the onset of care. Turning Point operates primarily on a brief-treatment, solution-focused group model supplemented with individual counseling. Men's and women's groups address gender-specific issues, parenting (especially for the DCF referred client) and interpersonal relationships. Maintaining abstinence and the refinement of already acquired skills is the goal of Relapse Prevention and Aftercare Group. Anger Management Group focuses on the acquisition of assertiveness skills and the appropriate management of intense emotional states as a means of assisting clients in strengthening their capacity to develop and maintain mutually respectful relationships. A Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Trauma group is provided for individuals with significant trauma history and where trauma can impede recovery. Every effort is made to involve clients in peer support groups such as 12 step self-help groups, Rational Recovery, and referrals are made to mental health services as needed. In an effort to strengthen the social support network of the client, Rushford offers family education and counseling to members and clients. All individual and group work is done under the supervision of a consulting psychiatrist. Clients presenting with significant psychiatric symptoms are consistently identified for referral either to Rushford's consulting psychiatrist or Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist who is also an APRN for individualized diagnostic assessment and disposition. This may include prescribing appropriate medications and monitoring client progress in an individual session or in a weekly Medication Group facilitated by the Clinical Nurse Specialist/APRN. Physical Location - Services are provided at 883 Paddock Avenue, Meriden. This was a former inpatient general hospital, but is currently used for ambulatory health and behavioral health services. There is patient parking in the front and accessed by public transportation, as it is on a bus line. There is a main entrance at the front. The building is two stories. Adjacent to the entrance foyer is an elevator and stairway. The facility is accessible for disabled persons. First floor is reception, waiting room, registration and client accounts departments. All services are provided on the 2nd floor level, including outpatient psychiatric services and substance abuse treatment services.

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EIN

06-0932875