Comunidade Terapêutica O Caminho – Chaves
About Comunidade Terapêutica O Caminho
Comunidade Terapêutica O Caminho is a private residential therapeutic community at Vilar de Nantes, in the municipality of Chaves, Vila Real district, operated by Pegadas Opinativas – Comunidade Terapêutica, Lda, a company constituted in April 2024. The community holds a State convention through ICAD with 39 licensed beds, 31 of them contracted, including 15 for alcohol dependence.
Public posts from the community describe its focus as the treatment of chemical and alcohol dependence and other disorders, and the large share of alcohol-dependence places makes it one of the more alcohol-focused contracted communities in the north of the country. The operator has no website, so the therapeutic model, programme length, clinical team and admission steps are not available in its own words. Public treatment teams can refer into the contracted places, and anyone considering a private place should contact the community directly by phone or email to ask how the programme is structured and what entry involves.
Key Facility Details
- Primary focusAlcohol
- Programs forWomen, Men
Facility Type
Setting and Surroundings
A town setting, at 1,188 ft. The nearest town is Chaves (population 18k), 1.7 miles away.
Nearest named features
- Serra da RibeiraMountain · 5.3 miles
- Alto da Mu00f3Hill · 8.1 miles
- Albufera do Alto RabagaoLake · 18 miles
- Pico CarbuceiroPeak · 25 miles
- Albufeira da Venda NovaReservoir · 27 miles
Getting there
- Vila Real Airport (VRL)Regional airport · 34 miles
- Braganu00e7a Airport (BGC)Regional airport · 40 miles
Setting and distances are calculated from this facility’s coordinates against GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), OurAirports and Natural Earth. Distances are straight line, not driving distance.
Comunidade Terapêutica O Caminho Alcohol and Drug Services
Comunidade Terapêutica O Caminho provides residential therapeutic community treatment for chemical dependence and alcohol dependence, with a substantial block of beds contracted specifically for alcohol dependence and the remainder for drug dependence. Other disorders are mentioned alongside addiction in the community’s public posts, though no detail is given on which conditions or how they are treated.
Therapies, medications, assessment procedures, family involvement and aftercare are not described in the material available, so none can be stated. As a recently constituted operator, the community has not yet built up a public record of its approach, which makes direct questions all the more important: ask how long a stay lasts, what medical and psychiatric support is on site, how alcohol withdrawal is handled at the start and what happens after discharge. No outpatient or day service is described.
Levels of Care
Substances and Addictions Treated
Counseling and Therapy
Specialized Programs
Where Is Comunidade Terapêutica O Caminho?
Comunidade Terapêutica O Caminho is at Rua do Lombo, 81, Vilar de Nantes, in the municipality of Chaves, Vila Real district, postcode 5400-352. Vilar de Nantes is a rural parish on the edge of Chaves, in the Trás-os-Montes region near Portugal’s northern border with Spain.
Opening hours are not published. The community answers on +351 276 321 195 and +351 927 238 334 and by email at comunidadeterapeuticaocaminho@gmail.com; there is no website. Contracted places are reached through a public treatment team referral, and private enquiries go straight to the community. Ring ahead for directions and to settle an appointment before travelling to Vilar de Nantes.
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How Much Does Treatment at Comunidade Terapêutica O Caminho Cost?
Comunidade Terapêutica O Caminho has 31 of its 39 beds contracted with the State under an ICAD convention, so a place arranged through a public treatment team carries a client contribution rather than the full monthly fee. Privately funded places are self-pay, typically €6,000 to €16,500 a month for residential therapeutic community treatment. Contact the community for a quote.
No private fee is published and the operator has no website, so both the contribution for a contracted place and the price of a private one need to be requested by phone or email. The public treatment team making a referral can usually explain how the contribution is worked out and whether any support towards it is available.
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Comunidade Terapêutica O Caminho Reviews
Reviews of Comunidade Terapêutica O Caminho from around the web are limited, as you would expect of a therapeutic community whose operating company was only constituted in 2024 and which has no website. RehabSeekers hosts reviews for this service, and anyone who has stayed at the Vilar de Nantes community is welcome to share their experience here.
Early accounts carry particular weight for a new community. A description of the daily routine, the handling of alcohol withdrawal and dependence, the team’s approach and the support offered on leaving would help you or a loved one in the Chaves area decide whether to ask for a referral.
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