Long Term Rehab Centers in Philadelphia

How long is long-term rehab in Philadelphia?

Long-term rehab in Philadelphia usually means a program planned to last beyond about 30 days, and some listings show stays of three months or more. The term covers several kinds of care. Residential treatment provides clinical care around the clock, while extended or step-down care is a lighter level that follows a residential stay.

Therapeutic communities are longer group-living programs. Shorter stays are grouped under 30-day rehab in Philadelphia. A treatment program is licensed clinical care, whereas a recovery residence offers housing with peer support but no clinical services.

Medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder can continue during a long stay at programs that list it. Ask intake staff whether doses are given on site or through a partner. The Philadelphia methadone listings can help if a current dose needs to continue during the stay.

Coverage for a long stay depends on ongoing review. Community Behavioral Health, the city’s Medicaid behavioral health plan, has to authorize it for Medicaid members, and private insurers apply their own rules. Before admission, ask how often the plan reviews the stay, what happens if a review ends coverage early, and how phone use and family visits are handled.

Will Medicaid or private insurance pay for a long stay in Philadelphia?

Medicaid can pay for a long stay in Philadelphia when Community Behavioral Health (CBH), the city’s Medicaid behavioral health plan, authorizes it. CBH works with the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), and its non-emergency line, 1-888-545-2600, answers 24/7. Read more about Medicaid coverage for treatment. Private insurers set their own rules, so ask the admissions team how often the plan reviews the stay and what happens if a review ends coverage early.

Philadelphia residents without insurance can start with DBHIDS at (215) 685-5400. Pennsylvania sends public treatment funds through county Single County Authorities. See state-funded rehab in Philadelphia. The main cost drivers are the length of the stay, the level of care, staffing and medication.

How is long-term treatment different from recovery housing in Philadelphia?

Long-term treatment is licensed clinical care, while recovery housing is a place to live with peer support and no clinical services. The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) licenses every freestanding treatment facility. DDAP also licenses recovery houses that take public funds or referrals. The Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences offers voluntary certification. Some faith-based and housing programs in the city are not licensed as treatment, so ask any program to show its DDAP license.

What happens when a long stay ends?

Step-down care in Philadelphia often moves from residential care to partial hospitalization and then to an intensive outpatient program. Listed long-term programs also serve people from Bala Cynwyd and Camden. Before admission, ask about phone rules, family visits and what paperwork an employer may need for leave.

Philadelphia International is the nearest major airport for four in five listed long-term programs, a median of 8.4 miles away. Four in five also sit within 25 miles of a river, most often the Cooper River. For options across the state, see long-term rehab in Pennsylvania, or browse all treatment in Philadelphia.