JMAC
1/5
I challenge upper management to read this review and interview the current male clients!
You will STAY hungry all day and night!
I am a client who just today left this rehab facility. I volunteered and went in on my own free will, even paying out of pocket to purchase private insurance for this. I was not asked to by a court, judge or anyone else. So, trust that there was no animosity such as that you may see with someone perhaps court ordered into rehab. That being said, you do not want to come to this rehab! I will even let you know that I like it there and loved the people. However, the food portion is simply unreasonable. Like councilor Shyanne stated, “We are not required to feed you until you are full. All we have to provide is a 6oz portion main and two side portions of 2oz each.” Shyanne continued with, “We see countless meth addicts come in here and gain weight!” Who would’ve thought that taking away methamphetamines and supplementing with table scraps would bring a couple extra pounds over the course of a month? Shyanne’s final statement I’ll post was, “This is rehab, food is a comfort and we’re not required to make you comfortable.” This is not an exaggeration by any means. This is word for word. I speak for the approximately 30 men that are in there this very moment when I say they are hungry! I can’t speak for the women because we don’t speak with them.
The men complain almost daily about being hungry after eating a meal. There often isn’t enough prepared to return for more food. When there is, it’s usually just 5 women and 5 men that get a little extra and the rest remain hungry. Today a male client was told by other staff after lunch to take his complaint to the newly appointed program manager, Peggy. Peggy’s initial reaction wasn’t surprising to any of the men. It was in fact predicted by a few. She immediately turned toward the male section of the room and stated, “You’re welcome for having real food. I guess you’ll get a 10oz TV dinner from now on.” These TV dinners were served as a full meal with some of that weight being the water in the vegetables and the useless burnt on gravy that is stuck to the plastic. It was replaced with 10 oz of non-TV dinner food which did not go over well obviously. Peggy was visibly upset and briskly walked away toward her office. There were left overs that the kitchen crew made sure of but Peggy closed the kitchen down and refused to allow anyone to eat it and threw it away out of spite.
During dinner the same day, we received yet another elementary school size portion. Our kitchen crew again let us know that they made enough for every single person to have a “double” portion of the main course. (spaghetti) Again, nobody was allowed to have enough food to feel content and the left over went to waste. There is obviously a problem here. I am fortunate enough that I can eat now. The unfortunate people left there will be hungry tomorrow. If you think I’m inaccurate then speak to those men.
Peggy seems to take pride in her reputation with both client and staff…yes…STAFF, that she is not to be challenged or tested in any way by anyone. We were told by staff that we “better be early to her group session or risk getting kicked out of the program.” Along with, “and do not speak a word unless she has given you permission to speak or you risk getting kicked out”. She is not respected, she is feared.
At least 90% of the staff and clients there are amazing. Even those court ordered seem to really be genuine in recovery and very sincere about the guilt they feel in damage caused to others due to their addiction. I learned what leads me to drink, how to identify those triggers and a list of things I can do to counteract those triggers to prevent relapse. I’ll continue out here with further counselling, Celebrate Recovery and church while relying on my support group for encouragement. You can get that at any rehab but you’ll get to eat if you choose a different rehab. There is a reason why only a few volunteer to go into this one. The problem here lies with management.
