About Riverside Community Care – Upton
The community crisis stabilization program at Riverside Community Care in Upton, Massachusetts, is intended to help adults (18+) who are going through an urgent drug use issue. By offering a secure comfortable setting in a residential neighborhood, this program acts as a voluntary substitute for inpatient psychiatric hospitals. The facility can serve up to 15 people at a time.
Stays at Riverside usually last five days. Treatment offers structured programming that is presented in a laid back setting and includes both individual counseling and group therapeutic support.
Psychiatrists, counselors, nurses and certified peer specialists make up their multidisciplinary staff. Peer support, recovery focused groups, medication evaluation and management as well as treatment planning and case management are their main areas of focus.
A more seamless transition back into the community can be achieved by using this program as a step down option from a hospital stay. On the other hand, respite programs provide longer term clinical and rehabilitative services to help people get ready for community living either alone or in groups. The Department of Mental Health can refer you to their respite care.
Restoring equilibrium while staying near home is made possible by their cozy overnight accommodations and therapeutic services. The facility has 11 bedrooms and a contemporary kitchen with plenty of appliances, cozy living areas and laundry facilities. Their trained staff work there around the clock. Their services help relieve the burden of hospital emergency rooms and inpatient psychiatric units by offering an alternative when clinically appropriate.