Extended Care Program - Chicago, Illinois

The Extended Care Program at New Hope Recovery Center (Chicago, IL) offers a supportive, sober, transitional living environment for individuals who have abstained from alcohol and drugs for thirty days or more. The program is designed for patients in early recovery from drug and / or alcohol addiction who would benefit from additional, sober structure and support after successfully completing an addition treatment program. Sober living residences are within walking distance of New Hope Recovery Center. Separate units house men and women who are actively working a twelve step program to stay drug and alcohol free.

Patients reside in furnished apartments nearby many loations for 12 step meetings in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. Clinical programming happens everyday within New Hope Recovery Center. Morning community and breakfast allows patients to structure their days and set goals for maintaining a healthy and structured lifestyle in recovery. Employment or volunteer work is expected of all patients in the sober living environment. Staff offers help and support in the process of establishing this important aspect of sober living. Patients in the extended care program attend Intensive Outpatient (IOP) for their first month of treatment. Each patient has an individual counselor who meets with them weekly. Patients continue to benefit from the recovery home environment within a sober living treatment community. Staff members are available for additional support 24 hours a day.

In addition to clinical services, the Extended Care Program at New Hope Recovery Center offers yoga classes and fitness center passes to patients. Patients from out of state, often coming from other treatment centers, can quickly and easily find their way around the neighborhood and treatment center. Twelve step meetings are located throughout the Lincoln Park & Chicago area and also within the sober livng treatment environment.

Many patients benefit from a structured, sober living environment after completing a treatment program, and continuing on with extended care. Often the immediate return to an old environment can add increased stress on the patient's fragile post-treatment state. In choosing a sober living environment, a variety of factors make important differences to a patient, and should be considered before a decision. Our Extended Care Program offers the benefit of an accessible treatment community with close proximity of the sober living homes. Each extended care patient is treated and monitored individually. Please contact us to get more information about the Extended Care Program.