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La Jolla Recovery

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Unethical company - Case Manager La Jolla Recovery Employee Review

1.0
16 Dec 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The other clinicians are skilled and caring. They make the job a bit more bearable. They also go out of their way for clients despite being run ragged by the structure of the program.

Cons

No paid vacation, 3 sick days a year, and always having to find your own coverage if you're taking time off. The owner is basically Trump - profits at any cost, even to the detriment of clients and employees. Major false advertising. If you view the website you'd think you're going to a luxury rehab where you eat healthy food, surf, and get top of the line group therapy! Nope. It's basically a recovery sweatshop, with no break in routine so the owner can bill as much as possible each day. The clinicians plan nice things for clients eventually, but are given a shoestring budget and even make some purchases on their own. Honestly it feels like an insurance scam that allows the owner to pay off his beach properties. The treatment provided is no better than county-funded programs, but the clients are reminded that they get to live near the beach, so they should be happy with what they get. Clients get pressured to delete negative reviews regularly. Medication has been withheld by poorly trained house managers when clients aren't "clean" enough. Relapses result in the client being sent back to detox immediately, whether they are actually acutely detoxing or not. Also a lot of condescending judgemental talk by non-clinician staff, who all subscribe to the paternalistic viewpoint of abstinence based sobriety as the only definition of recovery. Groups involve cramming as many people as possible into a room, with multiple interruptions. The rooms look as though they are falling apart. But as long as the owner walks away with profit, who cares? They're "saving lives."

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5.0
7 Oct 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Helped me up when I was down with no hard feelings.

Cons

Absolutely no work to life balance for upper management but I have heard that is much improved now.

1.0
24 Oct 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free meals are provided during shift.

Cons

I had a deeply unsatisfactory experience working here. The company is not focused on providing solutions for clients, which is extremely concerning in a field that demands care and compassion. Instead of prioritizing client well-being, the focus seems to be on profit, driven by an owner more concerned with money than quality care. While working at the 6-bed inpatient facility, I was often the only staff member on site, which made it impossible to take breaks or have an uninterrupted 30-minute lunch. The lack of adequate staffing not only affected my ability to recharge but also raised concerns about safety and quality of care for clients. It was a challenging and unsustainable work environment. Management was unresponsive to staff concerns, which further compromised the standard of care we were able to provide. I cannot recommend this place to anyone who values ethics and quality client care.

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