Day Rehab Program

The day rehab program is offered at each location. The program provides structured group activities designed to develop and enhance independent living skills. The goal is to assist individuals coming from a long hospitalization to successfully re-enter the community, and to assist those individuals already in the community to maintain and enhance their skills.

Each location offers a variety of services providing skills training in the areas of:

1. SELF CARE TRAINING (such as personal hygiene, nutrition, planning and cooking meals, managing medications, general health care promotion, and personal safety);
2. SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING (such as interpersonal skills, communication, socialization and recreation),
3. INDEPENDENT LIVING and COMMUNITY LIVING SKILLS TRAINING (such as maintaining housing, utilizing community resources, transportation and mobility training, money and budgeting, etc.).
4. ILLNESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS TRAINING (how to understand and deal with mental illness as a disease; deal with symptoms and each person’s unique challenges of daily living; how to recover your sense of self and your life in spite of having an illness)
5. SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY TRAINING (how to deal with the disease of addiction, stop or decrease substance use, and recover your sense of self and your life in spite of having an addiction)

GROUP SUPPORT:  There are also ongoing substance abuse groups offered at each location, as well as, groups with a specific focus, such as support groups for working individuals, groups which address the needs of older consumers, and men's and women's groups.

CRISIS INTERVENTION:  services occur as needed.  There are on call clinicians available by phone 24 hours a day. 

ENTITILEMENT SERVICES: You may be eligible for government assistance of various types.  These services are also offered at each location. Vesta takes an active part in advocacy, and in completing applications for and maintenance of all entitlements.

OFF-SITE SERVICES:  Services can also be provided off-site, such as in your own home or wherever needed. These services can be designed and provided at your request. Please see your Service Coordinator if you are interested in receiving off-site services.

HOURS OF OPERATION:  Day programs generally run from 9 am to 2 pm in terms of individual and group services, though staff are present until 5pm; this may vary according to your location. Some centers may also offer weekend programming; contact your Service Coordinator for further details.