Create a simple table with one facility per column and rows for service purpose, assessment, withdrawal response, living setting, medication questions, family involvement, continuing-care planning, licensing or accreditation, costs, and open questions. Use short entries such as “confirmed in public record,” “staff answer dated May 6,” or “not established.” Avoid scoring clinical appropriateness yourself. Flag it for professional review.
SAMHSA quality guidance supports asking about licensing, accreditation, evidence-supported care, medication when clinically appropriate, family involvement, and continuing care. California DHCS is the public source for the Living Longer Recovery facility record used here. A record is useful evidence, but it is not a guarantee of present openings, fit, admission, payment, or results.
- Were all facilities asked the same core questions?
- Can you distinguish public-record facts from marketing claims?
- Which answers require clinical review before you decide?