Make a comparison table in prose or on paper. Use one row for each topic: legal identity, location, public license or certification record, population served, current availability, clinical assessment process, services, medications when clinically appropriate, family involvement, costs, insurance verification, communication, continuing-care planning, and complaint process. Add columns for the facility's exact answer, source, date, status, and follow-up owner. “Needs review” is a useful result, not a failure.
For Living Longer Recovery, mark the legal entity, California record number, address, public-record capacity, co-ed adult population, residential drug and alcohol detox, and incidental medical services as confirmed from the locked public facts. Mark current availability, fit, admission, room type, staffing, schedule, medication, insurance participation, and outcomes as not established by those facts. They may be discussed directly, but should not be prefilled as yes or no. Also do not infer PHP, IOP, outpatient treatment, sober living, telehealth, transportation, named therapies, amenities, or specific residential services from the public record described here.
- Ask who holds the relevant license or certification and verify public records through California DHCS.
- Ask how individual needs are assessed and how the plan addresses the whole person, not only substance use.
- Ask about evidence-supported care, accreditation, medications when clinically appropriate, family involvement with consent, and continuing-care planning, consistent with SAMHSA's