Use one row per decision factor and three status columns. Suggested rows include licensing and accreditation, current services, admission criteria, qualified professional review, evidence-supported care, medication practices when clinically appropriate, family involvement, continuing-care planning, costs, insurance, accessibility, arrival rules, and belongings. SAMHSA quality guidance supports asking about these topics, but it does not establish Living Longer’s answers. Put each answer in confirmed only when the facility or relevant official source has actually addressed it.
For Living Longer, your worksheet can begin with the California record number 330022BP; residential drug and alcohol detox; 14-person capacity; co-ed adults; incidental medical services; and the verified Desert Hot Springs address. Keep current availability, personal fit, room type, staffing, daily schedule, medications, payer relationships, admission, and outcomes outside the confirmed column. Ask about licensing or accreditation directly rather than treating the California record as proof of every credential or current condition.
- Give more weight to specific, current answers than to travel convenience.
- Ask how the plan considers health, family, work, legal, and continuing-care needs, not only substance use.
- Flag contradictions for follow-up. Do not resolve them by guessing which source is correct