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  • Report:  #1205184

Complaint Review: Desert hope - Las Vegas Nevada

Reported By:
Lynne1314 - Denver , Colorado,
Submitted:
Updated:

Desert hope
2465 East Twain Avenue Las Vegas, 89121 Nevada, USA
Phone:
8004479150
Web:
http://deserthopetreatment.com
Categories:
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So my experience at desert hope was not a good one. Let me first start off from the begining, with the people on the phones from American addiction centers. They get paid off commission so they will feel you whatever crap they can to make you fly out to Desert Hope, they informed me there was a spa, a swimming pool, personal trainer, etc. let me tell you it's complete bull. No pool, no spa, personal trainer comes once a week for one 50 minute long class and usually plays a movie for the whole class, and if you sign up to meet with him, he never shows up. Anyways let me go back to the begining, I get there at midnight and the person who was supposed to pick me up was over TWO hours late. I sat at the Vegas airport pissed off and stranded already ready to go back home. Then when she finally showed up she said she thought my flight was the following day, so there is clue number one of the unorganized disaster this place is. I show up to the facility, and they take all my stuff, phone etc which is fine I've got all that taken away from pervious treatment centers. Afterwards I finally get my room, they have a MALE walking in hourly to check my vitals and I'm in the female unit, considering almost 80% of these females have been raped/molested/sexually abused etc. that is completely innapropriete and made me feel so uncomfortable. When I mentioned it to the staff they ignored my concerns. I wake up my first morning there not knowing where to go or what to do. I walk out and find a fellow client who gives me a tour because the staff failed to do so. I meet my therapist, and she sends another therapist to do my intake, so they expect me to pour out all my information to some woman I will propably never talk to again. Now let me get started on the doctor, they have a doctor named Kaplin, who literally sits there and texts with his feet up on his desk the whole time. I have sat in that waiting room for hours for multiple issues, one incident I had a ear infection and finally after two hours of waiting walked into his office to see his feet propped up on his desk texting and has ANOTHER patients file pulled up on the computer for me to read. VIOLATION OF HIPPA. He asks what's wrong while still texting not looking at me once, and I tell him about my ear, he doesn't look at my ear at all, or even at me and said ok I'll give you antibiotics. And that was it. I filed a grievance, and of course I see him back at work the next day. Nobody cares I'm sure they just shred those grievances. Then we have the disrespectful staff, who talks s**t about other clients, telling people that clients are tattle tales, or annoying, or helping spread rumors like high school. The nurses who literally take 4 hours to give you medication, and you have to wait in this incredibly ridiculous line just to receive somethingn simple like Tylenol. There was a fellow client who was hallucinating and non responsive for days, and the nurses let her roll around in a wheel chair and look stupid until I finally stood up for her and said something to the nurses. Then they called 9-11 and she went to the hospital. They pay absolutely no attention to the clients medical needs. Then they have overnight nurses who work at the nurses station and they talk the loudest they can possibly talk not respecting the fact that the walls are thin and these girls are trying to sleep. I had to tell them repetadly to stop talking, and they thought it was funny to squeak there shoes on the floor one night when I told them to be quiet. Now we have the no fraternization policy that the BHT's like to pick and choose, some couples they will yell at, others they completely ignore. They also let all the couple fraternize in the back of the rehab facility after 9pm, where people end up having sex in the bushes. Good work ladies. clients have been bringing in cell phones, beer, weed, drugs... Etc. one client relapsed on meth and they let him come back in. another client literally broke a clients nose and they let him come back. I was at the nurses station one night getting medication and the nurse completely left another clients file open where I read she had HIV and HEP C. VIOLATION OF HIPPA again.  I did report that to my therapist but nothing was ever done, because I saw the nurse the next night, who knows if she even reported it. They also have this IOP bullshit that your now forced into after 14 days. So don't think your going for a 30 day residental treatment program, because after two weeks they will move you to a new building, sober living home, and give you a completely new set of case manager and case worker. It's completely unorganized and a complete scam. It's nothing but a buisness and was not beneficial to my recovery what so ever. And these employees are heartless for letting drug addicts who are trying to get better be treated this way. I will say miss Pat is one of the most responsible and caring staff members at this place, beside that I cannot name anyone else who did there job decently, or with respect. Don't waste your time



5 Updates & Rebuttals

Jorie

gilbert, az 85295,
Arizona,
Stacy

#2Consumer Comment

Sat, February 07, 2015

One last comment on the protection of and access to patient information being compiled by a doctor or a rehabilitation facility. In other words the H.I.P.A.A. act states that physical, technical and administrative safeguards are to be in place to protect the privacy, security and integrity of patient information whether recorded or written and stored in charts. Physical safeguards include device or chart isolation, allowing direct physical access ONLY TO AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL. The blame for this negligent faciity can't possibly be put on a patient who happened to view confidential patient information. The incredible haphazard manner of doing business left patient information unprotected by staff due to lack of organizational control.

The Desert Hope is not only guilty of running a substandard facility but also breaking the H.I.P.A.A. laws. Put the burden where it belongs because this is a serious federal government infraction by the Desert Hope. I know this because I have worked in the medical field for many years and I'm quite familiar with the fines that can be imposed.


Lynne1314

Denver ,
Colorado,
STACY

#3Author of original report

Fri, February 06, 2015

She is just ignorant and has no idea what I went through trying to get off heroine, and the fact I paid 30,000 dollars to be there and was completely disrespected, she only cares about grammar and punctuation. Thank you the rest of ripoff report for your positive feedback, I'm sorry you/ your family members had to experience this nightmare. I have gone through multiple rehabs, I never recommend American addictions centers.


Jorie

gilbert, az 85295,
Arizona,
Stacey

#4Consumer Comment

Fri, February 06, 2015

It's very obvious you are more concerned with sentence structure punctuation and spelling than you are with someone who traveled a long way to get help for a legitimate problem      This is a viable complaint against a company that is taking patient's and insurance companies money with no regard as to how to care for them      I just hope for your sake that this does not happen to you and how long have you been working for this company    I hope I have made it easy enough for you to read this


Jorie

gilbert, az 85295,
Arizona,
Lynne 1314

#5Consumer Comment

Fri, February 06, 2015

I just read your report on the Desert Hope rehabilitation facility in Las Vegas, NV.  I'm so appreciative that you took the time to let the public know just what a complete debaucle is going on in this faciity. I don't know how long this company American Addiction Centers can continue to be considered a viable option for drug problems.

Why is there not an attorney out there willing to take on this money hungry farce that pretends to want to help the vunerable public. Their fees are criminal and their treatment of patients abominable. What is even worse is they are opening more facilities throughout the country.

I too have posted my experience on Ripoff Report, Highya.com,Scamorg.com and a new site called Reviewopedia.com and the Better Business Bureau. I entered a grandson into the Desert Hope facility in 4/14 for $26,500.00 for a (30) day stay. He came out with horror stories about this drug infested inadequate facility. There was an incident of a P.T.S.D patient having the sprinkler system turned on him at an outdoor meeting. The patient went into panic mode and the employees and some of the other patient's rolled on the ground laughing at him. Trauma beyond belief for this poor guy in for help not to be the butt of someone's practical joke.

Keep up the good work and I'm pretty sure places like these will eventually be shut down. There is a lot of money behind this company and therefore it may take a little longer. I'm so sorry you had to find out the hard way as did I and my grandson.

 


Stacey

Texas,
Really?

#6Consumer Comment

Thu, January 29, 2015

And what are you doing reading other people's charts???? And it is HIPAA not HIPPA - plus next time you post a report learn to SPELL, use proper PARAGRAPH structure!! I did not ever read your report because is was on long sentence!! As well as you reading other people's private information!

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