Abbeycare

Abbeycare Scotland is a specialist residential abstinence-based substance use detoxification and rehabilitation service. Our service is based at our purpose-built care facility at Erskine Mains House in Erskine, Renfrewshire. We have approaching two decades’ experience in supporting those experiencing addiction to substances.

The aim of our service is to provide the client with a safe environment in which they can receive supervised detoxification and harm reduction interventions. Through participation in our therapeutic programme clients will have the opportunity to explore and identify the personal changes, they require to make within themselves and their relationships and environment to enable them to maintain their recovery.

Admission criteria

• 18 years+.
• Must consent to the terms of the Abbeycare treatment contract at point of admission.
• Must engage in the Abbeycare therapeutic programme including attendance of mutual aid.
• Those diagnosed with mental health conditions must be assessed on an individual basis to ensure they are able to safely engage and benefit from our treatment interventions.
• Those with physical health conditions must be assessed on an individual basis to ensure they are able to safely engage and benefit from our treatment interventions.
• Those with mobility restrictions will be assessed on an individual basis to ensure we can provide a safe environment and meet their mobility needs.
• Anyone with a history of sexual offences and arson will be assessed on an individual basis.
• No upper limit to medication on admission every referral case is assessed individually.

What model(s) of rehabilitation do you practise?

Abbeycare promotes a recovery community model, and our therapeutic programme is mainly based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Both psychoeducational and the 12 Step interventions of recovery are also practiced, alongside peer mentoring and volunteer programmes. Our team of CBT therapists also deliver a variety of therapeutic interventions including Dialectal Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness.

Abbeycare also runs a 24 hour nursing schedule.

Do you have staff members with lived experience on your team?

Within our team of 48 staff we have the following personal lived experience:

• 26 staff in varied disciplines have personal lived experience.
• 10 staff have family lived experience.
• 5 of the staff team are former ex-clients of the service.
• In addition to the above we also have 12 peer mentors, all of whom are former clients of the service.

In addition to the above we also have 12 peer mentors, all of whom are former clients of the service and provide 24/7 nursing care.

What are your considerations around religious beliefs?

Abbeycare enables clients to practise their faith if they have one, and menus can be catered to meet religious beliefs.

What funding models are available?

We accept the following funding models:

• Self-funded referrals / admissions.
• Alcohol and Drug Pathway funded referrals / admissions.
• Prison to Rehab referrals / admissions.
• Private Medical Insurance referrals / admissions.

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