Residential treatment is the highest-acuity level of care in modern addiction medicine — and the right choice for clients whose recovery requires sustained removal from environmental triggers, daily clinical structure, and 24/7 community support. RECO Intensive's residential program in Delray Beach combines clinical depth with the physical environment recovery actually needs.
What residential looks like at RECO Intensive
Clients live in one of RECO's clinical residences in Delray Beach — small, gender-specific, clinically staffed homes that combine the safety of monitored care with the dignity of an actual home environment (not a hospital ward). Days include 6-8 hours of structured clinical programming: individual therapy, group therapy, experiential modalities, medical care, family work. Evenings include alumni support, peer community, and rest.
What's included in residential care
- Private or semi-private accommodations in RECO's Delray Beach residences
- 24/7 clinical staffing and nursing presence
- Individual therapy 2-3 times per week minimum
- Daily group therapy across multiple modalities
- Psychiatric medication management
- Medical care, including treatment of co-occurring conditions
- Nutrition coordinated with the food program
- Experiential modalities — equine, yoga, art, ropes course, nature walks
- Family therapy and family-systems work
- Alumni-community engagement starting in week two
How long is residential at RECO?
Length of stay varies based on clinical picture. Most clients spend 30-60 days at the residential level, then step down to PHP. Clients with complex co-occurring conditions, severe trauma, or repeated prior failed episodes may stay longer. We don't arbitrarily discharge clients before they're ready, and we don't hold them longer than clinically warranted.
Who residential serves best
Clients with significant substance use and unstable home environments. Clients with serious co-occurring conditions (severe depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, eating disorders alongside substance use). Clients post-detox transitioning into deeper work. Clients with prior failed outpatient treatment. Professionals or parents whose lives don't allow normal home-base recovery in the early weeks. Anyone whose recovery needs the structure residential provides.
What residential builds toward
The goal of residential isn't to be in residential forever — it's to build the clinical and psychological foundation that allows step-down to PHP, then IOP, then sober living, then full aftercare. Residential is the deepest, most immersive phase of a multi-month arc.
Why RECO's residential is different
Many residential programs are large hospital-feeling facilities. RECO operates a network of small, gendered, clinical residences in Delray Beach — environments that feel like home while delivering hospital-level clinical depth. The intimate scale is one of the clearest quality differentiators clients describe.