As investigators look to crack down on the sober living scheme, the people who need these services the most are finding few options available to them. Now, a new Native American recovery facility is opening and accepting patients.
In one room containing three beds, King compares the space to what he saw at the last rehab facility he worked at.
He says it was one of the nearly 200 facilities that lost its funding due to suspensions. Many of the targets in the sober living scheme are Native Americans recruited to live in homes and use Medicaid while the facility bills for services rarely provided. King says this place will be different. Whispering Creek Health is made for Native Americans, offering 3-bedroom townhomes with more oversight to ensure recovery.
Jacob Allison will call these townhomes his workplace as the cultural coordinator. Just a few years ago, he was in a bad place himself.He was a patient at a now-closed rehab center and says he wants to do what he can to help people recover now, especially because recovery beds are in short supply.
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