WASHINGTON, 15 July. - (ANA) - Anxiety, depression, and opioid use has skyrocketed, but many rehab facilities are wondering if they’ll be able to keep their doors open much longer, much less meet the growing need for treatment. 

 

In the last few months, administrators have had to invest in a host of unanticipated safety measures, while at the same time limiting how many patients they can serve and receiving fewer referrals. The loss in revenue could eventually mean cuts to services and staff.

 

Facilities are hiring more janitors, stocking up on personal protective equipment, and even setting up on-site PCR testing, which uses a swab from a patient’s respiratory tract to test for an active Covid-19 infection. 

 

But at the same time that administrators are investing in a host of previously unanticipated needs, they’re also limiting how many patients they can serve and watching as referrals from courts, state child protective services, and community outreach programs, many of which are now closed or operating remotely, decline. 

 

Serving fewer patients means facilities earn less revenue and could ultimately force cuts to services and staff. 

 

As anxiety, depression, and opioid use skyrocket, many administrators are wondering if they’ll be able to keep their doors open much longer, much less meet the growing need for treatment.   - (ANA) -

 

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