Odyssey House George Rosenfeld Center New York

Odyssey House George Rosenfeld Center New York is a residential program for people with a substance use disorder, with particular focus on women, pregnant parents, families, and older adults. This 231-bed residential rehab in New York City lets parents keep children with them during treatment. The campus is on Wards Island, so a parent who needs residential care does not have to arrange childcare elsewhere before starting.

Care combines addiction treatment with mental health support in a single plan, an approach suited to a dual diagnosis program in New York City that treats both conditions at once. Therapy, medication-assisted treatment, and counseling run alongside practical services such as education and job training. The center offers evidence-based care with family involvement and personalized treatment. Because trauma and housing instability often sit underneath heavy drinking or drug use, staff build an individual plan rather than one fixed schedule.

Family involvement and peer support are part of that plan, and the setting offers space away from the streets where use was happening. This New York rehab center serves LGBTQ+ people, veterans, and older adults with tailored support. If you are considering residential care, then confirming bed availability and intake requirements early can prevent a delayed start.

Programs at the George Rosenfeld Center

The center lists detox, residential rehab, and co-occurring disorders, so someone who needs withdrawal support can stabilize before moving into the residential program. Detox and residential rehab in New York City are both offered here for people who need withdrawal support. A typical stay runs about 30 days, though the plan is set person by person. If you need detox first, then the program can arrange that before residential care begins.

Counseling includes one-on-one sessions, cognitive behavioral therapy, and group work, plus life skills and relapse prevention counseling. Medication-assisted treatment is offered, and trauma-specific therapy addresses what often drives relapse. Motivational interviewing helps people who arrive unsure about staying in treatment. Which therapies you receive depends on your assessment rather than a single fixed schedule.

• Holistic
• Relapse Prevention Counseling
• Personalized Treatment
• 1-on-1 Counseling
• Medication-Assisted Treatment
• Evidence-Based
• Individual Treatment
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Life Skills

Who the Wards Island program serves

• Women, including women-only residential care
• Pregnant women, who can continue treatment without leaving their pregnancy unmanaged
• Parents, since children can stay with them during treatment
• Older adults
• Veterans
• People who are LGBTQ+, with a plan built around their circumstances

Life on Wards Island in New York

The facility sits on Wards Island, inside a 480-acre city park between East Harlem, the South Bronx, and Astoria, Queens. Residents have access to nature, gardens, a fitness center, and views from this New York City location. Rooms are air-conditioned. Days follow a steady rhythm of therapy, wellness activities, and time with family or peers. Gardening and farming, games, and physical fitness round out the week. If you value time outdoors, then the park setting offers a calm contrast to a busy city.

• View
• Gardens
• Access to Nature
• Fitness Center

Paying for care in New York

The center lists cash pay rates and takes Medicaid, which covers many residential and detox stays in New York. Medicaid and cash pay rates are both listed as payment options at this center. If you are eligible for Medicaid, then ask the program to check your coverage before you commit to a start date. Cash pay rates are set by the program, so request the current figures directly rather than estimating. New York's Medicaid program can confirm what your plan covers for residential treatment.

Questions to ask the Rosenfeld Center

• Can my child stay with me, and what does the program require from me as a parent?
• How is detox handled here, and what happens if withdrawal becomes dangerous?
• Does the program take my Medicaid plan, and what would I owe in cash?
• How long do most residents stay, and how is that decided?
• What aftercare follows discharge, such as employment counseling or recovery coaching?