Riviera East Valley Pavillion (EVP) |
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Riviera Care is a network of state licensed residential care facilities that is owned and operated by the Sabankaya family, which has been providing mental health services since 1974. It is also a California Short Doyle contractor. Riviera EVP is unique for the fact that, in addition to residential services, such as bedding, food, and medication/money management, it also provides outpatient mental health services through its subcontracted provider, Oasis Care, all under one roof.
When combined with the staff of the residential care team, Riviera EVP has the ability to offer its clients an extraordinarily high staff-to-client ratio. This unique combination of highly qualified staff gives clients, who are often in a fragile condition, the security of knowing that they are surrounded by qualified professionals who can help them with a crisis in a moment’s notice. But, Riviera EVP is not just about treating crises; it has a proactive approach to mental health through its day rehab classes.
Riviera Care provides evidence-based outpatient day rehabilitation services according to Title 9 and Social Security Act Title XXII regulations. Available treatment methods include:
Crisis intervention is provided as needed by qualified staff. Minimum service components include daily community meeting, a therapeutic milieu that includes process/psychotherapy group, skill building group, and adjunctive therapies. Clients will be aided in their transfer to another outpatient provider should they choose to go or their medical needs require it. The individual’s age, language, culture, and preferred area of residence will be taken into consideration.
Riviera programs provide services to people with serious mental illness whose level of functioning, symptoms, and psychiatric history necessitate service intervention to maintain the individual in community living environments.
Monday through Friday, clients participate in a well-structured full day of classes that focus on various life topics. They range from medication management, dealing with depression, substance abuse, relationships, assertiveness training, survival skills, and stress management to shopping, yoga, art therapy, cooking, gardening, and using community resources.
Mental health services are provided for older adults in consideration of aging issues that compound their psychiatric condition resulting in low levels of functioning, high risk of hospitalization, and loss of independence. Individuals over the age of 59 must receive clearance from the CCL (California Community Licensing) to reside at Riviera. Special services for older adults include:
ABOUT RIVIERA CARE FACILITIES: Riviera Care currently consists of five facilities with two more under development. They are all extremely well maintained and esthetically pleasing, with seasonal flowers, trees, and lawns. Clients both enjoy and respect such amenities as leather furniture, large screen plasma televisions, collectible artwork, and an abundance of live indoor plants throughout the properties. Clients have the opportunity to develop occupational skills by holding timecard-based part-time jobs within the facilities. They work in the garden, kitchen, and office. All positions start at minimum wage with opportunities for advancement.
Expansion of the program will include the Riviera Paseos Condominium units. They will offer a structured independent living environment with a comprehensive continuum of care. RIVIERA CARE AND ITS CLIENTELE: A typical client of Riviera Care comes either from EPS (emergency psychiatric services), psychiatric hospital wards, IMD’s (Institutions for Mental Disease), or jails. It is a young adult program, meaning it takes people between the ages of 18 and 59 years old; however, exceptions are made on occasion by licensing to allow individuals to stay in the program as long as their physical health is in order. The stay of a client is determined by the progress of his or her treatment plan.
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