Dignity
We treat people, not cases.
The person who reaches us is a person, not a diagnosis. We learn their name, their story, and the life they are trying to build — and everything else follows from there.
About Golden Grove
A center built around the work that matters most.
Recovery here happens in conversations, in groups, and in quiet moments with a counselor or a nurse. Whenever you need us, we're reachable 24/7. Accredited by The Joint Commission.
Who we serve
Adults navigating substance use disorder — and the realities that come with it.
Golden Grove admits patients:
- Coming directly from incarceration
- On probation or parole
- Referred by drug courts and diversion programs
- Living with complex medical and psychiatric histories
- Whose previous treatment did not hold
Admissions works with referral partners across Louisville — public defenders, hospital discharge planners, case managers and community programs.
We help arrange transportation — ask on the call.
What to expect
The path to care should be easy.
Admissions answers 24/7.
What arriving looks like
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What to expect, start to long after.
Here's what happens, from reaching out through discharge planning.
Confidential assessment
A focused conversation with admissions to understand your situation, current substance use, and goals — designed to move quickly so you get to the next step without a marathon evaluation up front.
Evidence-based treatment
Cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy and trauma-informed care, structured against the American Society of Addiction Medicine's criteria.
Dual diagnosis, treated together
Addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions treated in a single episode of care, which is the clinical standard.
Recovery community
Group therapy, shared activities and a community of people doing the same work — part of the residential program rather than an add-on.
More than a therapy room
Yoga, art and music therapy, breathwork and meditative practice, part of the daily schedule rather than bolted on.
Aftercare planning
Discharge planning that starts in the first week rather than the last — medication continuity, recovery support and relapse prevention, with the specifics set by the clinical team once it is in place.
After you arrive
What happens after you arrive.
Arriving is the part people ask about most, and the part that usually goes unexplained. Here's what to expect at Golden Grove.
On arrival
You meet the team.
A nurse and the staff on shift will meet you, confirm your arrival details, walk you through the consents for this location, and answer any questions you have about the center, the program, or what comes next.
Early in your stay
Medical evaluation begins.
You receive a medical evaluation — vitals, withdrawal assessment, medication review, and any medical concerns addressed. If you need medical detox first, admissions will help arrange it before your residential admission. You will be shown where you are staying and introduced to the staff who will be with you over the coming days.
As your plan takes shape
Your treatment plan takes shape.
Your treatment plan is built — informed by the staff who have met you, reviewed your history, and listened to what you want recovery to look like. You will begin participating in groups, individual sessions, and the daily rhythm of treatment. Contact with the people you name will happen within the limits of what you agree to share.
What makes us different
Built around the realities of how addiction works.
Addiction rarely shows up alone. Trauma, co-occurring mental health conditions, and the life around all three shape what recovery actually looks like.
Trauma-informed by design
Trauma sits underneath a great deal of addiction. Trauma-informed care is a requirement written into every clinical role here, and trauma-focused approaches sit alongside cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) — not as extras.
Dual diagnosis is the default
Anxiety, depression and PTSD frequently co-occur with substance use disorder. They are treated together from intake, with mental health care integrated rather than referred out.
Without ideology
Suboxone, buprenorphine (Subutex) and Vivitrol — the medication is a clinical decision made with a prescriber, not a philosophical one.
ASAM-matched care
We use ASAM criteria to determine the appropriate level of intensity, not what's convenient or what fills a bed. The right level of care follows clinical need.
Dual diagnosis
Mental health conditions we treat.
Treating a condition not listed? Contact us.
Our Mission
Make lasting recovery accessible.
Vision
To put serious clinical care and open access in the same place — and make that ordinary rather than remarkable.
What guides the work
The measure of the work is the life someone builds after discharge.
Our values
Wholeness
The whole person, not the diagnosis.
Recovery is more than sobriety. It is a body restored, a mind retrained, and a life rebuilt for what comes next.
Integrity
The patient's interest comes first.
What is in the patient's best interest is not one consideration among many. It is what every other decision is weighed against.
People
The right people, on purpose.
We are hiring counselors, nurses, techs and physicians who came to this work on purpose — who learn the patient, not just the chart.
Accessibility
We answer the call for help, around the clock.
However someone reaches out — for themselves or for someone they love — recovery begins the moment we answer.
Purpose
Detox is the start. Treatment is the work. The life after is the point.
We are in the business of long-term recovery.
Stewardship
Accountability to the people in our care, the people who work here, and the community around us.
We earn that trust by being worthy of it, shift after shift.
How to get started
Recovery doesn't begin with paperwork. It begins with a phone call.
Call us.
A real person answers — 24/7. The call is confidential and there's no obligation.
Call 502.610.4829Talk through your situation.
The team will ask about your substance use, your history, your insurance, and what you're hoping treatment can do for you. The goal is to understand your situation, not screen you out.
Verify your coverage.
Your insurance gets checked while you're on the phone.
Come in.
Same-day admission is possible, depending on clinical needs and your plan's requirements. Admissions coordinates your arrival — transportation, what to bring, and your bed, handled before you get here.
Admissions answers 24/7. Call 502.610.4829 to start the conversation.
Take the next step
Ready when you are.
Admissions answers 24/7. Golden Grove accepts Kentucky Medicaid. Coverage check happens on the call.