Lifeways

Also known as Residential SUD Treatment Center

Address: 686 NW 9th Street, Ontario, OR 97914 · Map

ResidentialMATDual diagnosisMedicaid

About Lifeways

A youth residential rehabilitation center that delivers full-spectrum mental health care and wraparound substance use treatment for children, adolescents, and their families. The center provides individualized counseling, support with medication as needed, peer mentoring, and intensive in-home behavioral health therapy.

Comprehensive Treatment Services The center develops tailored treatment plans designed around each person’s recovery needs, goals, and specific challenges. Services include individual therapy, group sessions, recreational therapy, and SMART Recovery meetings. In addition, the center offers psychiatric support, such as medication management and MAT for co-occurring mental health concerns, helping clients build connections within the community and receive discharge planning support, including referrals for employment and housing.

Services reported to SAMHSA

Levels of care: Residential/24-hour residential · Long-term residential
Treatment focus: Substance use treatment
Opioid treatment: Buprenorphine maintenance · Relapse prevention with naltrexone · Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere · Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
Medications used: Buprenorphine with naloxone · Naltrexone (oral) · Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable) · Clonidine · Medication for mental disorders · Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Treatment approaches: Anger management · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Trauma-related counseling · 12-step facilitation
Education and counseling: Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling
Special programs: Adult women · Pregnant/postpartum women · Adult men · Seniors or older adults · Veterans · Active duty military · Members of military families · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma
Ages accepted: Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
Genders accepted: Female · Male
Payment accepted: Medicaid
Licensing and accreditation: State substance use treatment agency
Ownership: Private non-profit organization
Recovery support: Self-help groups · Housing services · Mentoring/peer support
Transitional services: Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education
Other services: Case management service · Mental health services · Social skills development
Language services: Spanish

Facility-provided information

Care offered: Outpatient
Conditions treated: Anger · Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Personality Disorders · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Trauma
Therapies: Adult-Child Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Seeking Safety · Stress Management
Approaches: Evidence-Based · Family Involvement · Individual Treatment · Therapeutic Community
Who it serves: Adolescents · Boys · Girls
Languages: English

Questions to ask Lifeways

Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
Which medications do you prescribe (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone), and can I continue a medication I already take?
Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?

Also confirm the facility is licensed by Oregon. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.

Paying for treatment at Lifeways

Lifeways reports accepting Medicaid. With Oregon Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.

Distance to specialized care from Ontario

Measured from the population center of Malheur County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:

Nearest medical detox: Meridian, about 43 miles
Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Nampa, about 38 miles
Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Ontario, about 6.0 miles (1 within 25 miles)

See the Malheur County treatment map, methadone clinics near Malheur County and Suboxone doctors near Malheur County.

Frequently asked questions

What services does Lifeways offer?

Lifeways reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Residential, MAT, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.

Does Lifeways accept insurance?

It reports accepting Medicaid. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.

Where is Lifeways located?

686 NW 9th Street, Ontario, OR 97914.

How far is the nearest medical detox from Ontario?

From the center of Malheur County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Meridian, about 43 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.