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Detox center reports steady admissions, flags rising polysubstance cases
Summary
Allenbaugh House officials told Eagle council they completed 889 assessments in FY2025, averaged about 9 patients on site, saw average stays of roughly 4–5 days, and reported a rise in polysubstance use; the board approved a 5% budget increase phased into a five‑year forecast to cover funding shortfalls.
Caden Bartleme, who runs operations at Allenbaugh House, reviewed the facility's FY2025 numbers and operations at the City of Eagle's June 17 special meeting. Bartleme said the center completed 889 assessments last year and admitted about 704 patients, with an average daily census around 8.9 and an average length of stay just under five days.
"Alamobaugh House is an inpatient subacute detox facility for drugs and alcohol primarily," Bartleme said, describing intake volumes and referral sources. He told council that roughly half of referrals were self‑referred and that repeat admissions have declined: "from October 2024 to September 2025, about 53 percent of the people that we saw had been in to see us before," he said, adding that the share had fallen compared with earlier years.
Veronica Wolf, introduced as the CFO for Terry Riley Health Services, walked the council through a two‑page budget handout and explained that the joint funding board approved a 5% increase that will be phased over five years to avoid steep midrange increases driven by Medicaid funding shortfalls. "When we met with the board of the JPA, they did go through and approve the 5% increase," Wolf said.
Officials emphasized a changing clinical profile among clients. Bartleme and Wolf said the center now sees more polysubstance presentations and that some methamphetamine users are unknowingly exposed to fentanyl. Bartleme warned that routine drug testing and BAC checks are increasingly revealing unexpected substances.
The presenters described discharge planning and community partnerships — patient navigators, licensed counselors and connections to intensive outpatient programs — as key to outcomes. Council members thanked the presenters and asked about security, testing protocols and board composition; presenters said the facility is locked, uses admission checks and works with several regional partners on governance.
Council did not take a vote on a funding appropriation during the session; the presentation was intended to inform upcoming budget deliberations.
