Veterans Village of San Diego - San Diego, California

Steve

I helped a vet then they screwed me on payments. Be careful if you work with them. Nobody answers their phone. Ever!

Hammy ?.

I would give it higher stars but for the fact that veterans are treated as second class and where medical residents are first . Not cool at all there 25-30 veterans and there are 80-100 medical residents ..This is after all the veteran village not medical village .

Ronald G. (.

See what I've been saying these past years with that dishonesty you guy's have been practicing? I knew it would catch up with you and did everything I could to point it out. "Veterans Village of San Diego" and not Rehab Village of San Diego. People donating believing they are helping veterans when in fact they are helping your dishonest selves. Now your license has been suspended and I pray it doesn't hurt any vets. Shame on you guys..

Ronnie B.

First off let me apologize,,,To Staff.. And All that Works there "" VVSD...is a Damn good place & has Save ,,,So many lifes,,,,In today's world 🌎"" it's Not Easy taking care of,, addicts...just because of All these New Drugs+mental health,,, ..BIG UPS TO EVERYONE WORKING THE,,, I KNOW MR HICKMAN IS PROUD!! of everybody,,, GOD BLESS 🌹

Melissa H.

My SIL was told to put in notice at his apartment because they were going to pay to have his stuff moved to TX. Great! So he cancels his lease, packs up his home and then they tell him no! So effectively making him homeless. Whoever Elizabeth is, she needs to be fired!

matt G.

As I look back at my time at VVSD I have to thank them so much for saving my life not once but twice ! My second time through has really meant a lot to me. Yes there are some changes to the program that I wish hadn’t occurred between my two times being there . I hope to come back not as a client but as a med tech in about two years . Once again to the staff and everyone at VVSD thank you for giving me a new lease on life

Screwhead 2.

They helped me get back on my feet in 2017. They helped me find an apartment, provided me with a bed and coffee table for my apartment and payed half of my rent for about 8 months. I can't thank them enough for what they did.

Andrew

3/10. Would not recommend. Experiences May Vary. Objectively speaking, this place is very strenuating on everyone's mental health as the entire administration is more focused on their appearance rather than interpersonal effectiveness.

Granted, I'm not a perfect person. No one is. but mix 30-40 Addicts and Alcoholics with a staff that are visibly and emotionally not adept and / or interested in the way they handle their job.

There are a few kind souls here, and they are apparent among the negative facial expressions and poor interpersonal/ communication skills that are at work here.

From what I remember: the mental health team is adequate but falters under pressure. The administration fails many here as unheard greviences are not reviewed according to their own guidelines. Allowing emotional and mental abuse in a classroom setting and threats of retaliation that are so very prevalent.

I remember reviewing this organization's financial earnings/ interests to be in the billions of dollars. However, it has a high turnaround on employees and either understaffed or undertrained to work with veterans. It's so much that it's allowed Non Veterans into the program over veterans literally on the doorsteps or turned away and asked to fill out a 7+ page packet. Suspicion of money laundering or embezzlement of some kind from this organization starting at the top

I thought this place would be better. But it was hot garbage, to say the least. For billions of dollars in funding, that is.

Verbally and mentally aggitative towards Veterans and their mental states. Abuse of power. Understaffed and undertrained.

I remember the "Anger Management" instructor getting mad at me and not able to implement their own teachings in a practical yet volatile environment. Imagine that.

I witnessed a spur of the moment (they didn't know what they were doing or going with it) class that resulted in negative feedback on the subject. The instructor took it personally and started crying and then left before the class was scheduled to finish. She played the victim card, claiming they were targeted in some form or fashion when if they had taken time to prepare an actual lesson or probe for feedback on the topic beforehand that day. Maybe things would have been different. Afterward, a fight broke out that was diffused and could have been avoided if the instructor hadn't left. But the administration was more focused on verbally berating the class for "making the girl cry". Not to be mean, however. If you can't take the heat. Get out of the dang kitchen and dont blame the pans for being hot when you were the one who turned the temperature up.

There is a gym I hope is still there. About 4 to a room (2 bunk beds) and 1 restroom. A smoking pit in the back. 3 classroom settings and 2 communal areas with a microwave and chairs to watch TV. No AC, gets very hot.

I remember some people graduating that were given more chances in regards to relapse as opposed to others, so a system of favoritism or bias is present among staff to residents.

Go to LA Jolla VA 2North, and you can apply for HUDVASH there. There is no need to wait and go through this program.

There's actually a way better residential program the La Jolla VA offers, and it's actually very effective. With Air Conditioning 😎.

In summary, this residential treatment facility actively goes against what it claims to do by turning away many veterans on a daily basis, providing minimal mental health treatment and engaging in personal bias decisions and treating the few veterans in the program like less than human and more as a number for statistics to show "How Great" they're doing. Confirmation Bias much? Rhetorical.