Input Needed - Rehab Facilities?

Hi all,
Does anyone have any personal experience with any of the rehab facilities that specialize in the needs of the morbidly obese?  Whether you were a patient, knew a patient or are familiar with the environment, all input is appreciated.  The specific facilities that I am inquiring about are:

Brookhaven Rehab and Health Center - Far Rockaway, NY
Andover Village Retirement Community - Andover, OH
Avalon Gardens Rehab and Health Center - Smithtown, NY
Berkshire Health Systems - Pittsfields, MA

Duke University Diet and Fitness Center - Raleigh, NC  (not quite the same, but interested in feedback on their program also).

Thanks in advance!

Well no......I've seen brookhaven Rehab on TV.....they use to (or perhaps they still do) have  a show on Discovery health...it use to **** me off to no end though, because they never recommened WLS as a solution to morbid obesity.  There are some post op RNYers who are on the forums that went through Dukes surgical WLS program...i'm sure you could post and ask about it. Scott

I don't have any personal or anecdotal information about any of these programs, sorry

A few years back, my shrink was encouraging me to try Duke. At that time, my insurance didn't cover that sort of thing, and I thought I could develop my own program at home. HA! Boy, that worked well.. not.

At the time I looked into Duke, it appeared they didn't provide a residence facility, so you had to find a short term apartment. I also recall that while the apartments were close by normal fit person standards, it was too far for my fat self to walk. More do-able if I still lived in Pa. and could drive to Duke too, but I'm in Oregon now. Anyway, that's all I have to contribute - not much and outdated info. LOL.

Brookhaven I've just seen on TV.

Thanks Patty!  No, it really WAS helpful!