Luxury Rehab vs. Traditional Rehab: What’s Right for You?

If you have a substance addiction problem, then you know how insurmountable it feels to take that first step toward recovery. If you’re getting sober for yourself or for your loved ones, the important thing is you’re making a conscious decision to get clean.

But you can’t do it alone. You’ll need help along your journey if you want to get to the destination of a sober lifestyle.

To achieve lasting sobriety, you’ll need to enter an inpatient “residential” rehab program. That means you’ll be staying at a facility while you get clean. So, you have a choice. You can enter a program at a state-run facility, a traditional rehab, or a luxury inpatient rehab.

So which one is the right choice for you? Let’s give you the answer.

Traditional Rehab: Understanding the Basics of these Recovery Facilities

A traditional addiction treatment center could be a state-run facility, but it’s usually hard to get into these institutions unless you have medical motivation from a doctor. Typically, you’ll need to be in a very bad state because there are limited spots in these facilities and hundreds, if not thousands, of people trying to get into them.

So, it’s a long waiting list to get into a program, and who knows if you’ll even feel like getting sober when your enrollment date shows up on the calendar. Traditional drug and alcohol rehab facilities also include private programs at addiction houses.

An example of a state-run rehab would be the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Substance Use Disorder Programs. Then we have other traditional facilities like group homes such as The Salvation Army Addiction Rehabilitation Centers with multiple locations, nationwide. State run facilities and group homes are typically for addicts who have nothing left and no means to pay for their rehabilitation.

Next, you have options for private traditional rehab centers, like The Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, CA. This center offers great medical care and comprehensive treatment programs that work, but it’s not exactly luxury living accommodations. You have the bare basics on hand, and it’s more geared towards people who are I the low to middle-income brackets.

Traditional rehabs, by nature, focus on the musts: detoxification, therapy, and relapse prevention. They’re built to get you sober and start you on the path to recovery, offering the basic tools and resources that you need.

But while traditional rehab can be effective, it doesn’t come without its challenges. The environment is often cold and institutional; it’s more like going into a medical facility than into a place of healing.

A high ratio of staff to patients may make you feel like just another face among a myriad of people and you probably won’t get the one-on-one attention you need.

When you’re fighting trauma, anxiety, or other mental health issues along with addiction, it’s not the most supportive atmosphere to work through your problems. It feels like you’re on your own, trying to make your way through it with no real support or inspiration to do so.

But when you’re down and out, and there’s nowhere else to go, these centers do have the ability to provide life-changing experiences. Unfortunately, the reality is many don’t make it and achieve a sustainable recovery. It’s just so much harder when you have to go it alone.

Luxury Rehab: A Different Approach to Recovery

A luxury drug rehab facility is a very different experience for people dealing with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) or Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). You have a complete medical team on-site to help you detox from drugs and alcohol, with a clinical setting that’s world-class and highly experienced medical doctors well-versed in designing personalized medical detox protocols.

A luxury alcohol rehab or drug addiction facility feels like you’re staying at home in a million-dollar private property in an exclusive neighborhood like the Hollywood Hills. The Carrara Beach House in Broad Beach, Malibu, feels like you’re staying at a luxury vacation spot while you recover.

The differences are huge when we look at the recovery environment alone. Imagine waking up in the morning in your luxury private suite. Take a shower in your ensuite bathroom before stepping onto the deck to admire the light streaming across the tops of the Santa Monica Mountains. Watch in amazement as the sunrays dance across the Pacific Ocean in front of you.

We think you’ll agree, that’s sure sounds better than waking up on a lumpy mattress in a cold grey room in some state-run facility or private group home. The quality of medical care, accommodation and physical facilities at luxury detox centers are just on another level, and that’s only discussing a few of the comparisons between traditional and luxury facilities.

How Luxury Rehab Can Support Your Recovery

One of the biggest advantages of booking into luxury alcohol rehab centers is the quality of care you receive. While the programs are largely similar to those at traditional rehabs, the difference is the staff-to-patient ratio and the settings around you.

At a Luxury facility like the Carrara Malibu Beach House, you have a beautiful greeting you every day, and sandy beach to walk on. Breathe deeply and feel the salty sea air filling your lungs as you realize you’re making progress on the path to sustaining real change in your life.

Let’s unpack this further and look at a few other comparisons between traditional and luxury rehab facilities.

Medical Attention

Luxury addiction treatment centers like Carrara offer a superior level of medical care. It’s not that traditional centers don’t employ great doctors and talented, caring medical staff. It’s just that the cream of the crop in medical professionals devoted to this area always end up employed at luxury residential facilities. It’s just a career move for them; the pay is better, and they get more freedom to govern their practice the way they see fit.

Luxury drug rehab centers have round-the-clock nursing care. Traditional facilities have night nurses, but you get limited attention, if any, outside of conventional office hours. That makes a big difference when you’re battling with withdrawal, and your body is going through hell.

Treatment Protocols

Luxury drug rehab centers can invest in therapists who have top-level training in advanced evidence-based therapy programs, with years of experience under their belts, and a great track record at helping people get clean.

You get a personalized treatment program from the moment you arrive in detox to the moment you leave the facility and beyond. Your doctor arranges a custom detox plan based on what you’re addicted to, the extent of your problems, and your co-occurring mental health issues.

Therapy Programs

Your therapists give you intensive personal counseling, with a case manager ensuring your making progress through your therapy programs to maker a lasting recovery when you leave the facility. A luxury rehab center gives you a better shot at setting yourself up for a life of sobriety because you get better care, and world-class professionals.

You get individualized care with one-on-one sessions and group therapy in an intimate setting with only a handful of other people in the room. Speaking of the room, you’re relaxing in luxury with plush couches and chairs and amazing décor all around you.

That’s in contrast to sitting on a hard steel chair in a cold, grey room with a few dozen other people you don’t know looking totally miserable.

Luxury Facilities and Amenities

It’s hard to focus on your therapy and recovery when your surroundings are uninspiring and uncomfortable. At a luxury alcohol detox or drug rehab like Carrara, you get luxury shared spaces around the property.

There are indoor and outdoor lounges with designer furniture, and you can take a soak in the jacuzzi on the deck to wind down the day if you feel like it. Spend a few hours around the firepit in the evening chatting with the newfound friends you’ve made and connect with each other as you all start to make the breakthroughs you need in your treatment.

Privacy and Confidentiality

A luxury addiction treatment center offers plenty of privacy. While state-run facilities and private traditional rehabs must comply with HIPAA legislation and keep their client details confidential, it’s not a tightly run facility, and there’s room for corruption; if someone what’s to get the details of your treatment plan and why you’re in the facility, there’s nothing to stop them from bribing one of the staff. Since they aren’t earning well, they’ll likely accept the money and leak your private information.

That won’t happen at a private residential luxury rehab. These facilities are tucked away in private neighborhoods. Carrara operates two facilities in The Birds Streets of the Hollywood Hills, and this exclusive address is completely private and secluded, away from prying eyes.

The staff are highly paid professionals that have no incentive to leak your information to anyone. The only thing they want from you is to see you get clean, that’s it.

Holistic Wellness

Traditional facilities focus on medical detox and basic therapy programs. They don’t offer any holistic wellness programs to help you rebuild your body along with your mind. Addiction takes a toll on your health and physiology, along with your mind. Rebuilding your health is just as important as restoring your mind.

At a luxury substance abuse treatment facility like Carrara, you get a personal trainer appointed to you who leads you through personalized training programs in our private gym. There’s yoga on the deck every morning, and wellness instructors lead you through guided breathing and meditation programs to chase away your stress and calm your sympathetic nervous system.

You’ve got a full spa service and options for salon treatments for your hair and nails. Relax and enjoy a massage between therapy sessions, and get a face mask to hydrate your skin and help you recover from the stress of going through recovery.

Nutrition

A luxury alcohol detox and drug rehab like Carrara is a whole different ball game when it comes to food. If you’re staying at a traditional private care facility, you can expect poor-quality meals, especially if you’re used to eating well at great restaurants. In some cases, you might not get enough nutrition, and you might need family or friends to bring you fast food and snacks to your room.

That’s garbage nutrition, and it affects your recovery. Your body needs high-quality, nutrient-dense meals to aid a speedy recovery. At Carrara, you have a private chef working alongside your personal trainer and doctor to build your bespoke meal plan. You get all the nutrients, vitamins, and minerals your body needs to eliminate any deficiencies and bring your body back to good health and a good weight.

Carrara: The Crown Jewel of Luxury Rehab Facilities in LA and Malibu

By now, you should understand the advantages booking into luxury addiction treatment centers has over committing yourself to a traditional rehab center. If you’re a high-net-worth-individual, celebrity, or executive, you deserve the best treatment experience possible, one that’s in line with the lifestyle you’re accustomed to living and the best medical and psychological care available. Stop searching “luxury drug rehab near me” online and call the Carrara team at (323) 302-8170 right now. We’ll talk about getting you into recovery.