California Treatment Centers — Inpatient Rehab

Pathfinders of San Diego is a men-only residential treatment program in San Diego, California, founded in 1950. It provides two tiers of residential substance use treatment, drug- and alcohol-free living, and permanent supportive housing, and has served more than 10,000 men since its founding.

Muir Wood provides residential and intensive outpatient treatment for adolescents ages 12–17 with primary mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use, at its Riverside, California campus. The program features WASC-accredited academics coordinated with each teen's home school, and an integrated team of psychiatrists, therapists, nurses and educators. Muir Wood is in-network with most commercial insurers and is not in-network with Medi-Cal/Medicaid.

Newport Academy provides residential behavioral health treatment for children, pre-teens, and adolescents ages 7 to 18, addressing mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, and trauma alongside substance use. As a leading national provider of teen treatment, Newport Academy's clinical model integrates individual, group, and family therapy with accredited academic instruction. The program accepts Medicaid and private insurance. Treatment is tailored developmentally, with separate programming for pre-teens and older adolescents.

Hotel California by the Sea provides residential mental health and substance use treatment in Costa Mesa, California. The program offers detox, residential treatment, and PHP/IOP levels of care with a focus on co-occurring disorders. The facility serves adults and provides both clinical and experiential therapies in a structured environment. The Costa Mesa location at 317 Rochester Street is one of several Orange County homes operated by the organization.

Redwood Community Services provides residential substance use and mental health treatment in Ukiah, California. The program serves adults and adolescents in Mendocino County through individualized treatment plans incorporating CBT, trauma-informed care, and case management. Redwood Community Services accepts Medi-Cal and offers a sliding fee scale.

Milestones Ranch Malibu offers residential substance use disorder treatment on a ranch campus in Malibu, California, with onsite health facilities, a chef, and recreational amenities including pickleball courts. The program emphasizes experiential therapies and exposure activities alongside clinical treatment. A free consultation is available by phone.

Everlast Recovery Center is a residential addiction treatment campus on Sandy Lane in Riverside, California, running its own medical detox with on-call nursing cover before residential treatment begins. Dual-diagnosis care is part of the model rather than a referral, and alongside individual and group therapy the program uses yoga, hiking and other holistic work — the campus is set up for it. Family programming and aftercare planning are included. Private and military insurance are accepted, with a sliding scale available, and the center works with commercial carriers including Aetna, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente and Meritain.

Luxe Recovery provides residential treatment, partial hospitalization in Los Angeles, California. The program accepts private insurance.

Merito House is a residential addiction treatment home on Church Street in Redlands, part of the His House New Creation network across San Bernardino County. Treatment is Christian and faith-based, and the network runs gender-specific facilities so men and women are treated separately, with detox, residential inpatient, intensive outpatient and sober living all available within it. His House holds Joint Commission accreditation and is licensed and certified by the California Department of Health Care Services. Medicaid, Medicare, private and military insurance, state funding and self-pay are accepted.

Golden Hill House I provides residential substance use treatment in San Diego, California. The program serves adults and offers treatment for substance use disorders. Golden Hill House I accepts Medicare.

His House on West 9th Street in Upland provides residential addiction treatment within the His and Her Houses network, which has treated alcohol and substance use disorders in southern California since 1994. The network runs gender-specific houses — separate facilities for men and for women — with detox, residential inpatient, intensive outpatient and sober living available across it, along with dual diagnosis care and faith-based recovery programming. It holds state, federal and Joint Commission licenses and is licensed and certified by the California Department of Health Care Services. Coverage includes Medicare, private insurance and state funding.

Absolute Control Treatment Center in Burbank, California offers a full continuum of care spanning residential treatment, medically supervised detoxification, outpatient programming, and sober living. The program treats substance use disorders alongside co-occurring mental health conditions. Absolute Control accepts private insurance, military insurance, and state-financed health plans.

Infinity Recovery provides medically supervised detoxification and residential treatment in San Diego, California, with a dual diagnosis program addressing both substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Treatment modalities include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), and other evidence-based practices. Infinity Recovery accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance. The program also offers specialized treatment for veterans and active-duty military personnel.

Present Moments Recovery is a CARF-accredited, DHCS-licensed provider whose detox and residential programs run at its San Marcos location, with PHP, IOP and medication-assisted treatment continuing at a Carlsbad clinic under what it describes as one connected clinical team. The provider reports more than ten years in practice, treats opioid and fentanyl use alongside co-occurring conditions, and uses naltrexone or Vivitrol where clinically appropriate. Private insurance is accepted, including Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Anthem, TRICARE and TriWest; the center states on its own site that it does not accept Medicare or Medi-Cal.

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California Recovery Center (CRC) runs a full continuum of addiction treatment across several locations in Roseville, California, just north-east of Sacramento — medically supervised detox including alcohol detox, residential inpatient care, a partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient and regular outpatient treatment, and an ongoing aftercare and alumni program. Its inpatient and outpatient programs are separately licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services, the inpatient service is accredited by The Joint Commission, and the center is a NAATP member; it also operates a state-licensed DUI program and treats co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions. CRC accepts private insurance — including Kaiser, Sutter Health, Western Health Advantage, Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna, Cigna, Magellan and TRICARE — as well as self-pay, with third-party financing available.

Akua Behavioral Health is a licensed addiction and mental health treatment center in Costa Mesa, California, serving adults 18 and over with gender-specific programs. Its continuum of care spans detox (average stay 5–7 days), residential treatment (average 30 days), partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and virtual programming. Akua combines evidence-based medication-assisted treatment with holistic approaches and accepts private insurance including Aetna, Humana, Health Net, Magellan, and TRICARE.

We Level Up California provides residential detox and dual-diagnosis addiction treatment in Lake Elsinore, California. The facility is licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services (license 330191AP) and Joint Commission-accredited. The program treats substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions. We Level Up accepts TRICARE and private health insurance.

California Detox is a drug and alcohol rehab and detox center in Laguna Beach, California, founded by people in recovery. It offers medically supervised detox, inpatient rehab, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient programs, alongside CBT, DBT, EMDR, and medication-assisted treatment. The facility accepts private insurance.