Betty Ford Center Drug Rehab in Rancho Mirage, California
Here at the Betty Ford Center, we have one goal in mind—to provide you with individualized, compassionate, holistic and expert substance abuse treatment. This was the healing mission of First Lady and outspoken addiction recovery advocate, Betty Ford, who co-founded the rehab center near Palm Springs in 1982.
In 2014, the Betty Ford Center and Hazelden merged, forming the nation’s leading non-profit drug addiction treatment center, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Our national system of behavioral health care includes addiction treatment programs, mental health care, recovery support resources and related prevention and education services.
Rehab programs and treatment options available at the Betty Ford Center campus involve varying levels and frequencies of care, including:
Often referred to as residential treatment, inpatient drug rehab at the Betty Ford Center is gender-informed and tailored to meet your needs. As a patient, your treatment plan is developed by a team of clinicians who take into consideration your:
Your inpatient drug and alcohol rehab stay will vary based on program-specific milestones. Typically, you will start with medical stabilization and detox, followed by an individualized, step-by-step approach to care where you advance through addiction treatment programming at your own pace.
Core treatment components of our inpatient rehab program include:
Patients who have more complex substance abuse issues and/or mental health disorders may require more time in treatment to address:
Tour the Betty Ford Center's main rehab center campus in Rancho Mirage and learn more about Hazelden Betty Ford's nationwide substance abuse and mental health programs and services.
Our Rancho Mirage, California, care community includes 15 beautiful sober living homes located on a private cul-de-sac near campus called Daisy Lane. The homes are available to patients participating in our outpatient addiction treatment programs. Living in the Daisy Lane community offers peer recovery connection and support.
Opioid Addiction Program
If you struggle with opioid use disorder, our Comprehensive Opioid Response with Twelve Steps (COR-12®) program offers residential treatment and outpatient program options. Our COR-12 addiction treatment program incorporates individual counseling, group therapy and educational sessions to target the specific risks and challenges you’re facing with opioid addiction.
Our COR-12 treatment program has a proven track record of keeping patients engaged in the healing process, giving you the time and care you need to regain your health and hope, learn essential skills and form a support network.
Professionals Program
Whether you’re a first responder, health care professional, lawyer or other professional, your rehabilitation risks, challenges and needs are unique. Along with our core inpatient treatment components, the Betty Ford Center's professionals program includes special-focus group sessions with other professionals as well as individual sessions with a counselor to address career restoration, licensing and/or monitoring matters, and other issues related to your professional practice and reputation.
Outpatient drug rehab at our treatment center varies in frequency and intensity. However, we apply evidence-based approaches and Twelve Step practices to all of our alcohol and drug rehab programs. Outpatient drug rehab programming options at our Rancho Mirage treatment center include:
Virtual and In-Person High-Intensity Outpatient Program
Whether you are admitted directly into the high-intensity outpatient treatment program at our Betty Ford Center near Palm Springs or you are stepping down from a higher level of care, this intensive daily addiction treatment program (also known as day treatment or partial hospitalization) is an ideal fit if you:
Patients in our high-intensity outpatient program can opt to live in one of our structured, sober-living homes near the Betty Ford Center campus. These homes provide a warm and welcoming place for you to begin your recovery journey, with:
The Betty Ford Center's sober living homes are located near our treatment center campus in Rancho Mirage. Designed to provide you with a safe, sober and supportive living environment, this convenient housing option is available to patients participating in our High-Intensity Outpatient Program..
Hazelden Betty Ford offers virtual mental health counseling and related services. If you are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, loss, grief, stress or other mental health conditions, find the help you need and deserve at the Betty Ford Center. Our licensed mental health staff provide consultation and counseling sessions Monday through Friday, by appointment.
Many of Hazelden Betty Ford's family services are free and available to anyone. Through these Family Programs, support groups and family counseling services, you and your loved ones can learn how to:
You can access many of our family programs and services virtually.
Our post-rehab services and resources are designed to strengthen your sobriety, reduce the risk of relapse and make recovery a daily priority. Hazelden Betty Ford offers a variety of recovery support resources and tools, including:
California Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation locations are licensed and/or certified by the Department of Public Health (Residential) and the Department of Health Care Services (Outpatient).
Service animals are permitted in Hazelden Betty Ford facilities and we afford individuals who require the assistance of a service animal with equal opportunity to access the organization. Per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a "service animal" is defined as a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability.
Per the ADA, dogs or other animals whose sole function is to provide comfort, emotional support or companionship do not qualify as service animals. Emotional support, therapy animals and pets are not permitted on Hazelden Betty Ford's facilities, leased spaces or on campus grounds.
To hold your reservation, we request confirmation and travel details 24 hours prior to your admission.
We suggest purchasing an open-ended airline ticket that permits date changes in the event you decide to extend your stay. Palm Springs International airport is the closest airport to Betty Ford Center (approximately 10 miles).
Lodging
Select hotels on this list offer discounted rates to visitors of the Betty Ford Center. Please be sure to mention that you will be visiting the Betty Ford Center in order to secure your special rate.
For the safety of our patients, visiting is virtual only. Please check with staff to determine the times that are available.
Contacting Patients
The treatment day is very full and we like to help our patients stay focused on their treatment and the progress they are making by limiting contact to designated phone and email times.
Provided we have a signed Authorization to Release Information on file, a staff member may contact family and friends, if necessary. Because contact from the Center is limited during a patient’s stay, we encourage family and friends to trust that rehabilitation is progressing as it should.
Mail and Packages
Any packages or gifts that you're sending into the Betty Ford Center will be opened in the presence of a staff member. We do this for the protection of our residents. Only food in pre-sealed packages will be allowed. Movies, magazines, recreational reading or business materials, caffeinated products and home-cooked foods are not allowed.
Regular postal mail address:
(Patient's LEGAL Name)
P.O. Box 1560
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
For carriers that do not accept P.O. boxes (FedEx, UPS), please address to:
(Patient's LEGAL Name)
Betty Ford Center
39407 Vista Del Sol
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
We acknowledge that we stand on the homelands of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians who are stewards to more than 31,500 acres of ancestral lands in this area. We honor and respect the enduring relationship that exist between these peoples and this land.
Hazelden Betty Ford treatment centers, including the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, are proud to be recognized by multiple insurance providers for our leadership, best practices, research, support and training in the addiction treatment field, including:
California Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation locations are licensed and/or certified by the Department of Public Health (Residential) and the Department of Health Care Services (Outpatient).