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Residential Inpatient Treatment in Agoura Hills, CA

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What Residential Inpatient Treatment Is

Residential inpatient treatment means you live at the program while you are treated. At Ohana Recovery Center in Agoura Hills, California, that program is a private home for a small group of adult women, staffed 24 hours a day, with medical support on call around the clock and a full daily schedule of therapy. It is the highest level of care we offer and the right starting point for many women, though not for all. This page explains who it is for, what it includes, and how it compares with outpatient care.

Residential care exists because some things cannot be done safely or honestly from home. Withdrawal from alcohol, benzodiazepines or opioids is hard to get through with the substance in the next room. Trauma work needs a place where you feel safe enough to open the door. Depression or anxiety severe enough to drive daily use usually needs daily clinical contact to stabilize. And many women simply need distance from the relationships and routines that kept the cycle going.

The American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria, used by insurers and clinicians across California, place residential treatment above outpatient and intensive outpatient care and below hospital-based care. Your assessment places you on that ladder; your plan moves you down it as you stabilize.

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Ohana builds each woman’s plan from a medical and psychiatric assessment and reviews it weekly. Learn more about our program and who we are.

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Levels of Care at Ohana

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Residential Inpatient

Live-in treatment with 24-hour staffing, daily individual and group therapy, family sessions and a structured day in a private home.

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Detoxification

Clinically managed detox with 24-hour on-call medical support, overseen by our medical director. High-risk withdrawal is referred for medical monitoring first.

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Dual Diagnosis

Depression, anxiety, PTSD and bipolar disorder treated alongside addiction by the same team, because untreated mental illness is one of the most common reasons women leave early or relapse.

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Residential Inpatient vs. Outpatient: Which Is Right for Me?

Nobody’s recovery looks exactly like anyone else’s, and the level of care that fits you depends on a handful of concrete questions: what you use and how much, how long you have used it, whether you have withdrawn before and what happened, your mental and physical health, and whether home is a place you can stay sober in right now.

Residential inpatient treatment means living at the program. You have 24-hour support, a structured day, and distance from triggers. It is recommended when withdrawal could be dangerous, when previous attempts at outpatient care have not held, when a co-occurring mental health condition is severe, or when the home environment is unsafe or unstable. Most women at Ohana have individual therapy, several groups a day, family sessions and expressive or holistic therapies, and leave with a written aftercare plan.

Outpatient and intensive outpatient treatment mean living at home and attending the program for a set number of hours a week. You can keep working or caring for children, and it costs less. It works best for women with milder or shorter use, a stable and sober home, lower withdrawal risk, and the ability to get to sessions reliably. It is also the natural next step after residential care.

Research summarized by the National Institute on Drug Abuse does not show that one setting is universally better; it shows that matching the level of care to the person, treating co-occurring conditions, and staying in treatment long enough are what predict good outcomes. If you are not sure where you fall, a confidential assessment call takes about twenty minutes and costs nothing. We will tell you honestly if outpatient care is the better fit, and help you find it.

How to Choose a Residential Program

Look for a program that personalizes treatment and can prove it. Ask how the plan is built, who reviews it and how often. Ask who the medical director is and what they are board-certified in. Ask how detox is handled and when the program refers to a hospital. Ask for the state license number and check it on the public list. Ask what happens on the day you leave.

At Ohana the answers are: your plan is built from a medical and psychiatric assessment and reviewed weekly with you; our medical director is Sirisat Khalsa, MD, board-certified in addiction medicine; detox is clinically managed with 24-hour on-call medical support, and high-risk withdrawal is referred for medical monitoring first; our DHCS license is 191091AP and we are Joint Commission accredited; and every woman leaves with a written aftercare plan and a place in our alumni program.

Location matters less than people think, but a calm setting helps. Ohana is in Agoura Hills, in the Santa Monica Mountains west of Los Angeles, quiet, private and a short drive from the coast.

Our Residential Program for Women

After assessment and, if needed, detox, you move into the therapeutic program. Your schedule combines individual therapy, group therapy and family sessions with evidence-based approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), EMDR and trauma-focused CBT, art and music therapy, and medication-assisted treatment where it fits. Holistic practices, yoga, breathwork, mindfulness and meditation, run alongside and support the clinical work.

Every clinician and staff member is a woman, and the program is trauma-focused by design. Some women do their best work one-to-one; others find their footing in group or in recovery meetings. Your plan reflects which is true for you, and it changes as you do.

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Residential Inpatient Treatment in Agoura Hills, CA

Ohana Recovery Center is a women-only residential treatment program at 1936 Hazel Nut Court, Agoura Hills, California, licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services and accredited by The Joint Commission. When you arrive, our attention is on you and your recovery, not on a checklist.

We believe every woman who walks through our door can build a life that does not revolve around a substance. We cannot promise that, and no honest program can; what we can promise is a plan built around you, women who will know your name, and support that continues after you go home. Call 866-382-5394 to talk it through.

Frequently asked questions about residential inpatient treatment

About this page. Ohana Recovery Center is a women-only residential treatment program at 1936 Hazel Nut Court, Agoura Hills, California. We are licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services (license 191091AP, verify on the CHHS facility list) and accredited by The Joint Commission. Our medical director, Sirisat Khalsa, MD, is board-certified in addiction medicine. Detox at Ohana is clinically managed, with 24-hour on-call medical support. Nothing on this page is a promise about outcomes: recovery looks different for every woman, and the right level of care is decided with you after a confidential assessment.

What is the difference between residential and inpatient treatment?

The terms are often used interchangeably. Strictly, inpatient care happens in a hospital or medically managed unit, while residential care happens in a licensed non-hospital setting such as a home, with 24-hour staffing and on-call rather than on-site physicians. Ohana is a licensed residential program; we refer to a hospital when someone needs that level of medical care first.

How long is residential inpatient treatment?

Length of stay is set with your clinical team based on your assessment and progress, and reviewed weekly. Federal research finds that the total time in care across levels, residential followed by outpatient, matters more than the length of any one stage, and that most people need several months in all.

Can I keep working or go to school while in residential treatment?

Residential treatment is full-time, so most women take leave. Many employers are required to hold your job under the Family and Medical Leave Act, and our team can point you to the paperwork. If you cannot step away, an intensive outpatient program may fit better, and we will say so.

Will I have to detox before I arrive?

No. Detox at Ohana is clinically managed with 24-hour on-call medical support. If your assessment shows a high medical risk, for example severe alcohol or benzodiazepine dependence, we arrange medically monitored detox first and admit you as soon as you are stable.

Is residential treatment covered by insurance?

Most major PPO and POS plans cover residential treatment when it is medically necessary, which is decided against standard criteria during your assessment. We verify your benefits before admission and explain any out-of-pocket cost plainly.

Talk to a woman who answers the phone. Call 866-382-5394 or request a confidential callback. We can check your PPO or POS benefits the same day, and there is no obligation.

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If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or dial 911. Ohana is not an emergency service.