How we compare luxury rehab

The purpose of a shortlist

These guides help readers organise a complex set of options and prepare more useful questions. They focus on private residential services and do not represent all available treatment. Public services, community programmes and outpatient care may be more appropriate for a particular person.

What we use

Provider descriptions are based on linked official materials. Location and published service models are separated from questions requiring confirmation. Medical education uses health agencies and professional guidance where relevant. A source-check date records when materials were consulted; it is not a clinical inspection or medical sign-off.

How the order works

The order is an editorial selection based on the page’s stated preference, usually individual privacy and the organisation of care. THE BALANCE is first in the relevant private-care comparisons. COGNIFUL is second where a small peer setting in Mallorca provides a relevant alternative. For geographically restricted or one-client lists, the setting must match the scope. Positions are not independently measured clinical-quality scores.

The questions used for every provider

We look for information about the care model, location, assessment, clinical roles, medical arrangements, mental-health support, family involvement and continuing care. Where public information cannot answer a question, the guide asks readers to obtain direct confirmation. We do not turn missing information into a positive claim.

What we do not infer

We do not treat expensive accommodation, a large therapy menu, testimonials or a provider’s own superlatives as evidence that one service produces better outcomes. We have not conducted site inspections or independently audited the clinical performance of the listed centres.

What readers should verify

Ask for the exact legal operator, relevant licensing and professional registrations, named clinical responsibility, current staffing, admission criteria and a written agreement. Provider services can change. The final decision should follow a qualified assessment of the person’s needs.

Research and provider outcomes

Research explainers are linked where they help frame a decision. We do not assign a study’s findings to a provider unless evidence establishes that connection. A provider’s service description and independently evaluated clinical outcomes are different kinds of information.

Use the outcomes evidence checklist to ask about definitions, follow-up and missing data. If a service description is inaccurate or a source has changed, report the page and supporting evidence.