Arcadia House
About Arcadia House
Arcadia House is a Directions Health Services programme set in bushland within the Calvary Hospital grounds at Bruce, in the Australian Capital Territory. The service combines non-medicated withdrawal, a 12-week residential rehabilitation programme run on therapeutic community principles, and a 12-week day programme for adults.
Withdrawal support runs for seven to 14 days without medication, and the residential stay is followed by a four-week step-down day programme; the average stay quoted is 14 weeks. Entry is open to ACT residents with safe, stable accommodation, and the service cannot be accessed while intoxicated. Case management, living skills, therapeutic groups and aftercare form part of the programme, and the admissions team can be reached on (02) 6132 4800 or at admissions@directionshealth.com.
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Setting and Surroundings
A town, coastal setting near Canberra, 1.7 miles from the coast and at 2,028 ft. The nearest town is Bruce (population 7,349), under a mile away.
Nearest named features
- Reservoir HillHill · 1.4 miles
- Black MountainMountain · 1.6 miles
- Bimbi BeachBeach · 1.7 miles
- Lake GinninderraLake · 1.9 miles
- Cotter Storage ReservoirReservoir · 11 miles
- Devils PeakPeak · 15 miles
Getting there
- Canberra Airport (CBR)Regional airport · 7.0 miles
- Goulburn Airport (GUL)Regional airport · 47 miles
Setting and distances are calculated from this facility’s coordinates against GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), OurAirports and Natural Earth. Distances are straight line, not driving distance.
Arcadia House Detox and Rehab Services
Arcadia House offers inpatient withdrawal management, a 12-week residential rehabilitation programme, a day programme and aftercare, all shaped by therapeutic community principles. Withdrawal is non-medicated and lasts seven to 14 days, while the residential stay steps down into a four-week day programme before aftercare begins.
Group therapy, case management, exercise and nutrition, vocational support and peer support are listed among the therapies. Intake involves an assessment, drug screening and blood-borne virus testing. Alongside treatment, the service lists brokerage, living skills work, aftercare and naloxone education. Specific substances treated and medications are not listed for this programme, so ask the admissions team what the withdrawal unit can manage.
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Substances and Addictions Treated
Counseling and Therapy
Specialized Programs
Where Is Arcadia House?
Arcadia House sits in Villa A of Brian Hennessy House on Mary Potter Circuit, Bruce, in the Australian Capital Territory, postcode 2617, inside the grounds of Calvary Hospital. Bushland surrounds the villa, which gives the programme a quiet setting separate from the main hospital buildings.
Office hours run Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and enquiries go to (02) 6132 4800 or admissions@directionshealth.com. Entry is limited to ACT residents who have safe, stable accommodation, and anyone who arrives intoxicated cannot be admitted that day. Because intake depends on an assessment and places in the 12-week programme turn over slowly, check with the admissions team that a place is available before you travel.
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How Much Does Treatment at Arcadia House Cost?
Published prices for Arcadia House weren’t found, so the cost of a withdrawal stay or the 12-week residential programme is best checked with Directions Health Services directly. Fee information is not listed in the material available for this programme, and no Medicare, NDIS or insurance arrangement is named.
As a guide only, residential rehabilitation in Australia typically costs A$10,000 to A$30,000 a month, depending on the length of stay and whether the programme is privately or publicly funded and a supported withdrawal episode A$3,000 to A$5,000 for a seven to ten day episode, which gives you or a loved one a rough frame of reference rather than a quote. Contact Arcadia House on (02) 6132 4800 for pricing tailored to your needs and to ask whether any subsidy applies to ACT residents.
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Arcadia House Reviews
Reviews of Arcadia House from around the web are limited, which is common for programmes that operate as one part of a larger community health organisation. RehabSeekers hosts reviews for this service, so anyone who has completed withdrawal or the residential programme at Bruce is welcome to share their experience.
First-hand accounts are especially useful here, because the programme is long and the bushland setting inside the Calvary Hospital grounds is unusual. Notes on how the therapeutic community worked day to day, what the step-down day programme felt like, and how aftercare was handled would help someone weighing up a 12-week stay.
Near a busy road, but otherwise this place has a bit of a nice bushland setting.
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