Before You Arrive

Before arriving at Malvern Private, it is important to prepare the items you will need during your stay. Bringing the right documents, clothing, medication and personal items will help make your admission smoother and allow you to settle into the program.

Restoring a Sense of Normalcy in Addiction Recovery

As much as possible, the Drug and Alcohol Addiction Rehabilitation Recovery Treatment Program attempts to replicate a normal living environment within the confines of a hospital. With the exception of the detoxification component of the program, all client meals are provided in a communal dining room where clients are also free to make tea and coffee throughout the day until 8:30pm. The dining room is locked to encourage sleep hygiene to commence and night rituals to be developed.

Please note, no food and/or drinks are to be brought into the facility at any time.

A varied menu is provided, and we are able to accommodate any special dietary requirements – please advise the staff on admission.

Televisions are provided in the lounge areas of the hospital only.

Clients are expected to make their own beds each day, with the exception of detoxification. Linen is provided throughout the stay and changed as required.

Clients are expected to do their personal laundry. There is a laundry for clients' use in the hospital.

What to bring during your stay?

• Private health fund details, Medicare, Safety Net, Centrelink and any pension cards
• Any current medication and prescriptions (in the original packaging) to the hospital on admission. We encourage patients to bring in all their own medications so we can discuss and support a plan for discharge
• Everyday comfortable clothing, no shorts above the knee FOR MEN OR WOMEN, NO singlets or sleeveless tops. Please bring in comfortable walking shoes. 
• Night attire, dressing gown and slippers
• Alarm clock (without built in radio)
• Toiletries
• Please bring pens and writing material
• Photos of friends & family
• Favourite pillow (a doona may also be brought in if desired)
• Cigarettes but no electronic cigarettes (Vapes) cigarettes must be in brand new unopened packets.

What not to bring

• iPods, radios, CD players, or mobile phones, smart watches
• Cameras, computers or PlayStations
• No art supplies
• Drugs or drug paraphernalia
• Alcohol
• Gambling and gaming material
• All books & magazines, both general reading or otherwise Only non-12-step recovery reading matter
• Portable DVD/VCR players
• Revealing/Inappropriate clothing (e.g. tank/sleeveless tops; navel-revealing, skin-tight, or low-riding clothing; or those with references to drugs/alcohol).

Arrival and Admission

On arrival, clients are shown to their room and admitted by nursing and medical staff. Baggage will be searched by two staff members, and items not required during the stay will be stored.

Clients are provided with a folder containing more detailed information, a timetable for the program and a journal to use during their stay. Clients are also orientated into the program and the physical environment, including areas such as the laundry and dining room.

As soon as medical clearance is given, clients may start participating in group.

Once the program has commenced, clients are expected to be punctual and participate fully in the program.