Safe, Expert Addiction Treatment
Why do more patients choose Smarmore Castle to recover?
High Standards
At Smarmore Castle, we hold ourselves to rigorous inspections by CHKS, an independent quality improvement inspectorate.
Smarmore is ISO 9001 accredited and CHKS accredited.
Our most recent CHKS inspection reported that Smarmore Castle has the following:
“amazing setting” | “impressive, spacious and clean” | “exceptionally high standards of care and the excellent facilities” | “excellent”
“The truly team approach at Smarmore Castle to provide a comprehensive detoxification and therapy programme with excellent support and good outcomes for patients with therapies and other supports unseen in other centres in the Republic of Ireland.” –CHKS
Our Team
The alcohol rehab and drug rehab addiction treatment centre that Smarmore Castle offers is attributable to our most valuable resource, the caring team that drives the treatment at Smarmore Castle.
The dedication and compassion of our staff, our enthusiastic team of doctors, nurses and therapists at Smarmore Castle make our environment a genuinely welcoming and inspiring place for recovery. See team.
Swimming Pool, Sauna, Steam Room, and Gym
Equipped with a large swimming pool, spacious gym, steam room and sauna, we aim to give our patients the means to get their bodies back into shape, free from cravings; their minds focused and free from the compulsion to drink and use drugs; their spirits renewed, and their lives back on track.
Discreet Location
Based on 15 acres of private land set amid the rolling hills of County Louth, Smarmore Castle is close enough to Dublin for easy access, and far enough to be a beautiful and discreet retreat in which to start your journey of recovery.
Smarmore Castle addiction treatment centre has extensive private gardens and woodland, guaranteeing peace, inspiration and tranquillity.
Our private grounds enable us to offer outdoor fitness activities and also equine therapy.
What Makes Smarmore Castle a Unique Rehab in Ireland?
1. Our treatment is based on a highly successful model – 40 years, thousands of patients helped and consistently high success rates.
Peter and Dr Margaret Ann McCann founded Smarmore Castle after the success of their first treatment centres, Clouds House (1983) and Castle Craig (1988). Smarmore Castle offers the same high standards of care provided at Castle Craig.
This model of treatment, adapted from the Minnesota Model, helps the majority of people to achieve recovery from their addiction and enjoy a renewed life based on abstinence from alcohol and mood-altering substances. Independent research on this programme at Castle Craig showed that 73% of patients achieved long-term abstinence, and 92% showed overall improvements.
2. Extensive Facilities.
Patients at Smarmore Castle is under the care of a highly experienced medical and therapy team. We provide detoxification onsite under the care of our medical team.
We offer a wide range of treatments and therapies that few other treatment centres in Ireland offer.
Smarmore Castle also offers an impressive leisure centre, with a 22-metre swimming pool, a spacious sprung-floor gym, a steam room and a sauna.
Reaching Out
4. We are medically managed – Consultant Psychiatrist and nursing team.
We employ a multidisciplinary team of staff at Smarmore Castle, who supply 24/7 medical coverage and detoxification from drugs and alcohol. In addition, nurses are always on-site to ensure patient safety and comfort.
5. Quick assessment and admission.
We offer rapid assessment and admissions wherever possible – we are ready to help you as soon as you are ready for help. Admissions can often be arranged within 24-48 hours if we have capacity.
Our admissions team are ready to respond to your enquiry in the evenings and at weekends.
6. Each patient matters before, during, and after treatment.
After treatment at Smarmore Castle has finished, patients are given the option to enroll in our 12 month continuing care programme. Patients are also invited to return as guests every year for an annual reunion.
Leaving treatment can be challenging, but our patients are always one phone call away from a staff member who remembers them, knows about them, and cares about them.
Contact Us
The staff at Smarmore Castle are here to answer your questions about our addiction treatment centre and the admissions process at any time.
