Updated 6 February 2026
Date of on-site assessment, 12 and 13 November 2025.
Mount Carmel provides residential rehabilitation for people with alcohol dependence. The primary model of treatment offered at the service is the 12-step programme. The average length of stay is 3 to 6 months. Clients using the service must have completed a detox before admission as the service did not provide detox.
The service offers day programmes that are supplemented by therapy groups, peer support and individual counselling sessions.
The service is registered to provide the following regulated activity:
Accommodation for persons who require treatment for substance misuse.
There was a registered manager in post at the time of the inspection.
Mount Carmel has been registered under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 since 7 January 2011.
There have been six inspections carried out at Mount Carmel since registration. The last inspection was on 04 January 2022, which was a focused inspection. During that inspection we found 2 breaches of regulation relating to safe medicines storage and information about allergies being recorded clearly. During this inspection we found these areas had been addressed.
At this inspection we found 4 breaches of regulations. These related to employment checks and records, thorough completion of Medication, Administration Records Charts in line with service policy, Oliver McGowan training and notifications to external bodies.
The service is rated as Good in Safe, Effective, Caring and Responsive and Requires Improvement in Well-Led. We have rated the service as Good overall.