Alcohol Related Brain Damage (ARBD)
Our specialist 26 week residential rehabilitation helps people living with ARBD regain everyday skills, function and independence.
Specialist ARBD treatment
At Brynawel, our aim is not simply to support people to live with ARBD, but to give each person the best possible opportunity to recover function, rebuild everyday skills and regain independence.
Our specialist 26 week programme combines a safe, alcohol-free environment with good nutrition, regular routines, cognitive and behavioural rehabilitation and individualised support. Residents work on areas such as memory, planning, problem-solving, motivation, relationships and the practical skills needed for everyday life.
What is ARBD and can it be treated?
Alcohol-Related Brain Damage (ARBD) is a term used to describe changes to the brain caused by long-term, heavy alcohol use.
It can affect memory, thinking, motivation, behaviour and the ability to manage everyday tasks.
For some people, these difficulties can become severe enough to make independent living difficult or impossible. With the right environment, specialist rehabilitation and sustained abstinence, significant recovery can be achieved. In many cases, this makes independent living a reality again.
Wider social benefits of ARBD rehab
The effects of Alcohol-Related Brain Damage can be so significant that some people, despite being relatively young, may require long-term residential care. The personal impact can be profound, and the cumulative cost of that care to health and social services can also be considerable.
Brynawel’s 26-week ARBD rehabilitation programme offers a specialist opportunity to change that trajectory. With the right environment, sustained abstinence, rehabilitation and support, people can make meaningful improvements in cognitive function, daily living skills and independence. For some, this can reduce or remove the need for long-term residential care and allow them to return to independent living.
The benefits are therefore both human and economic. There is of course, a cost involved in providing 26 week intensive rehabilitation, but this should be considered alongside the potentially much greater long-term cost of residential care.
Successful rehabilitation can give people back choice, independence and a greater quality of life, while reducing the level of ongoing support they may otherwise require.
Get in touch
If you're wondering if ARBD rehab is suitable for you or a loved one please give us a call to discuss your individual circumstance.
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"...is, and always will be, the best thing I have ever done... I didn’t leave there a “better” me, or a “fixed” me, I reset there and become a “new” me.
Reset, re-cast and ready for life.
Grant - Brynawel Graduate
