Mfi- Mt. Rubidoux (Riverside) | Flagship SUD Treatment

By SoCal Addiction Centers Editorial Team | Last reviewed: | 3 min read Clinically Reviewed

Mfi- Mt. Rubidoux — Riverside, Riverside County

MFI - Mt. Rubidoux at 4440 University Avenue in Riverside is a 33-bed flagship residential facility operated by MFI Recovery Center. One of three MFI-operated Riverside County flagship facilities (alongside A Woman’s Place and Sunrise House in Banning). Meets our four-signal flagship bar: DHCS license, SAMHSA 2025 match, CARF accreditation for Intensive Outpatient Treatment (BH) and Outpatient Treatment (BH), and multi-LOC framing via the combined DHCS-residential + CARF-outpatient scope.

What makes this facility flagship tier

Our flagship tier requires four independent verification signals. Mfi- Mt. Rubidoux clears all four.

DHCS license: active at the time of our most recent review. License number 330013KN, expiration 8/31/2027. Program authorization: residential treatment with detoxification services.

CARF SUD-specific accreditation: see dedicated section below for specific program details.

SAMHSA 2025 National Directory: matched.

Multi-level of care: evaluated against the operator’s program scope, whether across DHCS program codes, CARF-accredited programs, or co-located operator sites.

Clinical program overview

33-bed residential capacity with CARF-accredited IOP and Outpatient stepdown, providing an integrated ASAM-continuum at the MFI operator scale. Clinical framework emphasizes trauma-informed care, evidence-based SUD counseling, and coordinated aftercare across MFI’s Riverside County network. Patients can step down from Mt. Rubidoux residential to MFI IOP/Outpatient capacity within the same operator.

Who this facility is a good fit for

DMC-ODS contracted with Riverside County Behavioral Health; commercial-insurance and self-pay accepted. Appropriate for mid-severity SUD presentations requiring residential stabilization with structured stepdown into outpatient continuing care. The Riverside metro location serves western Riverside populations and cross-county LA.

Location and geography

4440 University Avenue in Riverside is in central Riverside metro. MFI’s multi-site presence creates operator depth in Riverside metro plus the Banning Pass sub-region via Sunrise House.

CARF accreditation

Mfi- Mt. Rubidoux holds current CARF International accreditation for SUD-specific programming — specifically: Intensive Outpatient Treatment (BH), Outpatient Treatment (BH). CARF accreditation is a voluntary third-party clinical quality review covering program design, clinical outcomes measurement, health and safety, governance, and continuous improvement. It is not a regulatory requirement for California SUD treatment operation but signals operator investment in an independent quality-assurance process that many DHCS-licensed facilities do not pursue.

Families evaluating Mfi- Mt. Rubidoux can confirm current CARF accreditation status and program scope directly at the CARF provider search.

DHCS licensure detail

Mfi- Mt. Rubidoux operates under DHCS certification 330013KN (Licensed), authorized for residential treatment with detoxification services. Treatment capacity per DHCS records: 33 beds. The license is current through 8/31/2027.

DHCS enforcement records should be checked for any specific facility before admission. Our DHCS license verification walkthrough provides the tool-based methodology.

SAMHSA National Directory

Mfi- Mt. Rubidoux appears in the SAMHSA 2025 National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Facilities, providing cross-source verification from a federal registry independent of both CARF and DHCS. SAMHSA directory presence is one of the four independent verification signals our flagship tier requires.

Questions about this facility? Call (310) 596-1751

Our editorial team provides framework-based guidance for families evaluating Mfi- Mt. Rubidoux or comparing against other flagship-tier options in Riverside County and across SoCal. We accept no referral fees from any facility discussed. Calls are informational — not a facility sales line.

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