CALDA Clinic

Assessed 2026-10-01

Headline basis: Public evidenceThe headline number is the public score, not the extended score., LROAS 1.0.0, edition 2026-10-01

Public-evidence total: 51

The sum of the ten criterion scores, from 10 to 100, using evidence anyone can check, including the clinic's own pages as self-declared statements. For the licence element of C2 only, it can also use an authority ruling held in our sealed evidence room. It is the only number used for the rank.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium. ProvisionalA check was still open when the edition closed, for example a register lookup or a video not yet received, or evidence under embargo.: C10.

C1 Client separation and occupancy · 8

Scored on the occupancy model only; no bed count or capacity figure is used. The FAQ states the clinic cares for one client at a time and houses the client in a private residence, which is single occupancy per residence, and no group therapy is published. Band 9 is not reached because there is no explicit statement that clients never meet, no published separation or scheduling for the one to three day diagnostic phase at the partner hospital Bethanien, and only one confidentiality mechanism beyond statute (self-funding) is named. No deduction applied; the plural 'residences' wording is not treated as a contradiction because no concurrent residence count is published.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• Number of residences in concurrent use is not published.

Sources (3 cited items):

• CALDA Clinic: The FAQ states the clinic cares for one client at a time and that clients live in private CALDA residences on Zurich's Gold Coast.
• CALDA Clinic: Clients reside in handpicked private villas (plural), with no count given.
• CALDA Clinic: On arrival clients undergo a medical check-up at Bethanien, the clinic's private partner clinic in Zurich, lasting one to three days.

C2 Clinical governance and medical cover · 4

Psychiatric care by a psychiatrist is stated for this site and a physician Medical Director makes the final admission decision. No institutional operating licence was found: calda ag appears in the federal UID register as a company, which is not a licence, and the Canton of Zurich publishes no list of licensed ambulatory institutions, so the licence is recorded as absent rather than as a finding against the clinic. Overnight physician or psychiatrist cover is not established, withdrawal care (opioid detoxification) is delivered at the partner hospital Bethanien rather than on site, Bethanien is not named as an emergency escalation route, and no accreditation was found on an accreditor's register.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: high

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• Licence status cannot be confirmed because the canton publishes no list of licence holders.

Sources (10 cited items):

• uid.admin.ch: calda ag, UID CHE-112.054.285, is an active Aktiengesellschaft at In der Hinterzelg 35, 8700 Küsnacht. The register carries no health licence information.
• zh.ch: The Canton of Zurich grants operating licences for ambulatory medical institutions run by legal entities, and publishes no public list of licensed institutions.
• CALDA Clinic: The imprint names calda ag, its UID and its address, with no licence or supervisory authority statement.
• JCI accredited organisations list, country filter Switzerland: Search of JCI accredited organisations list, country filter Switzerland. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
• CARF provider search (store locator, 500 miles around Zurich): Search of CARF provider search (store locator, 500 miles around Zurich). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
• IAF CertSearch company search: Search of IAF CertSearch company search. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
• Zuercher Spitalliste 2023 Psychiatrie, Version 2026.1: Search of Zuercher Spitalliste 2023 Psychiatrie, Version 2026.1. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (licence class). Result: no record found.
• Kanton Zuerich Spitex-Organisationen ohne Leistungsvereinbarungen (Stand 3 Aug 2026): Search of Kanton Zuerich Spitex-Organisationen ohne Leistungsvereinbarungen (Stand 3 Aug 2026). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (licence class). Result: no record found.
• Kanton Zuerich Betriebsbewilligung page (ambulante aerztliche Institutionen): Search of Kanton Zuerich Betriebsbewilligung page (ambulante aerztliche Institutionen). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (licence class). Result: source unreachable at time of search: canton publishes no list of licence holders for ambulatory medical institutions.
• Zefix: Search of Zefix. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (licence class). Result: record found: calda ag, Kuesnacht; Zweck names medical diagnostic and therapeutic activity, no licence stated.

C3 Diagnostic depth on admission · 7

Every programme opens with psychiatric evaluation and a one to three day medical check-up, partly at the partner clinic, covering a laboratory panel, general medical evaluation, micronutrient, hormonal and genetic or epigenetic analysis. The band above is not reached because no clinical screening before commitment is published (no referral letter or in-person pre-assessment is required) and no written diagnostic formulation for the client is published.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Sources (3 cited items):

• CALDA Clinic: Each programme begins with extensive diagnostics, including psychiatric evaluation, clinical-chemical tests and genetic analysis.
• CALDA Clinic: A full assessment may include general medical evaluation, cardiovascular and metabolic checks, blood tests, micronutrient analysis, hormonal assessment and epigenetic testing; initial diagnostics take one to three days.
• CALDA Clinic: No referral letter or in-person pre-assessment is required for admission.

C4 Clinical intensity · 5

Daily one-to-one core sessions including psychotherapy and medical consultations, seven days a week, are published and support band 5. The six to eight daily hours cover the whole programme including coaching and complementary therapies, with no clinical share published, so they are not counted as clinical contact. Senior clinician concurrency and 24-hour clinical presence are not established, which keeps the clinic below the band above.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• Clinical share of the six to eight daily hours is not published.

Sources (3 cited items):

• CALDA Clinic: Therapy extends seven days a week with six to eight intensive hours daily.
• CALDA Clinic: The daily schedule places core therapeutic sessions including psychotherapy and medical consultations at midday, with additional or restorative therapies in the afternoon, all treatment one to one, alongside round-the-clock personal coaching.
• CALDA Clinic: The primary phase is a minimum of four weeks, six to twelve weeks is often optimal, and the duration is determined collaboratively.

C5 Continuity and aftercare · 4

Three aftercare elements are published: a tailored transition plan, the clinic's own Continuing Care phase that can be delivered at home, and remote sessions with laboratory monitoring. The duration is only 'several weeks to a few months', the post-treatment programme is excluded from the price, and no psychiatric follow-up or family involvement after discharge is described, so the band above is not reached.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Sources (3 cited items):

• CALDA Clinic: A tailored transition plan supports long-term stability; ongoing care may include remote sessions, laboratory monitoring and scheduled follow-ups.
• CALDA Clinic: The clinic recommends a secondary Continuing Care phase, which can be delivered at home, lasting several weeks to a few months, with periodic laboratory checks to adjust the micronutrient formulation.
• CALDA Clinic: Excluded costs include the post-treatment programme.

C6 Admission integrity and commercial conduct · 4

A sweep of the clinic's own domains found no self-ranking site, no sponsored recognition presented as accreditation and no assistant-directed content (/llms.txt and /ai-instructions/ returned HTTP 404). The European Awards in Medicine item on the news page is presented as an award, not accreditation, and scores nowhere. No positive signal counts: the fees page states fees vary with each client's needs, no referral-fee position is published, and no exclusion criteria or voluntary-admission policy are published, so the clean sweep places the clinic in band 4.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: low

Sources (4 cited items):

• CALDA Clinic: Inpatient programme fees per week start at CHF 116,000; fees vary depending on each client's needs and a personalised offer is provided.
• CALDA Clinic: A guide article on recognising reputable rehab clinics warns against self-made ranking sites and names no clinics.
• CALDA Clinic: The home page press section links only to the clinic's own articles, with no media outlet logos.
• clinic and group domains, web search: Search of clinic and group domains, web search. Scope: domains checked caldaclinic.com (English pages and /de/), caldapractice.com (home page), /llms.txt and /ai-instructions/ on caldaclinic.com (both HTTP 404); domains seen but not fetched: claudiaelsig.com (search index shows CALDA Practice), issuu.com/caldaclinic (clinic brochure).... Result: sweep recorded; outcome per the C6 V elements.

C7 Transparency toward the client · 4

Three transparency elements are met: fee inclusions and exclusions, deposit and refund terms (50 percent non-refundable deposit, balance two weeks before start, no refund on premature termination), and the legal operating entity calda ag with UID and address. Extension terms, a licence reference, an ownership statement beyond 'private, owner-operated', a complaints route and a retention period are not published. No contradiction deduction applies: the CHF 116,000 weekly floor and the CHF 496,000 one-month Full Program agree within 0.23 percent on a 30-day basis, and a comparison of 88 price pairs across the English, German and Spanish pages found none in conflict.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: high

Sources (5 cited items):

• CALDA Clinic: Excluded costs are external hotel costs, medical services by third-party institutes and the post-treatment programme; a 50 percent non-refundable deposit is due within five days of signing, the balance two weeks before treatment, with no refund on premature termination.
• uid.admin.ch: The federal UID register confirms calda ag at the same address, active.
• CALDA Clinic: The fees page, captured 17 September 2026, gives inpatient fees from CHF 116,000 per week.
• CALDA Clinic: The terms and conditions page, captured 15 September 2026, lists a Full Program at CHF 496,000 for one month.
• CALDA Clinic: A comparison of 88 price pairs across the English, German and Spanish fees and terms pages found none in conflict: CHF 116,000 per week comes to about CHF 497,143 over 30 days, within 0.23 percent of the CHF 496,000 one-month Full Program.

C8 Track record and regulator standing · 5

No final regulator, court or tribunal finding, licence action or inspection record against calda ag was found; the one Swiss court decision located mentions the company name only in bookkeeping and is not a proceeding against the operator. No inspection record is published, no bylined first-hand reporting from inside the facility exists, and there is no second independent review platform (no Trustpilot profile), so the clinic sits in band 5, the 'not published' band.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: low

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• The imprint calls The CALDA Way content fictitious while the case studies page calls cases genuine; this is noted, not scored.

Sources (11 cited items):

• CALDA Clinic: The About page states that CALDA Clinic was founded in 2008.
• trustpilot.com: No Trustpilot business profile exists for caldaclinic.com (HTTP 404).
• CALDA Clinic: The imprint states that persons and actions in The CALDA Way section are entirely fictitious, while the case studies page states each case outlines a genuine therapeutic experience adapted for discretion.
• Kanton Zuerich Spitalinspektionen page: Search of Kanton Zuerich Spitalinspektionen page. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (last inspection). Result: no record found.
• Zuercher Spitalliste 2023 Psychiatrie, Version 2026.1: Search of Zuercher Spitalliste 2023 Psychiatrie, Version 2026.1. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (last inspection). Result: no record found.
• entscheidsuche.ch Elasticsearch index: Search of entscheidsuche.ch Elasticsearch index. Scope: "calda ag". Result: no record found.
• entscheidsuche.ch Elasticsearch index: Search of entscheidsuche.ch Elasticsearch index. Scope: "Calda Clinic". Result: no record found.
• entscheidsuche.ch Elasticsearch index: Search of entscheidsuche.ch Elasticsearch index. Scope: calda Kuesnacht. Result: no record found.
• general web search: Search of a general web search engine. Scope: "calda ag" OR "Calda Clinic" Kuesnacht Urteil OR Entscheid OR Gericht. Result: no record found.
• press and news search: Search of press and news search. Scope: first-hand bylined reporting from inside the facility, last 5 years. Result: no record found.
• statutory regulator records: Search of statutory regulator records. Scope: inspection history and grades of this site. Result: no record found.

C9 Environment, safety and nutrition · 5

The score is the mean of a health and safety sub-band of 4 and a nutrition sub-band of 5, 4.5 rounded half up to 5. Nutrition is supported by a named graduate nutritionist and meals calculated from orthomolecular results. The emergency distance element is not met: the verified 8 minute route to Spital Zollikerberg starts from the registered seat in Küsnacht, which is not presented as a treatment address, and the residences are named by region only, so the distance cannot be attached to the place of care. No therapy room, medication policy or nutrition monitoring during the stay is published.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• Residence addresses are not published.
• The element reading for this criterion is not published as a list; the band is explained in the reasoning.

Sources (3 cited items):

• CALDA Clinic: Villas with generous interiors and calming outdoor spaces, with a dedicated service team of private butler and chef, interpreter and chauffeur.
• CALDA Clinic: The team page names a Head of Integrative and Metabolic Lifestyle and Nutrition, a graduate nutritionist BSc BFH and vital substances therapist.
• CALDA Clinic: A personal chef prepares calculated meals based on the client's orthomolecular diagnostic results, and a personalised micronutrient mixture is taken for three to six months.

C10 Clinical seniority and academic standing · 5

A MedReg lookup confirms the Founder and Medical Director holds the federal specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy, and six further listed physicians are confirmed on the federal register; one listed doctor returned no match and one psychologist is not recorded in PsyReg. Archive captures from 2021 to 2025 confirm continuity of the Medical Director title, which is not a credential. No university appointment, doctorate source or publication record is verified, so the band above is not reached. The facility licence cannot be proven from the cantonal site, so the score is only partially recomputable.

ProvisionalA check was still open when the edition closed, for example a register lookup or a video not yet received, or evidence under embargo.: Clinician register lookups for this criterion were still open at the edition cut-off (see known_gaps). The points count as assessed on the evidence available; the band may change when the lookups are completed, which is resolved in a later edition.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• Fourteen register and credential lookups were not complete at publication; they are not expected to change the band.

Sources (3 cited items):

• healthreg-public.admin.ch: MedReg lookup on 2026-09-15 confirms the Founder and Medical Director as a physician holding the federal specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy.
• healthreg-public.admin.ch: MedReg lookups on 2026-09-15 confirm federal specialist titles for six further listed physicians, one listed doctor returned no match, and one psychologist is not recorded by PsyReg.
• zh.ch: The Canton of Zurich operating licence page publishes no list or search of licence holders, so the facility licence is not proven and no credential can be provisionally verified.