Only hours separated Presley Gerber’s arrival at a recovery residence in Santa Monica from the moment emergency crews were called to the property.
On September 20, 2026, the 27-year-old son of Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber was found unresponsive at Resolutions Living. Paramedics pronounced him dead that morning. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed the location of his death, while Santa Monica police said they were investigating it as a suspected overdose and had found no indication of foul play. ABC News
But an important fact remains unresolved: Presley’s official cause and manner of death have not yet been determined.
An autopsy has been performed, but the medical examiner deferred its conclusions while toxicology testing continues. Los Angeles Times
As his family grieves, attention has increasingly turned toward the place where Presley spent his final night — and toward psychologist Dr. Reza Nabavi, the man behind Resolutions Living.
What emerged from public records was a complicated history involving drug arrests, difficulties obtaining professional registration and a recovery residence operating under a regulatory category quite different from what many people imagine when they hear the word “rehab.” Page Six
Presley had arrived only hours before his death
According to law-enforcement sources cited by the Los Angeles Times, Presley arrived at Resolutions Living at approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday, September 19.
The following morning, Santa Monica police received calls concerning both a cardiac arrest and an apparent overdose.
Officers arrived at approximately 9:35 a.m.
Presley was pronounced dead about ten minutes later. Los Angeles Times
That means he had apparently been at the property for less than 12 hours.
The suddenness of what happened has made the circumstances surrounding his admission particularly significant.
Police are now investigating where any drugs involved in the suspected overdose may have originated. Authorities have emphasized that the investigation remains in its early stages, while toxicology results could take weeks or months. Los Angeles Times
Resolutions Living isn’t a conventional licensed rehab
This distinction has become one of the most important details in the story.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner described Presley’s place of death as a rehabilitation facility. But California’s Department of Health Care Services does not list Resolutions Living as a licensed residential substance-use-disorder treatment facility.
Instead, officials have said it appears to operate as a sober-living environment or recovery residence. TMZ
That distinction matters because sober-living homes aren’t regulated in exactly the same way as residential medical treatment facilities.
According to reporting by the Los Angeles Times, the property itself does not provide medical treatment on site. Nabavi and his wife, psychologist Maryam Akbar, also operate Resolutions Therapeutic Services, with clinical services housed separately. ArcaMax
The California Department of Health Care Services has since received a complaint and is examining whether anything occurring at Resolutions Living would require state licensure. ArcaMax
None of that establishes that the facility caused Presley’s death.
But it helps explain why investigators and reporters are now looking closely at what happened there.
The property itself looks more like a luxury home
Resolutions Living occupies an expensive Santa Monica residence.
The seven-bedroom property includes nine bathrooms, a library and movie theater and is currently valued at approximately $7.7 million, according to reporting based on property records. Nabavi and Akbar purchased it in 2021 for $5.8 million. ArcaMax
Its promotional material described an environment offering long-term housing and support for people dealing with addiction and mental-health difficulties.
There was staff available around the clock.
Meals could be prepared by a chef.
The surroundings were intentionally comfortable.
Yet one crucial question has emerged from Presley’s final hours:
What happened when he arrived?
Reports citing sources familiar with the situation have alleged that Presley appeared to be under the influence when he checked in. TMZ
Because his official toxicology results remain pending, the precise substances involved and sequence of events have not yet been established publicly.
Then attention turned toward the founder
Dr. Reza Nabavi is now 50 and holds an active California psychology license.
But his path to becoming a psychologist was unusually complicated.
According to state records reviewed by multiple outlets, Nabavi was arrested twice on drug-related allegations in 2002, when he was 25. Page Six
The first incident occurred in Oakland.
Police reportedly found him asleep inside a vehicle in an area authorities associated with narcotics and prostitution activity.
A 15-year-old girl was also inside.
According to documents cited in subsequent reporting, the teenager told police that she didn’t know Nabavi well and was under the influence of methamphetamine. Officers reported finding methamphetamine, marijuana, a hunting knife, a firearm and ammunition inside the vehicle. infobae
Nabavi ultimately pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor controlled-substance possession charge and received probation. infobae
That was not his only encounter with law enforcement that year.
A second drug arrest followed months later
Nabavi was arrested again in May 2002.
According to records cited by Page Six and subsequent reports, the second incident followed an alleged agreement to sell methamphetamine to an informant. Authorities reportedly recovered methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
He again pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor controlled-substance possession charge and received probation. infobae
Those incidents later became highly relevant when Nabavi attempted to enter the psychology profession.
California initially rejected his application
In 2004, Nabavi applied to register with California’s Board of Psychology.
His application was denied.
Records cited in recent reporting indicate that his criminal convictions, controlled-substance history and related concerns contributed to the decision. Another attempt was denied in 2005. infobae
But that wasn’t the end of the story.
In January 2006, Nabavi obtained registration as a psychological assistant.
The following month, that registration was revoked — but the revocation was stayed, meaning he could continue under strict probationary conditions. infobae
Those conditions reportedly included psychological evaluation, professional supervision, substance-use recovery treatment and random drug testing.
By December 2006, Nabavi had obtained his psychology license under the required conditions.
And in May 2008, the California Board of Psychology granted an early termination of his probation after he reported years of sobriety and compliance with the requirements. ArcaMax
His psychology license is currently active and is listed as expiring in June 2028. infobae
That later rehabilitation is an important part of the record alongside his earlier history.
He eventually built a career treating addiction
There is a striking irony in Nabavi’s subsequent career.
After experiencing his own substance-use problems, he went into work centered partly on addiction recovery.
He served as director of family services at Promises Malibu from approximately 2006 until 2011, according to his professional history. ArcaMax
Promises became famous for treating wealthy and celebrity clients before eventually closing.
Nabavi later established his own operation.
Resolutions Therapeutic Services opened in 2013, while Resolutions Living provided the residential component associated with the program. The Economic Times
Years later, one of the world’s most famous supermodels would entrust her struggling son to that recovery environment.
Presley had been unusually candid about addiction
Presley’s struggles weren’t entirely hidden.
Although he grew up inside an extraordinarily famous family, his adulthood was much more complicated than the glamorous photographs suggested.
He followed Cindy into modeling and worked for major fashion names including Calvin Klein and Dolce & Gabbana. He even appeared beside his mother in a Pepsi Super Bowl commercial in 2018. Reuters
But behind the photographs, Presley struggled with mental health and substance use.
In 2025, he began posting a social-media series he called “Mental Health Mondays,” hoping to encourage conversations about issues people often conceal. Investing.com
His younger sister, model and actress Kaia Gerber, spoke publicly about the impact his addiction had on their family only weeks before his death.
She described her brother’s openness as something that had changed the way their famously private family communicated about difficult experiences. Los Angeles Times
His family had reportedly gone to extraordinary lengths to help him
Recent reporting indicates that Presley’s family had remained deeply involved in attempts to support his recovery.
He had reportedly worked with a sober coach and undergone various forms of treatment before entering Resolutions Living. People.com
That context makes the timing of his death especially painful.
He hadn’t been found alone somewhere after disappearing from his family.
He had entered a recovery environment.
And according to the timeline reported by law enforcement sources, he died there the following morning. Los Angeles Times
Exactly what occurred during those hours remains one of the central unanswered questions.
Three facts now sit at the center of the scrutiny
The first is Nabavi’s own documented history with drugs and the initial difficulties he faced entering the psychology profession. Those events occurred more than two decades ago, and he subsequently completed probationary requirements and obtained an active professional license. ArcaMax
The second is the regulatory status of Resolutions Living. Despite commonly being described as the “rehab” where Presley died, state officials say the residence itself isn’t licensed as a residential substance-use treatment facility and appears to operate as a sober-living home. TMZ
The third is the extraordinarily short period Presley spent there.
He reportedly arrived Saturday night.
By Sunday morning, he was dead. Los Angeles Times
Those facts naturally raise questions, but they do not establish wrongdoing by Nabavi or Resolutions Living.
No authorities have publicly accused Nabavi of causing Presley’s death, and no foul play has been identified. The investigation remains active. ITVX
Even the website changed after Presley’s death
Another detail attracted attention in the days following the tragedy.
Reports noted that portions of the Resolutions website were altered, including the removal of staff information and changes to some of the language describing the operation. Page Six
That became particularly interesting because previously published information reportedly addressed how the program handled people who weren’t sufficiently sober to participate in outpatient services.
According to archived material cited in recent coverage, such clients could be referred elsewhere for medically supervised detoxification. infobae
Whether Presley should have been sent for medical detoxification when he arrived is not something that can currently be determined from the public evidence.
But investigators now have a much larger question to answer:
What exactly happened between his arrival and the emergency call the following morning?
Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber have largely remained silent
Presley’s parents haven’t publicly tried to answer those questions themselves.
Their representative issued a short statement after his death:
The family asked for privacy during an extremely difficult and painful period. ABC News
Recent reports say the family is now planning an intimate memorial and is struggling with the enormity of losing Presley at only 27. People.com
For Cindy, the tragedy is particularly difficult to reconcile with photographs spanning her son’s life.
There is Presley as a child.
Presley beside younger sister Kaia.
Presley modeling.
Presley recreating his mother’s famous Pepsi legacy.
And Presley speaking publicly about struggles that once remained behind closed doors.
Those RARE PHOTOS now preserve a life that ended far earlier than anyone expected.
The biggest question still doesn’t have an answer
For all the revelations surrounding Resolutions Living and its founder, the most important piece of information remains missing.
What caused Presley Gerber’s death?
Police are investigating a suspected overdose.
But suspected is not confirmed.
The medical examiner has completed an autopsy but deferred the official cause and manner of death while awaiting further testing. Los Angeles Times
Until those results arrive, claims about exactly what Presley took, how he obtained it or whether anyone else bears responsibility remain unproven.
What is established is devastating enough.
On Saturday night, Cindy Crawford’s 27-year-old son entered a Santa Monica recovery residence.
By Sunday morning, he was gone.
And as his family prepares to say goodbye, the investigation into Presley Gerber’s final hours — and the place entrusted with housing him during them — is only beginning.
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