Admissions
Gould Farm is a private, nonprofit corporation under IRS Code 501(c)(3). We serve without regard to race, creed or national origin:
Admission Criteria
- Adults 18 years and older
- With major mental illness: depression, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia and related disorders at a sub-acute level
- With co-occurring disorders at a non-acute level or fully in remission
- Who are voluntarily in treatment and are medication compliant
- Who can contract for safety and acceptable behavior within an open, normative residential setting with a 30-hour structured work week, community life and non-intensive clinical support
- And who are supported financially and logistically by a private family partnership
Gould Farm cannot serve those with a history of arson, sexual offense, characterological or sociopathic disorders, violence, unresolved legal entanglements, mental retardation, severe developmental disorders, active substance disorders, a refractory constellation of disorders, complications including but not limited to pregnancy, or those wholly dependent upon state-supported services.
Requirements for admission
- A referral from a treating psychiatrist (see below for a link to the required forms) with current, signed medication orders and a two-week supply of medication in hand
- Copies of recent hospital and treatment records
- A signed private partnership agreement for appropriate payment of fees, plan for living accommodations and appropriate continuation of care if applicant chooses not to remain in our program or is requested to leave the program
- An in-person or phone interview with applicant
- A two-week evaluation visit with the expectation of full acceptance into our program at the end of this evaluation period. Gould Farm reserves the right to deny acceptance if, for any reason, we do not see our services to be an appropriate match for a given individual at a given time
- Gould Farm requests, when possible, a biographical narrative from both the family and the applicant, and completion of a general health assessment.
- Applicants may be required to submit evidence of abstinence from drugs and alcohol for a specific period of time
On intake and during the two-week evaluation period applicants will be required to sign Gould Farm’s Residency Agreement, Communication Agreement, Budgeting Treatment Plan, Consent for Prescription of Medication, Consent for Routine and Preventative Care, and the Admissions Data Form. All applicants will be given access to a Notice of Privacy Practices and sign acknowledgement of such. All applicants will be oriented to and sign acceptance of all provisions of the Guest Agreement and general community guidelines as outlined in the Guest Handbook.
Cost and Financial Aid
The daily fee at Gould Farm is currently $295. It is our intention to grant financial aid at an appropriate level to families that qualify, based on our objective reveiw of full financial disclosure. To those who qualify, financial aid may be available immediately or at a later point of the continuum of care.
Click here to download the physician's referral form
Click here to download the partnership financial form
Click here to download the Authorization for Use or Disclosure of Health Information Form