Psychiatric Hospital with Chemical Dependency Patients Housed Separately
STATISTICS
GENERAL:
| Number of Beds: | 8 |
| Detox Available: | No |
Last Year’s Admissions:
| Total Annual Admits: | Data Not Supplied |
| Average Length of Stay | 30 day minimum |
| Percent of Women | DNS |
| Percent under age 25 | DNS |
| Percent with College Education: | DNS |
| Percent Covered by Public assistance | 0% |
| Receiving some form of psychiatric medication other than for detoxification: | 97% |
Admissions Procedures:
| Night Admission Available: | No |
| Weekend Admission available: | No |
| Face to Face Interview or exam required before admission: | Phone Assessment |
SPECIAL POPULATIONS:
Facility has group sessions for:
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PAYMENT INFORMATION:
| Self-pay Cost: | $12,250 per week |
| Public Assistance coverage may be accepted: | No |
| Medicare Coverage accepted: | No |
| Insurance Coverage verified before admission: | No |
| Follow-up Care included at no additional charge: | No |
LICENSING & ACCREDITATION:
| Licensed by: | MA Dept. of Mental Health & Bureau of Substance Abuse Services |
| Type of License: | Residential |
| Accredited by: | Joint Commission-Behavioral Standards |
Self Description:
“Fernside is a minimum 30-day residential dual diagnosis program.”
Treatment Philosophy:
“Fernside helps individuals achieve and maintain abstinence, reclaim a sense of self-worth and manage the stresses of active living without returning to substance dependence.”
Approach To Dual Diagnosis:
“Fernside provides concurrent treatment for substance abuse and other psychiatric disorders.”
Family Program:
“Fernside provides crucial recovery support and education to family members and significant others.”
Position On 12 Step Involvement:
“Fernside’s daily schedule is not based on the common 12 Step program ideas; however, Fernside on the evening and weekends does take clients into the community to learn what these programs have to offer in regard to support.”
Position On Confrontation:
“Fernside utilizes the approach of Motivational Interviewing, a non-confrontational method.”
Additional Characteristics:
“The program is highly individualized due to the maximum of 8 clients at a time, which allows for 3-4 sessions with their case manager and 5 day a week access to the psychiatrist.”
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