Admission Policy:

Mission & Purpose
Penfield Christian Homes is a Christ centered ministry for reclaiming the lives of those suffering from addiction to drugs and alcohol. We teach them to apply, through the power of Jesus Christ, Biblical principles as expressed in the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. We refer to them as the Twelve Steps for Successful Christian Living.

There are four primary components to the admission process:

• Screening Interview
• Medical Clearances  -  -  -  -  Medical Clearances Form -Download Here
• Financial Arrangements
• Bed Assignment
  

1. Prior to arrival at Penfield Christian Home, client must be interviewed by program staff and agree to participate in all parts of the program for the entire six weeks. During this interview, client will be briefed as to the nature of the program as outlined in the "Client & Family Orientation" section and the interviewer will complete the screening form.

2. All pending legal issues need to be resolved prior to admission or postponed until client is discharged. Failure to take care of legal issues may result in discharge for non-compliance.

3. Client should have his Pastor or some other member of his home church committed to praying for him while he is at PCH. His home church should also be involved in follow up care given to client.

Medical Criteria

1. Must be an adult male, eighteen years old or older, able to take care of himself. Client must disclose the presence of any physical, mental, emotional, or health condition that might restrict or limit his participation in the rehabilitation program at PCH. (This includes appointments with doctors, social workers, lawyers, etc.)

2. Client must list all medication that he is taking, the dosage, time it should be taken, and if it can be refilled. He must also give the name and address of the physician who prescribed the medicine. Addictive or mood altering medications are not allowed. Clients taking psychotropic medications or other medications with possible severe side effects, must be on a stable dosage for whatever time necessary, prior to admission, for medical personnel to evaluate the impact that side effects would have on client`s ability to participate in program.

3. Client must be have a statement signed by a physician, or his designee, stating the client has been detoxified or does not require medically supervised detoxification.

4. Client must sign a statement that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief he is free of contagious diseases. (TB, Hepatitis, std`s etc.)

• The above numbered 2,3,4 are all covered on the Medical Clearances Form.
  
• Client must have negative TB test or clear chest x-ray dated within the past 90 days.
• Client must present doctor`s statement that he has no symptoms of communicable diseases.
• If a client has a communicable disease that endangers others in a close living environment, then he cannot be considered for admission to PCH.
  

The Admission Process

Please understand the importance of complying with our admission requirements. A potential client MUST be approved for admission before he will be scheduled to enter the program and assigned to a specific campus. You MUST meet ALL admission requirements BEFORE you will be assigned an admission date and location. If you have ANY question regarding your admission, Please Call us at (706) 453-7929 or to start the admission process call our Admissions Line at:

Admissions: 1-866-KICK-DRUGS (1-866-542-5378)

Also, You Can Click HERE to Complete the Call-Request Form and Get the Process Started...