St. Francis Farm Residential Rehabilitation Programme

For referrals & further information please call (059) 9151369 or email info.sffrehab@mqi.ie.

You can contact St. Francis Farm Rehab yourself or a referral can be made through another agency for you. At this point, our staff will ask you to share basic information about yourself and the nature of your addiction. This is also an opportunity for you to ask any questions you might have about the programme. After the initial contact, we will aim to complete a detailed assessment interview within two weeks.

At the assessment interview, our staff will explore your care needs to make sure St. Francis Farm is the best option for you at this time. The interview is also used to confirm that you meet our admission criteria. At this point, we may need to request additional reports to support your application. These reports could be from your doctor, counsellor, key worker or probation officer and we require them to help put the best possible care plan in place for you.

Once staff have reviewed your application and you meet the admission criteria, you will be placed on the ready for admission list.

Staff will maintain weekly contact with you during this period. We try to ensure that you don’t have to wait longer than 12 weeks for admission. The time spent on the waiting list is dependent on bed availability.

• You must be 18 years of age or over.
• You must be at least one-week drug/alcohol-free prior to admission. The service advises clients who use cannabis to reduce their cannabis consumption in the weeks preceding admission. Exact goals will be set around this at assessment. However, given the length of time that it takes cannabis to leave the system, a positive urine result will not prevent a client from being admitted to the unit.
• Your GP and/or psychiatrist may need to provide up-to-date reports for clients presenting with complex mental health/medical conditions. This can include histories of self-harm and suicidal ideation or attempts.

All clients are asked to contribute a maximum of €110 weekly to the cost of rehabilitation. If you are unable to pay this will not prohibit you from attending the programme.

Yes, each client will be given their own room. Bed linen and towels are provided but if you prefer you can bring your own. All rooms are ensuite.

Yes, for the first two weeks of the programme clients can make two 15 minute personal calls, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. From week three, you can make up to four calls per week, with the two extra calls made between Monday and Friday.

You are unable to receive personal calls or have mobile phones. There is no limit on the number of letters you can write or receive while on the programme.

At present due to COVID, visits have been suspended, however we do facilitate regular video calls to friends and family.

No, that is not part of the criteria to enter this programme. If you would like help to stop smoking staff will assist you.

No. If you require to leave the programme for any reason, staff will accompany you.

Vaccination for Covid-19 is no longer a requirement for admission to St. Francis Farm Detox, however we do encourage clients to get vaccinated prior to entering a residential treatment programme.