Wellmet Project, Inc.

If after reviewing this site, you would like more information, please contact the office by phone. If you would like to apply to Wellmet, the following steps must be followed:

An application is requested by a referring party. This must be a licensed social worker, therapist, psychopharmacologist, etc. Applicants cannot be self-referred. At this time, basic requirements of the program are reviewed and bed availability is determined. The application is filled out jointly by the referring party and the applicant. The application may be requested through our office or it may be downloaded here.
Upon receipt in the office of the completed application, and an accompanying psychiatric narrative, the applicant will be contacted by the Wellmet office. Any concerns will be discussed at this time, and if it seems this would be a beneficial placement, interviews/visits will be scheduled. These always begin on a Monday afternoon, and an exact schedule will be determined at this time. The first 2 interviews will take place in the Wellmet office (see address on the application or the home page). There will be several hours during the afternoon when he or she will be on their own. After the second office interview, the applicant will be given directions to the house.
The applicant will arrive at the house at approximately 6:00 p.m. for a "visit." Visits take place between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and start off with a tour of the house and an introduction to the staff and residents. This is followed shortly by dinner, and afterwards people just "hang out" and talk. It is very important that the applicant make every effort to connect with others and ask questions about the house and the program. We expect the applicant to ask others if they like living at Wellmet, what they don't like about the program, etc., so that the applicant is fully informed. The time of this initial visit is normally the only time family members will receive a tour of the house. This is to minimize the inconvenience and privacy issues to the other residents. However, we can make exceptions to family members if there are extenuating circumstances.
There will be at least 2 other visits scheduled. For applicants not currently in the hospital, we strongly urge that they plan their second visit to be an "overnight." (They come at 6:00 p.m., but bring some bedding and spend the entire evening/overnight at the house). This gives the applicant the opportunity to experience the bedroom, potential roommate, etc. This second visit will be either a Tuesday or Wednesday evening.
The third and final visit will be on the night of the house meeting (Wednesday evening for the Leonard Avenue house, Monday for the Powder House Boulevard house and Thursday for the William Street house). The individual arrives at 6:00 p.m. as before, and the evening will proceed the same, but at 7:30 p.m. he or she will be interviewed at the house meeting by the residents. The questions may be seen in advance, and it is a step all staff and residents at the house go through. Following the scripted questions, there is an opportunity for residents to ask other questions, and finally the applicant is given an opportunity to ask his or her own questions. At the conclusion of this process, the applicant is excused from the meeting and feedback from the residents is collected. The executive director will consider this and comments from the staff, and then meet privately with the applicant. If both parties are in agreement that Wellmet is an appropriate placement, then the applicant may move in the next day. If accepted, the applicant is financially responsible starting the day after the meeting, even if they do not move in at this time.
The initial payment must be made in full at the time of the move-in. It will be of 2 parts: a prorated payment based on the individual's fee and the move-in date, and a one time $625 application and processing fee. The latter fee is nonrefundable and covers the costs associated with processing an application. The initial payment must be in the form of a bank check/money order unless other arrangements were made. Thereafter, the individual (or a family member, if designated) will receive an invoice towards the end of the month for the following month. The payment is due in the office by the 5th.