Fees and Scholarships:
We expect that each resident and his or her spouse, parents or guardian will pay our standard program fee of $14,500 per month for each of the first two months of residency at our main campus, where our residents begin their recovery experience.(1) We are lower in cost than comparable programs because our Founders have been so successful in capitalizing our program through philanthropy. Families with sufficient resources are asked to continue paying the monthly program fee of $14,500, until the resident moves to our lower priced Community Program.
Those who are unable to sustain payment of the standard program fee are encouraged to seek a reduction by applying for a scholarship that may begin with the third month of residency. We are most often able to reduce our fees to meet the family’s financial circumstances, especially for those residents who have shown a strong commitment to their recovery.
Scholarships may be allowed for up to 18 months; 6 months at CooperRiis and 6 months at each of the first two levels of the Community Programs. About half of our families seek and receive a scholarship, the total of which accumulates to over $1 million a year. The other half of our families has the means to cover our standard program fee and expresses satisfaction with the value of the services provided.
Our standard program fee is seldom covered by medical insurance. We are happy, however, to speak with your insurance company to determine if it is willing to cover at least partial payment.
Admissions decisions are “need blind” and based simply on whether or not we believe we can be of benefit to the applicant.
Program Fee Schedule
- $14,500 a month - CooperRiis Intensive Residential Program; Healing Farm Community in Mill Spring and Urban Program in Asheville.
- $7,500 a month - Community Transitional Program (Residential); four homes located in Mill Spring, Tryon, and Asheville
- $3,900 a month – Community Support Program (residential)
- $1,000 a month – Extended Community Services. (Non-residential)
- $14,500 a month – Number Nine House. A special home for residents whose journey is longer and more individualized. (Limited to four residents.)(2)
(1) Families who can not afford full payment of the first two months may also receive a no-interest, 8-month loan from CooperRiis for up to 50% of the fee, up to $7,250 for each of the first two months.
(2) There is no scholarship offered for this specialized long-term care program.
(3) Programs 1, 2 and 5 have live-in staff.
