While each individual treatment plan is crafted to suit a resident’s needs, the average time spent in our residential recovery program is three to six months.

Residential Extended Care has 24 hour clinical treatment coverage and is paid for through PA Medicaid or County Funding Transitional living is a peer lead home-based program with no clinical care and the financial component including rent payment is the responsibility of the client.

Visitors are allowed to visit the residences, but visits need to be pre-arranged after the family program is completed.

We keep all our client information confidential. Only the people to whom you consent will be given any information. Those with consent will receive only the information that is deemed necessary for them to continue care and support once you are discharged.

Residential is covered by PA Medicaid and County Funding. Outpatient services is covered by the majority of HMO’s, Medicaid and Cash. Feel free to reach out and ask us about specifics

Clients can pay for treatment via insurance, scholarships, or cash. Feel free to reach out and ask us about specifics

When packing for an extended stay, please bring clothing, personal toiletries, and limited electronics.

Residents who come from an inpatient treatment setting and who have received medical assistance through Lancaster, Lebanon, Cumberland, Perry, Dauphin, York, or Adams counties are eligible for a scholarship.

Upon residency, residents will pay a security deposit and two weeks’ rent, which varies by location.

There is no minimum length of stay required in our transitional housing. Residents may stay as long as it takes for them to establish stability in recovery and the means to live independently. Most residents stay between three months and one year.

Potential residents must have a desire to remain clean and sober, pass an initial drug screening, have employment or be willing to look for employment, and meet the financial obligations of residency.

All residents are required to abstain from all alcohol and drugs, be involved in an outpatient drug and alcohol counseling program, attend at least five 12-step fellowship meetings per week, sustain employment, and attend weekly house meetings.

Residents who relapse forfeit their residency and will be offered other treatment resources by a coordinator of The GateHouse.

Residents cannot quit their job unless they have another job in place. Residents who are fired from their job will be given a strict two-week period to find employment.

Residents are eligible to have a personal vehicle after 30 days of residency. Having a vehicle is a privilege and will be determined by the house manager. Clients who have successfully managed a vehicle during treatment may bring their car to the residence.

Home passes are permitted and are dependent on the resident’s length of stay, personal progress, and financial responsibility.

Yes. Visits from family and sponsors are permitted in common areas of the house.

Curfew for all residents is 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 12 a.m. Friday through Saturday.

Each location has a hard-wired fire monitoring system and fire escapes or emergency ladders on-site. All locations are compliant with municipal zoning standards, and each location has an appropriate number of residents, ensuring safe evacuation if necessary. Entrance to each property is restricted by electronic entrance codes, which are changed regularly to avoid re-entrance by past clients. GateHouse Transitional Living is certified through the Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences and follows the NARR standards of safety and quality throughout all the recovery residences.