Do you dream of a future for your daughter that's filled with happiness, understanding, comfort, encouragement, growth, and love?

Do you pray that she'll be provided for, as you would, for the rest of her adult life?

Do you hope for peace of mind, able to trust someone to care for her just as much as you do - even when you're no longer here to care for her yourself?

Ruthie Robbins understands. That's why she took it upon herself to build Mandy's Special Farm, and ensure a lifetime of good for her daughter Mandy, and three other young women with autism, like your daughter.

Admission Parameters

Mandy’s Special Farm was designed specifically for women with autism and/or autistic tendencies aged eighteen (18) and above. However, Mandy's Special Farm does not discriminate or choose applicants based on gender, disability, ethnicity, religious preference, or any other personal factor.

Following is a list of determining factors to be used in admitting persons to our services:

·         Must be at least 18 years of age

·         The individual’s interdisciplinary team must have deemed community living as the best option for the individual and clinically necessary

·         Must be willing to participate and live at Mandy's Special Farm

·         Without acute medical problems or acute emotional disturbance

·         No history of extreme violence toward self or others

·         Willing to comply with their individual plan

·         Willing to comply with all house rules

Admission Restrictions:

As stated in the Requirements For Adult Residential Care Facilities 7NMAC 8.2, page 14,

section 19.2, Adult Residential care facilities shall not admit or retain individuals requiring continuous nursing care. Conditions or circumstances that usually require continuous nursing care, may include, but not be limited to the following:

·         Ventilator dependency

·         Pressure sores where skin loss penetrates beyond the skin, and into deeper tissue or bone, which are classified as Stage III or IV

·         Intravenous therapy or injections directly into the vein

·         Airborne infectious disease, in a communicable state, including tuberculosis, but excluding infections such as the common cold

·         Any conditions requiring either physical or chemical restraints

·         Nasogastric tubes/gastric tubes

·         Tracheostomy care

·         Individuals presenting an imminent physical threat or danger to self or others

·         Individual’s whose physician certifies that placement is no longer appropriate

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Admission/Retention Exceptions are listed in Section 19.3, page 14 and 15.

Admission Duration
Mandy's Special Farm is a long term residential living facility with no limit on length of stay. The farm is designed to care for residents through end of life.

Financial Commitment
Mandy's Special Farm understands that highest quality long term residency requires a financial commitment on the part of a family. We're happy to assist in providing information and expectations about cost, based on your daughter's individualized treatment plan, as well as assist in directing you to potential funding sources.

For more information and/or to obtain an admission packet, please contact us.

Disclaimer: Although Mandy's Special Farm specializes in female autism, we do not discriminate admissions based on gender or disability. Please visit the Admission Process section of this website for more information.