My Sober Stay service area
My Sober Stay currently focuses on sober-living navigation and educational resources for Los Angeles County, California. It is not a statewide or nationwide placement service.
If you are outside the Los Angeles County area, call 211, your local county behavioral-health or substance-use-services department, or SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
Finding a sober-living home after treatment can feel overwhelming. Start with clear questions and practical next steps.
My Sober Stay is a free, independent resource for people leaving treatment, families, and discharge planners who are exploring sober-living options in Los Angeles County. We do not own, operate, or control homes, and we do not guarantee availability, admission, funding, or placement.
Start with the basics
Sober-living homes vary widely. Before you compare specific homes, it helps to understand how they differ in the basics.
A sober-living home is a place where residents live together while building recovery routines outside of treatment. They are not treatment programs, hospitals, or licensed clinical facilities — they are group living environments with shared rules and shared costs. Knowing what to expect up front helps you compare homes on the things that matter for your situation, not just on price or distance.
- Costs and what is included in monthly rent
- House rules, expectations, and daily structure
- Recovery culture and philosophy
- Real-time availability and how quickly openings change
- How a home screens for an individual’s needs
Three short reads
A quick on-ramp to sober living, taken one step at a time.
Each link below takes you to a short, plain-language section of this page. There are no forms, no applications, and no commitments required to read them.
A practical search checklist
Six areas worth asking about on every visit.
These are questions, not promises — every home answers them differently. The goal is to leave each visit with clear answers in each area, so you can compare homes on the same topics.
Location and transportation
- How far is the home from work, family, or your treatment team?
- Is it near public transit, or will you need a car?
- How long is the commute to meetings, a sponsor, or a clinic?
Total move-in cost
- What does the monthly rent include (utilities, food, transportation)?
- What is due up front — deposit, first month, prorated rent, community fees?
- Are there extra costs for drug screens, UA testing, or required supplies?
Availability
- Is there an open bed right now, and how long is the waitlist typically?
- How quickly does the home confirm an opening after you ask?
- What happens if the bed you wanted is filled before you arrive?
House rules and daily structure
- What are the curfews, visitation, and phone policies?
- How is the daily schedule structured — meetings, chores, curfews?
- What is the policy on leaving the house during the day or overnight?
Medication and health needs
- Does the home support medication-assisted treatment (MAT) or other prescribed medications?
- How are prescriptions stored, and who supervises dosing?
- How does the home coordinate with a doctor, therapist, or outpatient program?
Safety and support
- Who lives in the house, and what is the resident-to-staff ratio?
- How are conflicts, relapse, or emergencies handled?
- What is the policy for discharge if the home is no longer a fit?
For families
Families are often a key part of the conversation.
Families often play a central role in choosing a sober-living home. My Sober Stay does not replace clinical advice, family therapy, or case management — it gives families a calm place to start the conversation, ask good questions, and understand what to look for when visiting a home.
A separate family resource
Get Untangled publishes family-focused guidance specifically for people navigating a loved one’s substance use, treatment, or recovery. It is a separate, independent resource; we link to it because families often need support that goes beyond sober living alone.
Family Support at Get UntangledIf you need help today
Here are four numbers that answer right now.
If you or someone you care about is in immediate danger, or thinking about acting on a crisis right now, please reach out to one of these lines first. They are free, confidential, and available around the clock.
SAMHSA National Helpline
Free, confidential, 24/7 treatment referral and information service for substance use.
LA County Substance Abuse Service Helpline (SASH)
County-operated helpline for Los Angeles County residents seeking substance-use services.
Los Angeles County resources
Local starting points for residents of LA County.
These public resources are operated by Los Angeles County and its partner agencies, not by My Sober Stay. They are good next stops when this page can’t answer a specific question about funding, housing, or substance-use services in your area.
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health — Substance Abuse Prevention and Control program directory.
- 211 LA County — connects residents to local health and human-services programs.
- LA County Office of the Public Defender — Reentry and resource navigation for residents returning from incarceration.
About this resource
What My Sober Stay is, and what it is not.
My Sober Stay is a small, independent educational project by a small team of people who have worked with discharge planners, operators, and families in Los Angeles County. It exists because the directory, placement, and marketing layers around sober living are noisy — and because a calmer, question-first resource was easier to maintain than a longer, sales-driven one.
We are not affiliated with any specific home, network, treatment program, county agency, or payer. We do not promote one philosophy of recovery over another.
A note on what we are not.
My Sober Stay provides general educational information about sober-living options in Los Angeles County. We do not own, manage, certify, or operate any sober-living home. We do not guarantee admission, placement, funding, safety, or outcomes. Listings, examples, and links we share are for general information only and do not constitute a referral, recommendation, or endorsement. Always verify a home’s licensing, certification, policies, and current availability directly with the home and with the appropriate county, state, or regulatory body before making any decision.
Optional practical tools
Optional add-on tools from a separate resource.
Optional practical tools — like printable checklists, move-in planners, and conversation guides — are available through Soberly, a separate resource. These tools are optional; using them is never required to benefit from My Sober Stay, and any purchase from Soberly is voluntary and never required to use this site or to find a sober-living home.
Soberly
Soberly publishes printable checklists, move-in planners, and conversation guides as an optional add-on. They are a separate, independent service; purchasing them is voluntary and never required to use My Sober Stay or to find a sober-living home. Look for Soberly under its own name if you would like to see those tools.
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