If you have Ohio Medicaid and you're searching for a sober living home in Dayton that will actually take it, you're in the right place. This is what we do.
Too many people in early recovery hit the same wall: they finally decide to get help, and the first home they call asks for hundreds of dollars a week, up front, in cash. That's not how recovery should work — and it's not how we work. Tina Marie's Recovery Home is Medicaid-friendly by design. We're OhioMHAS-registered, we coordinate care through a licensed clinical provider, and we help residents use their Medicaid coverage so the cost of getting sober stops being the reason they stay stuck.
The short answer: yes, we take Medicaid
Ohio Medicaid doesn't write a rent check — by federal rule it can't pay ordinary room and board. What it does pay for is the clinical care delivered while you live here: intensive outpatient (IOP), counseling, peer recovery support, medication-assisted treatment, and case management. That clinical care is by far the most expensive part of recovery, and Medicaid covers it. What's left — the housing fee — is small. For most of our residents that means an out-of-pocket cost of $0–$50 per week. (For the full breakdown of how that works, see does Medicaid pay for sober living in Ohio.)
The Ohio Medicaid plans we work with
If you have Ohio Medicaid, you're enrolled in one of the managed care plans below. Through our clinical provider, we coordinate care for residents on all four of the big ones:
CareSource
Ohio's largest Medicaid managed care plan — the card most of our residents carry.
Buckeye Health Plan
Behavioral-health and recovery services coordinated while you live in structured housing.
Molina Healthcare
Molina Healthcare of Ohio members are welcome — we'll confirm your specific benefits.
UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan members coordinate clinical care the same way.
You don't need to understand the fine print of your plan before you call. Tell us which card you carry, and we'll do the legwork of confirming what's covered.
How to check if your plan covers your stay
It takes one phone call. Here's exactly how it goes:
- Call (937) 930-7502. The first call is free and confidential. We don't ask for insurance information until you've decided you want to come.
- Tell us which Medicaid card you carry — CareSource, Buckeye, Molina, or UnitedHealthcare — and a little about your situation.
- We confirm coverage and give you a real number. We'll explain which clinical services your plan covers and what your actual weekly housing cost will be — usually $0–$50.
- We get you a bed. If there's room and it's a fit, we move quickly. If we're full, we help you find a safe placement and put you on our list.
Get in this week — even with no Medicaid yet, or no income
Not having coverage, or not having a dollar to your name, is not a reason you can't come. Here's how we close that gap:
- No Medicaid yet? Most adults in early recovery in Ohio qualify under the expansion category, and applying is free at benefits.ohio.gov. Getting you enrolled and assigned to a plan is part of what we help with at intake.
- No income? The Montgomery County ADAMHS Board funds recovery housing for residents who qualify, and for veterans, HUD-VASH and SSVF vouchers can cover the housing piece. We coordinate all of it.
- Still short? We work out a sliding-scale arrangement. We're not a charity, but we've never turned someone away simply because they couldn't pay the first week.
Medicaid sober living for men, women, couples & veterans
The plans we accept and the way Medicaid coverage works are the same no matter who you are. Whatever fits your situation, we tailor the support — not the price:
- Women's recovery housing in Dayton — including support for mothers working toward reunification.
- Men's sober living in Dayton — structure, accountability, and job-readiness.
- Couples sober living — one of the few programs in the area that keeps couples together in recovery.
- Veterans sober living near the Dayton VA — coordinated with VA case managers.
Why this matters
Research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and SAMHSA consistently shows that time in structured recovery housing is the strongest predictor of lasting sobriety — far more than how much you paid. Medicaid is what makes a long enough stay possible for the people who need it most, which is why our program runs 9 to 12 months rather than rushing anyone out. To see how the program itself works, start with our overview of structured sober living in Dayton, or read the full cost of sober living in Dayton. For a national overview of treatment coverage, the SAMHSA recovery resource hub is the best source.