Recovery housing is one of the strongest predictors of lasting sobriety — a safe, substance-free place to live while treatment takes hold. This is a plain-language guide to how it works in Ohio, and how to find the right home, wherever in the state you're starting from.
Across Ohio, "recovery housing" and "sober living" describe the same thing: structured, alcohol- and drug-free homes where people in recovery live together, follow shared rules, and hold each other accountable while they rebuild. Ohio has one of the most developed recovery-housing networks in the country, overseen by the state and certified to a national quality standard. Below is what that means for you or the person you're trying to help.
What "recovery housing" means in Ohio
Two credentials matter when you look at any Ohio home. OhioMHAS registration means the home is registered with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the state agency that oversees addiction and mental-health services. Ohio Recovery Housing (ORH) certification is the quality standard — ORH is the state's NARR-affiliated certifying body, and as of January 2025, ORH certification is required to legally operate and advertise as recovery housing in Ohio. When you talk to any home, ask where it stands on both.
Tina Marie's Recovery Home is OhioMHAS-registered and is actively completing ORH certification, expected by August 2026. You can read more about what these credentials mean on our recovery resources guide.
How Ohio Medicaid covers recovery
Cost is what stops most people from reaching out — but in Ohio, it rarely needs to. Ohio Medicaid doesn't pay rent for a bed, but it does pay for the clinical addiction treatment you receive while you live in recovery housing: intensive outpatient (IOP), counseling, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and case management. And because it's a statewide program, your Ohio Medicaid works no matter which Ohio county you live in or move to.
All four of Ohio's managed-care plans cover these services:
CareSource
Ohio's largest Medicaid managed-care plan. Covers clinical SUD treatment delivered alongside recovery housing.
Buckeye Health Plan
Statewide Ohio Medicaid plan covering IOP, counseling, MAT, and case management.
Molina Healthcare
Ohio Medicaid managed care covering addiction treatment services across the state.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Ohio Medicaid plan covering clinical recovery services statewide.
Don't have Medicaid yet? You can apply free at benefits.ohio.gov. At Tina Marie's, most residents pay $0–$50 per week for the housing itself, with the clinical side covered by Medicaid through our licensed clinical provider. For the full breakdown, see whether Medicaid pays for sober living in Ohio and our Medicaid recovery housing page.
What recovery housing costs in Ohio
There's no single statewide price — homes range from free (levy- or grant-funded beds) to a few hundred dollars a week for private-pay residences. What matters is transparency: a good home will tell you the weekly cost, what's included, and what happens if you can't pay for a week up front. We publish ours openly on our cost page — most residents pay $0–$50 per week, and we work with people who arrive with little or no income.
How to find a certified recovery home in Ohio
Wherever you are in the state, three starting points will find you a real, certified home:
- Ohio Recovery Housing — the state's certifying body publishes a directory of ORH-certified residences.
- SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov — maps licensed programs and housing by ZIP code.
- Your county ADAMHS / mental-health board — every Ohio county has one, and they fund and connect residents to housing and treatment locally.
When you call a home, ask four questions: Are you ORH-certified? What does the program actually look like? How do you handle Medicaid? And what's the weekly cost? Any home worth living in will answer all four plainly.
Coming to Dayton for recovery — from anywhere in Ohio
Here's something people don't always realize: you don't have to do recovery in the same town where the addiction happened. For a lot of people, putting distance between themselves and the old neighborhood, the old crowd, and the old triggers is the single most important step. Ohio Medicaid follows you across the state, so relocating for recovery doesn't cost you your coverage.
Tina Marie's is based in the Dayton area — five structured homes across the Dayton metro and Miamisburg — and we regularly welcome residents who are relocating from elsewhere in Ohio for exactly that reason. If that's you, our guide to sober living away from home walks through how it works: the first call, intake, getting here, and settling in. You can also see all of our homes and how the program works.
We welcome residents relocating from across the state — and we're expanding, with homes planned in Ohio's major metros. Start here if you're coming from:
- Sober living for Cincinnati residents
- Sober living for Columbus residents
- Sober living for Cleveland residents
- Sober living for Akron residents
- Sober living for Toledo residents
Wherever you are in Ohio, the first call is free and confidential. Call (937) 930-7502 and we'll help you figure out the next step — here in Dayton, or closer to home.