(424) 242-1130Our Admissions Process
From your first conversation to move-in day, our admissions process is designed to provide clear information, answer your questions, and help you understand whether our sober living community is the right next step.
Connect With Us
Reach out by phone, email, or our secure contact form. We'll answer your initial questions and explain how our sober living homes operate.
Speak With Our Team
We'll have a confidential conversation about your current situation, recovery goals, outpatient program (current or planned), and whether our homes are the right fit for your needs.
Housing & Readiness Assessment
We'll review your recovery status, current or planned outpatient program, and your understanding of house expectations to ensure our sober living environment is the right fit.
Move In & Get Started
Once accepted, we'll coordinate your move-in, introduce you to the home and community, review expectations, and help you settle into your new recovery environment.
What You Can Expect at Design for Recovery
Sober living provides a structured environment that supports recovery while allowing residents to continue building their lives outside the home. At Design for Recovery, you'll find stability, accountability, and a supportive community while attending work, school, outpatient treatment, or recovery meetings.
Structured Daily Living
A consistent daily routine helps create stability during early recovery. Residents are encouraged to build healthy habits, manage responsibilities, and establish routines that support long-term personal growth and independence.
Accountability & House Expectations
Our homes operate with clear expectations, shared responsibilities, and consistent accountability. This structured environment helps residents stay focused on their recovery goals while learning responsibility and respect for themselves and others.
Supportive Recovery Community
Recovery is stronger when you don't have to do it alone. Living alongside peers with shared goals creates opportunities for encouragement, connection, and mutual accountability throughout every stage of recovery.
Safe, Substance-Free Housing
Design for Recovery provides clean, comfortable, substance-free homes where residents can focus on recovery without the distractions or instability that often make maintaining sobriety more challenging.
Convenient Access to Daily Life
Our Los Angeles homes are located near outpatient programs, recovery meetings, employment opportunities, schools, and public transportation, making it easier to balance recovery with everyday responsibilities.
Building Independence
Residents are encouraged to strengthen life skills, develop confidence, and gradually increase their independence while continuing to receive the structure and support that promote lasting recovery.
Who Our Homes Are For
Our homes are designed for men who are committed to recovery and ready to live in a structured, supportive community. If you're looking for accountability, stability, and a place to continue growing, our admissions team can help determine whether Design for Recovery is the right fit.
Transitioning from Residential Treatment
If you're completing residential treatment, sober living can provide the structure and support needed to help you apply the skills you've learned while adjusting to everyday life.
Participating in an Outpatient Program
Our homes are ideal for individuals who attend outpatient treatment, therapy, or recovery programs during the day and need a stable, recovery-focused living environment outside of treatment hours.
Rebuilding Work, School & Daily Life
Whether you're returning to work, pursuing an education, or rebuilding daily routines, our structured homes provide accountability and stability while you work toward greater independence.
Seeking Accountability & Community
Residents who benefit from peer support, shared responsibility, and a recovery-focused community often find sober living provides the encouragement and structure needed to maintain long-term sobriety.
Private-Pay Residents
Design for Recovery welcomes private-pay residents seeking a structured sober living environment where they can continue their recovery journey while building healthy routines, responsibility, and independence.
Understanding Costs and Payment Options
Choosing a sober living home is an important decision, and understanding the costs should be simple and straightforward. During your admissions conversation, we'll explain pricing, availability, what's included, and answer any questions you may have.
Design for Recovery is a private-pay sober living program for individuals seeking a structured recovery environment and a supportive community. Our goal is to provide clear information so you can make an informed decision without pressure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sober living may be right if you're seeking structure, accountability, and support while continuing your recovery. Our team can help you explore your options.
No. Design for Recovery provides structured sober living homes. Residents receive therapy, outpatient treatment, and other recovery services through their own providers.
Yes. Many residents work, attend school, or participate in outpatient treatment while living in our structured, recovery-focused community.
Daily life includes structured routines, shared responsibilities, peer support, and house expectations that encourage accountability, stability, and continued personal growth.
There is no set length of stay. Residents remain as long as they benefit from the structure and feel ready for independent living.
No. Design for Recovery is a private-pay sober living program. We'll explain costs, availability, and what's included during your admissions conversation.
We'll provide a move-in checklist before your arrival. Bring clothing, personal essentials, identification, medications (if applicable), and everyday necessities.
We'll have a confidential conversation, answer your questions, explain the admissions process, and help you decide whether our homes are the right fit.
Residents are expected to maintain sobriety, follow house guidelines, participate in daily responsibilities, respect fellow residents, and contribute to a supportive recovery environment.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Have questions or wondering whether Design for Recovery is the right fit? Complete the form below, and a member of our admissions team will contact you within 24 hours.