Supported living
Sober living in Orange County
Enhance offers the sober living Orange County residents can use while they attend PHP or IOP. The home supports your treatment but is not treatment by itself.
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Clinically reviewed by Christina Khouie, MA, LMFT, our founder, on September 30, 2026. Enhance is accredited by The Joint Commission and certified by the California Department of Health Care Services.
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Housing and treatment
What is sober living, and how is it different from rehab?
Sober living gives you a staffed, sober home during treatment, while rehab is the clinical treatment itself, such as therapy and groups.
In our supported living homes, you live with other residents in early recovery and attend PHP or IOP with Enhance during the day. Staff oversee each house, which adds structure and accountability between sessions.
The home
You live in a staffed, sober home while you are in treatment. Staff oversee the house, but the time you spend there is not therapy.
The treatment
Your clinical care is PHP or IOP, which you attend during the day while living in the home. Inpatient is a different level, where you live on site as part of treatment.
Admissions will explain what the home costs and how it works before you decide to move in.
What supported living includes
The home and your outpatient treatment work together, and each part has its own job while you build sobriety in early recovery.
A sober home
The house is a sober environment, so you return each evening to a place without alcohol or drugs.
Staff oversight
Staff oversee the homes, which adds accountability that a family home or an apartment may not give you.
PHP or IOP with Enhance
Your clinical care is partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient treatment, with individual, group and family therapy led by licensed therapists.
Medication management
A licensed psychiatrist prescribes medication through your PHP or IOP program when it is part of your treatment plan.
House rules
Our admissions team explains the house rules before you move in, so you know what a sober, supportive environment asks of you.
A plan for moving on
Your treatment team plans your step down to outpatient treatment and talks with you about when you are ready to leave the home.
Levels of care
Which level you attend from supported living
While you live in a supported living home in Orange County, you attend partial hospitalization (PHP) or intensive outpatient (IOP) during the day.
Inpatient
- Where you sleep
- On site, with clinical staff
- How much of your week
- All of it
- Who it suits
- Needs more than a day program
- What usually comes next
- PHP
Partial hospitalization (PHP)
- Where you sleep
- At home
- How much of your week
- Most of each day
- Who it suits
- Can sleep at home safely
- What usually comes next
- IOP
Intensive outpatient (IOP)
- Where you sleep
- At home
- How much of your week
- Part of the week
- Who it suits
- Keeping up work or school
- What usually comes next
- Outpatient
Outpatient
- Where you sleep
- At home
- How much of your week
- Regular sessions
- Who it suits
- Doing well with therapy
- What usually comes next
- Ongoing care
A supported living home does not replace detox or inpatient care. If you need either one for withdrawal or safety, that care comes first.
When to consider it
When supported living is worth asking about
Supported living may be worth asking about, and admissions can tell you during your assessment whether it fits.
- You are in PHP or IOP, and staying sober at home is too hard.
- You are leaving inpatient care and need a sober place before going home.
- The people you live with are still drinking or using.
- You can follow a house routine and get to your program each day.
- You want staff nearby, but you do not need hospital-level care.
Supported living is the wrong first step if
- You are in withdrawal and need detox.
- You cannot stay safe without clinical staff overnight.
- You need a locked or hospital setting.
If there is immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. For a mental health crisis, call or text 988.
Who runs the supported living homes
The supported living homes are run by Embrace Treatment Center, a sister facility owned and run by the same people as Enhance.
You attend PHP or IOP with Enhance during the day and return to the home each evening.
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Admissions finds the right home
Enhance tells you where the homes are and whether one fits your treatment plan.
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Admissions explains the cost
The home is a separate cost from treatment, and you hear the amount before you agree.
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You attend treatment with Enhance
You go to PHP or IOP during the day and return to the home each evening.
Sister facility
Embrace Treatment Center
- Daily life
- You learn to cook, clean and look after yourself while you live in the home.
- Work and school
- Counselors help you get back into school or training, look for work or keep the job you have.
- Program director
- Jessica Culbertson, CADC I, directs the program at Embrace, and you can meet her on our staff page.
Alongside treatment
What your treatment can address
Your PHP or IOP program treats your mental health or substance use, while the home gives you a sober place to live.
What happens when you call
See what happens when you call admissions or send us the form.
You call, or send the form
You tell admissions what is happening and whether you think supported living might fit.
We check your benefits
With your permission, we contact your insurer and find out what your plan covers.
You hear what it means
Admissions explains your deductible, your copay and which level of care your plan supports, in plain terms.
You decide
If you want to go ahead, admissions walks you through what happens next.
Benefits vary from plan to plan, and checking them does not guarantee coverage.
(714) 862-1907Cost and coverage
Who pays for sober living?
Your insurance plan may cover the PHP or IOP program you attend, but the home is a separate cost. Admissions checks your benefits with the insurer and tells you both figures before you decide anything.
We're in network with most insurance plans. If your plan isn't listed, call us and we'll check it for you.
Some plans we accept
- Ambetter
- MHN
- CalPERS
- Covered California
Common questions about sober living
If your question is not answered here, call admissions at (714) 862-1907.
How much does sober living cost, and who pays for it?
Insurance may cover your PHP or IOP treatment, but the home is a separate cost. Admissions tells you the amount before you agree to anything.
Do I have to complete rehab before moving into sober living?
No. You can move in while you attend PHP or IOP, or as you step down from inpatient or residential treatment.
What rules do the homes have?
You stay sober while you live in the home. Admissions explains the other house rules, and what happens if one is broken, before you move in.
How is structured sober living different from a standard sober living house?
Many sober living houses offer a sober place to live with no link to treatment. Our homes add staff oversight and tie your stay to PHP or IOP, so your housing and treatment plan work together.
Is supported living the same as transitional living?
They are close. Transitional living usually means a sober home between a higher level of care and going home, and supported living can serve that purpose when you step down from inpatient care.
Can I work or attend school while living in the home?
It depends on your level of care. PHP takes most of the day, often five days a week, while IOP runs a few hours a day with morning or evening sessions, which leaves more room for work or school.
What happens if a resident relapses?
Tell staff or your treatment team right away. Your team reviews your plan with you, and detox or a higher level of care may come first if you need it.
How long can you stay?
Your length of stay depends on your treatment plan and whether the home is still the right place for you. Admissions will talk this through with you.
How is this different from inpatient rehab?
Inpatient is a clinical program where you live on site as part of your treatment. Supported living is a staffed, sober home you leave during the day to attend PHP or IOP.
Is this assisted living for older adults?
No. The page address uses an older name, but the program is supported living for people in mental health or addiction treatment. It is not a senior-care residence.
Can teens live in these homes?
Teen care at Enhance is outpatient and virtual, including after-school programs, so teens live at home during treatment.
How do I verify my insurance for PHP or IOP?
Call admissions or send the form with your name, phone and insurance provider. Enhance is in network with most insurance plans, and admissions explains your deductible, copay and covered level of care.
Is Enhance Health Group accredited by the Joint Commission?
Yes. Enhance Health Group in Tustin is accredited by the Joint Commission, organization ID 660231, and certified by the California Department of Health Care Services.
Where are the supported living homes?
Embrace Treatment Center, our sister facility, runs the homes. Admissions can tell you where they are and whether one fits your treatment plan.
Ask admissions about supported living
Call if living at home is making PHP or IOP harder. Admissions will tell you whether a staffed, sober home fits and what it costs.
Enhance Health Group14742 Newport Ave STE 208, Tustin, CA 92780