About this Sober House
Serenity Ranch is a women's sober living home in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is operated by Camelback Recovery, which also runs a men's residence nearby in the same part of the Valley. Camelback Recovery holds a license from the Arizona Department of Health Services and carries Joint Commission accreditation for the broader program built around the house, and it has placed women in recovery in the North Scottsdale area for several years.
A Women's Sober Living Home in North Scottsdale
Serenity Ranch serves women only, and that restriction shapes the household from the kitchen table to the pool deck. Bedrooms are a mix of single and shared suites, the common areas run family style, and a private backyard with a pool gives residents somewhere to decompress that isn't a bedroom or a meeting room. The specific street is not published for this home; Camelback Recovery places residents once an intake call establishes fit, and the exact address follows from there.
What an AZDHS License Establishes for This Recovery Home
Arizona licenses sober living homes at the state level under A.R.S. 36-2061, through the Arizona Department of Health Services. A license is a different credential from certification through the state's recovery-residence affiliate, and it means the operator has been reviewed against a separate set of state standards for the facility itself. Camelback Recovery lists an AZDHS license alongside Joint Commission accreditation, which layers a second, voluntary quality review on top of the state requirement.
Structure and the Weekly Rhythm at Serenity Ranch
Residents attend a daily 12-step meeting and put in 32 hours a week toward work, school or volunteering, the baseline Camelback Recovery sets for every resident regardless of house. Drug testing and breathalyzer checks run twice a week. Meals, linens, cleaning supplies and Wi-Fi are included, which keeps the week's logistics simple while someone is rebuilding a routine.
Support for Medication-Assisted Recovery
Serenity Ranch accepts residents on naltrexone or implanted buprenorphine. Oral buprenorphine and methadone are not accommodated at this house. That distinction matters for anyone comparing sober living options while still stabilizing on a prescribed medication, since acceptance policies vary widely from one operator to the next.
Recovery Housing in Scottsdale and Maricopa County
Scottsdale sits inside Maricopa County, and North Scottsdale in particular gives residents access to Loop 101, a wide base of outpatient providers, and the retail and service corridor along Scottsdale Road without crossing into the denser parts of central Phoenix. For a woman coming out of residential treatment, that combination of quiet residential streets and a short drive to appointments is often the deciding factor between neighborhoods.
Camelback Recovery's Homes in the Phoenix Area
Serenity Ranch is one of two homes Camelback Recovery operates in the Valley, alongside a men's house in Old Town Scottsdale. Keeping both houses under one operator means a shared intake process and a consistent set of house rules, even though the two residences serve different populations.
More on our Sober House
The support provided in our sober living homes revolves around food, house managers, and technology-assisted care.
To support our sober living residents with food, we provide groceries for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. Additionally, the food we provide is all high quality and organic when possible, and we cater to each sober house individual's specific needs when it is reasonable.
