Mountain West Recovery - Thorn Brush Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Mountain West Recovery – Thorn Brush is a sober house in Aurora, Colorado, in Arapahoe County, certified through the state's approved recovery residence program.

Certification Standards Behind This Aurora Sober House

Certification comes from Ohio Recovery Housing – Colorado, the body Colorado's Behavioral Health Administration approved after the Colorado Association of Recovery Residences closed in 2025. A certified residence commits to a published code of ethics, discloses its fees and rules in writing before move-in, and accepts an outside complaint process. Colorado's own certification guide lays out what an operator has to do to get there.

A Recovery Residence Paired With Clinical Treatment

Mountain West Recovery is built around outpatient treatment, running intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs for the residents living in its houses. It accepts Medicaid and Optum Health insurance, and it keeps scholarships and a no-cost track for residents who cannot cover the full weekly cost on their own.

Questions to Ask Before Moving In

The ORH-CO registry lists this residence as not offering medication-assisted treatment, family housing, or a rent subsidy. Anyone on a prescribed medication for opioid use disorder, or anyone bringing a child, should raise it with Mountain West Recovery before applying, since the answer determines whether this particular address is a fit.

Serving Aurora and the Wider Denver Metro

Aurora sits in Arapahoe County's south and east section of the Denver metro area, with Littleton as the county seat. Mountain West Recovery's certified network extends into Denver, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, giving residents a handful of cities to consider if their circumstances change.