Zen Mountain Sober Living Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Zen Mountain Sober Living is a women's recovery residence in Centennial, Colorado, in Arapahoe County, part of an operator that keeps certified sober homes across the south and east Denver metropolitan area. Its houses serve women in recovery and are listed in Colorado's statewide directory of certified residences.

A Women's Recovery Home in Centennial

This is women-only housing. The operator's homes are furnished residential houses in ordinary neighborhoods, with shared living space, remodeled kitchens and yards, and the tone of the network is domestic. Residents live together, keep the house, and hold each other to the standard. Clinical treatment happens elsewhere, with providers the resident chooses or arrives with.

Certification Behind Colorado Sober Living

Colorado certifies recovery residences through ORH-CO, the body approved by the state's Behavioral Health Administration and the Colorado affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences. Certification is granted residence by residence, and the operator behind this house holds it for several of its addresses. What it buys a prospective resident is enforceable: written fees and rules handed over before move-in, a written policy on relapse and discharge, a code of ethics, and somewhere to take a complaint that is not the house manager. House Bill 19-1009 makes that certification the gate for state referrals and funding.

Medication Supported Recovery Housing

The operator is recorded in the state directory as supporting medication-assisted treatment, and rent subsidy is listed as available. Together those two facts decide the two questions that end most housing searches early: whether a prescribed medication disqualifies an applicant, and whether the rent is payable on early-recovery wages.

Centennial and the Denver Tech Center Sober House Corridor

Centennial was incorporated in 2001 and sits at the center of Arapahoe County, bounded by Aurora to the east, Littleton to the west and the Denver Tech Center to the north. Littleton is the county seat, so courts and county services are close. The Tech Center is the largest employment concentration on this side of the metro and is reachable by RTD light rail. Recovery housing in Centennial trades the density of central Denver for quiet residential blocks that are still inside the same job market.

A Network of Women's Sober Homes

Zen Mountain keeps several women's houses in Aurora, Centennial and the Tech Center area, and applications are handled by the operator across all of them. A resident whose job, program or comfort level points to a different house can move inside the network without starting a new housing search. That continuity is the practical benefit of applying to an operator with more than one address.

LIVING SOBER IN SOBER LIVING We don't expect you to have your new living situation completely figured out by day two. Our staff, volunteers, and other residents will help you get settled and help you figure out the finer details of things you want to put into place to foster your sustained recovery. “Rome wasn't built in a day.” It was built over time, by a team. The family environment at Zen Mountain is very supportive. Everyone helps everyone else and there is nothing we can't accomplish together. THREE PHASE STRUCTURE Phase I Phase I lasts at least four to five weeks following admission. Only a House Manager or Staff can move Clients on to Phase II. To move onto the next phase of the Program, Clients are required to: - Attend a minimum of six recovery meetings/recovery activities per week for at least four weeks. We are all-pathway friendly and encourage a wide variety of meetings and other recovery support. - Find and start working with a recovery mentor of some kind (sponsor, recovery coach, life coach or spiritual leader). - Establish a fellowship home group that you attend at least once a week. - Build a regular productivity schedule. All Clients must be working, volunteering, attending school, participating in IOP, or any combination of those four at least 30 hours each week. - Inform the House Manager of all commitments, errands, and activities prior to leaving the house. - 9pm curfew seven days a week. Your House Manager may give you an extension if the request is reasonable and by advocating for yourself. - Adhere consistently to the expectations of the house. Phase II After satisfying all requirements above, Clients are given additional privileges. - Curfew moves to general curfew: 11: 30 p.m. (unless you are working) You may apply for extensions. - You may take up to a total of two overnights per week. - You may come and go as you please from the house. You will still be expected to sign in and out but will no longer have to clear your daily schedule with your House Manager. Phase III After a Client achieves one year of continuous abstinence, additional privileges may be given. PRICING & WHAT'S INCLUDED Most of the expenses of household living are included in your monthly fee except for food, clothing, and personal hygiene items. Here are some of the items that will be provided free of charge:​ - Wi-Fi - Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu - Wireless printer/scanner access - Desktop computer access/use - Water - Electricity & gas - Trash service - Pool access (at select locations) - Toilet paper & paper towels - Hand soap & dish soap - Dish-washing detergent - Bed linens, blankets, and pillows - Bath towel set - Laundry detergent - Cleaning supplies - Drug and Alcohol Monitoring