Ethel Hardy House Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Ethel Hardy House is a women's sober living home in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It houses seven residents and carries certification from Ohio Recovery Housing at the Managed level.

A Certified Women's Sober House in Cuyahoga County

The house serves women only, with bedrooms, bathrooms and house meetings all organized around that single population. Seven beds keeps the household small enough that residents know each other, which is what peer accountability depends on.

Seven Beds at the Managed Level of This Recovery Home

Managed describes peer leadership working under a layer of staff oversight, with a structured daily routine. A house this size lets that oversight reach every resident directly.

What Managed Certification Requires of This Recovery Residence

Ohio Recovery Housing's certification requires a published code of ethics, fees and house rules disclosed in writing before move-in, a written relapse and discharge policy, and a complaint process outside the house itself. Clinical care for residents stays with outside providers.

Recovery Housing on Cleveland's West Side

The house sits on Cleveland's west side, within reach of MetroHealth's main campus and the RTA Rapid transit line that runs through the city. Cuyahoga County is the state's largest, giving residents a wide base of outpatient providers and services to draw on.

Applying to This Cleveland Sober Living Home

The street address is not published, and placement runs through the operator, 12 Step Life. Worth asking at intake: current bed availability, what the weekly fee covers, and how the house applies its relapse and discharge policy.