Carnation Women's Oxford House

About this Recovery House

Oxford House Carnation: Sober Living in Gahanna, Ohio

Listed at 181 Helmbright Drive, Gahanna, OH, Oxford House Carnation is a peer-run recovery residence for women, including women with children. Records show room for 8 residents and 1 reported opening. It sits in Franklin County.

Oxford House Carnation — key facts for prospective residents

• Address: 181 Helmbright Drive, Gahanna, OH 43230
• County: Franklin
• Resident group: women, including women with children
• Reported capacity: 8 residents
• Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
• Interview schedule: Tuesday at 6:00pm
• Contact: Contact Amanda at (380) 212-8851
• House phone: (614) 383-7378
• Map: View the reported location

At 8 beds it is about average among the 68 Oxford Houses listed in Ohio. The last report put 7 of those 8 beds in use, leaving 1 reported opening. Interview times are listed as Tuesday at 6:00pm. Contact Amanda at (380) 212-8851 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.

Sober living costs and rent help in Ohio

In Ohio, a bed in sober living commonly runs about $150 a week. Because Oxford House members share the home's real expenses instead of paying rent, this house's share may sit above or below that; only the residents can say. Median gross rent in Ohio sits at $1,034 a month. HUD Recovery Housing Program and State Opioid & Stimulant Response are among the public routes that pay for recovery-housing beds here. Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services administers that funding at state level.

How Oxford House membership works

Oxford Houses are run by their members rather than by staff, self-funding and free of alcohol and drugs. New members are chosen by the existing membership, so a reported vacancy is a starting point, not a reservation.

Certification and oversight in Ohio

Ohio has no licensing regime for recovery housing. Ohio Recovery Housing (ORH) is the NARR affiliate here, and its certification is voluntary. Oxford Houses are chartered by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified by a state affiliate, so this home will not usually appear on a state certification list. See the state certified-residence list for homes that carry it. Both the federal Fair Housing Act and Ohio Fair Housing Law (Ohio Revised Code Section 4112.02) protect residents here.

If Oxford House Carnation is full — other houses near Gahanna

The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Sagittarii in Reynoldsburg, about 3.8 miles away; Oxford House Red Maple in Reynoldsburg, about 3.8 miles away; Oxford House Kinsman in Reynoldsburg, about 4.5 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 15 across Franklin County, 68 in Ohio. Browse recovery housing in Gahanna or sober living across Ohio.

The vacancy figures above date from 09/08/2026. An opening shown here may already be filled. Call before making a discharge or travel plan.