About this Recovery Home
Nambe House is a recovery residence on Nambe Drive in Chesterfield, Virginia, in Chesterfield County just south of the city of Richmond. Virginia's Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services lists it on the state register of certified recovery residences, and it sits in DBHDS Region 4.
A Chesterfield County Sober House on Nambe Drive
Nambe Drive is a residential street in the 23237 ZIP, in the northern part of Chesterfield County where the county's neighborhoods run up against Richmond's southern edge. The setting is suburban and quiet, and the practical trade is familiar to anyone who has lived in a Chesterfield sober house: more space and lower cost than an address inside the city, with a longer trip to most appointments. GRTC's Route 111 and the Chesterfield park-and-ride connections carry riders toward downtown Richmond, and the Jefferson Davis and Hull Street corridors hold most of the entry-level jobs within reach.
What the State Register Records About Nambe House
The register entry is short, and reading it precisely saves an applicant a wasted call. It names the residence, names 5137 Gatebridge Rd LLC as the operator, places it at the Nambe Drive address in Chesterfield, puts it in DBHDS Region 4, and records the population as adults with substance use disorder. What it does not record is a gender restriction, which leaves the single most consequential household question to the operator: a resident needs to know whether this is a men's house, a women's house or a mixed one before anything else is worth discussing. Nor does the register describe staffing, fees, house size or house rules. Those come from the operator, and a certified residence keeps them in writing.
Virginia Recovery Residence Law and the Public Register
Virginia is unusual in making certification compulsory. Under Va. Code section 37.2-431.1, running an uncertified recovery residence is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and the department maintains a public register of certified recovery residences that anyone can read. Two credentialing bodies are recognized statewide, the Virginia Association of Recovery Residences and Oxford House. A resident checking a Virginia address has one document to consult and does not have to take an operator's word for its standing.
Recovery Housing in Chesterfield County and DBHDS Region 4
Chesterfield is one of Virginia's largest counties by population, and its seat is Chesterfield Court House, where the circuit and general district courts sit. The Chesterfield Community Services Board runs the county's behavioral health services, and Chippenham Hospital serves the northern end of the county. Region 4 centers on the Richmond area, and Chesterfield holds a substantial share of the region's recovery housing precisely because the housing stock is single-family and the county borders the city. Someone with a court date at Chesterfield Court House, a prescriber in Richmond and a job on Jefferson Davis Highway can hold all three from one address here.
What to Ask This Chesterfield Sober Living Home
Placement runs through the operator, and the questions worth asking are the ones certification obliges an answer to. What the fee covers and what a deposit secures. Whether a house manager lives on site and who is responsible overnight. How bedrooms are assigned. Which residents the house is set up for, and what the written policy says about relapse and discharge. Whether prescribed medication for opioid use disorder is accepted. And which credentialing body holds the house's certification, since the credential is granted house by house and a resident is entitled to confirm the standing of the specific address.
