Plugged In Recovery

About Plugged In Recovery

Plugged In Recovery is a sober living operator based in Arizona's East Valley, running nine certified recovery homes across Chandler, Gilbert and Scottsdale in Maricopa County. Founder Wade Muhlhauser started the organization after his own recovery from alcohol and opioid dependence, and the company has grown into one of the larger single-gender sober living networks in the Phoenix metro area.

An East Valley Sober Living Operator

Plugged In Recovery is a housing and recovery support organization. The company states on its own site that it holds a license from the Arizona Department of Health Services and certifies its homes through the Arizona Recovery Housing Association, the two credentials that matter most to a family evaluating a sober living provider in this state. Residents keep their own outside providers for clinical care and case management, and the operator's job is to keep the houses run consistently from one address to the next.

Nine Sober Homes in Chandler, Gilbert and Scottsdale

Plugged In Recovery operates nine sober living homes across three East Valley cities:

• Island House, in Gilbert, for men.
• Kierland Home, in Scottsdale, for men.
• Whitten House, Vista House and Cornerstone Home, in Chandler, for men.
• Grand House and Tree Home, in Chandler.
• Arden Home and Binner Home, in Chandler, for women.

Seven of the nine sit in Chandler, with one home each in Gilbert and Scottsdale, all inside a short drive of one another in Maricopa County.

Separate Homes for Men and Women

Plugged In Recovery keeps its sober living population split by house rather than mixed under one roof. Men apply to Island House, Kierland Home, Whitten House, Vista House or Cornerstone Home, and women apply to Arden Home or Binner Home. That structure keeps house meetings, chores and shared space organized around one population at each address.

Level 2 Certification Through AzRHA

All nine homes carry Level 2 certification from the Arizona Recovery Housing Association, the state's NARR affiliate. Certification commits an operator to a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and house rules before move-in, and a complaint process that runs outside the house itself. AzRHA certifies residence by residence, so an operator carrying it across an entire portfolio has built its whole program around meeting that standard rather than treating it as a one-house exception.

Weekly Structure Across Every House

Plugged In Recovery publishes the same core expectations at each of its homes: weekly drug testing and breathalyzer checks, a weekly house meeting, active work on a recovery program, and rotating chores. The company also organizes community activities such as sports and wellness outings across its houses, which gives residents at different addresses a reason to know each other beyond a shared operator.

Part of a Broader Continuum of Care

Beyond sober living, Plugged In Recovery runs a small residential treatment program in Scottsdale and outpatient services in Chandler. A resident can move from clinical treatment into one of the operator's sober homes without changing organizations or losing continuity with a treatment team, a real advantage over transferring to sober living from a provider with no housing of its own.

Recovery Housing for the East Valley

Chandler, Gilbert and Scottsdale are among the largest municipalities in Maricopa County and sit directly adjacent to one another, forming a single practical service area. A resident moving between Plugged In Recovery's houses, whether for a different set of housemates or a different level of structure, stays inside the same county, the same job market and the same outpatient network throughout.