Sal West

About Sal West

Sal West is a sober living operator based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, running Sal West Residential Recovery in Milwaukee County. The operator runs its housing directly under its own name, without a separate corporate brand attached.

A Milwaukee Sober Living Operator

Sal West supplies the housing and structure; clinical treatment, when a resident needs it, comes from outpatient providers elsewhere in Milwaukee County. Running the house under a personal name usually means a shorter distance between a resident's question and an actual answer.

What Wisconsin Asks of an Operator

Wisconsin licenses no category called sober living. Certification through the Wisconsin Association of Sober Housing (WASH) is available voluntarily, and the state's Department of Health Services keeps a separate voluntary registry. Neither is required to operate legally in Wisconsin.

Working in Milwaukee County

Milwaukee County holds the largest concentration of Wisconsin's recovery housing, most of it run by small, single-house operators, not large companies. Sal West fits that pattern.

Reaching Sal West

Ask about the fee structure, whether a manager is on site, the relapse and discharge policy, and whether medication for opioid use disorder is accepted.