Step-down from county-funded detox
For BHS liaisons, probation officers, and MAT counselors handing off a resident leaving a county-funded detox in Los Angeles County. Sober Stay bills the actual Medi-Cal programs the resident is already enrolled in, flags a MAT-compatible house from the first call, and coordinates a warm hand-off so the clinical plan keeps running.
Not a county-funded detox? Sober Stay also takes step-downs from outpatient and incarceration — and self-referrals start at /intake.
What Sober Stay covers
Sober living that bridges a county-funded detox has to do specific jobs the private-pay operators skip. Sober Stay does all of them, against the Medi-Cal programs the resident is already enrolled in — not a private-pay scholarship stacked on sticker rent.
For the full funding stack — DMC-ODS, LA County RBH, and DHCS Transitional Rent — see /programs.
01 · Funding
Sober Stay is a licensed DMC-ODS recovery housing provider and enrolls clients in LA County Recovery Bridge Housing (RBH) the same week as move-in. Sober Stay bills room-and-board against the day rate — not a $3,000/month buy-in, not sticker rent stacked on top. RBH re-enrollment runs at every 60-day redetermination and is handled in-house.
02 · MAT
Sober Stay flags MAT-compatible residences from the first pre-screen. Residents on methadone, Suboxone, buprenorphine, or vivitrol keep their current regimen — no forced taper, no Suboxone curfew, no medication count at the door. The pre-screen asks whether the resident is on MAT so we route them to the right house from the first call.
03 · Hand-off
Sober Stay funds the bridge-housing side, but the clinical team keeps running the treatment plan. We coordinate transfer-of-care paperwork, MAT continuity, and same-week face time before move-in so the resident does not lose coverage or a slot in the detox program’s outpatient follow-up.
04 · Renewals
A sober-living placement falls apart the moment coverage lapses. Sober Stay runs the 60/30/7 redetermination checklist already published on the renewal page, re-enrolls RBH at every renewal cycle, and keeps your resident enrolled until they graduate to stable housing.
Already taking step-downs
LA County · Metro (Skid Row, Echo Park) and LA County · San Fernando Valley (Sylmar, Pacoima) are currently receiving county-detox step-downs. Live bed counts, MAT stance per house, and the gender policy at each residence are on /locations — updated whenever a bed opens or closes, so case managers can place without a phone call.