Residential sober living homes have different levels of services they can provide including housing, food, cleaning, supplies, telephones, and social services. For housing, residents are responsible for upkeep but are provided basic furnishings. Food service may require a license but residents can organize to provide meals. Cleaning is usually split between individual rooms and shared spaces on a rotation basis. Management determines if supplies or residents provide cleaning items and beverages. Telephones can include a house phone or residents can use cell phones. Management also assists with connecting residents to social services.
Residential sober living homes have different levels of services they can provide including housing, food, cleaning, supplies, telephones, and social services. For housing, residents are responsible for upkeep but are provided basic furnishings. Food service may require a license but residents can organize to provide meals. Cleaning is usually split between individual rooms and shared spaces on a rotation basis. Management determines if supplies or residents provide cleaning items and beverages. Telephones can include a house phone or residents can use cell phones. Management also assists with connecting residents to social services.
Residential sober living homes have different levels of services they can provide including housing, food, cleaning, supplies, telephones, and social services. For housing, residents are responsible for upkeep but are provided basic furnishings. Food service may require a license but residents can organize to provide meals. Cleaning is usually split between individual rooms and shared spaces on a rotation basis. Management determines if supplies or residents provide cleaning items and beverages. Telephones can include a house phone or residents can use cell phones. Management also assists with connecting residents to social services.
Residential sober living homes have different levels of services they can provide including housing, food, cleaning, supplies, telephones, and social services. For housing, residents are responsible for upkeep but are provided basic furnishings. Food service may require a license but residents can organize to provide meals. Cleaning is usually split between individual rooms and shared spaces on a rotation basis. Management determines if supplies or residents provide cleaning items and beverages. Telephones can include a house phone or residents can use cell phones. Management also assists with connecting residents to social services.
LEVELS OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICES There is a large variety of different levels of residential services that sober living homes choose to provide. Below are some choices to consider. 1. RESIDENCY -- Housing accommodation and basic furnishings, bedding, TV, and other essentials. Residents are responsible for the upkeep and operation of their housing. 2. FOOD SERVICE Providing a food service could require a county health license and categorize the home as a boarding house. There are ways to organize the residents to provide a food service.
3. CLEANING SERVICE -- Residents are responsible for maintaining individual sleeping areas. Other areas are kept clean by cleaning and maintenance assignmentseither by management or resident council.
4. SUPPLIES, ETC. Does management provide cleaning and beverage supplies or residents?
5. TELEPHONE There can be a house telephone with local access or pay telephone provided by management. Residents can also have cell phones or pre-paid telephone cards.
6. SOCIAL SERVICES -- Management informs and assists residents with social service needs.
