Healthy Habits Healing Homes
Program Model
for Recovery Bridge Homes

Healthy Habits PRE-Rehab Home is a Recovery Bridge Home designed to fill one of the most critical gaps in the addiction recovery continuum.

Individuals who complete medically supervised detoxification are often medically stable for discharge within a matter of days. However, residential rehabilitation programs frequently have waiting lists, insurance authorization delays, or limited bed availability. Once patients are medically stable, hospitals generally cannot continue providing inpatient care solely because a rehabilitation bed is unavailable. As a result, many individuals are discharged during one of the most vulnerable stages of recovery, increasing the risk of relapse, overdose, homelessness, hospitalization, or involvement with the criminal justice system.
Healthy Habits Healing Home provides a safe, structured, substance-free environment where residents can continue healing while awaiting admission to residential rehabilitation.
Located in a peaceful rural setting, the home intentionally minimizes access to alcohol and illicit drugs, creating an environment where residents can focus entirely on healing and personal growth.
Organizational Structure
Healthy Habits Healing Home is fiscally sponsored by the Positive Zone Foundation, allowing the program to operate under an established nonprofit organization while building partnerships, pursuing grants, accepting tax-deductible charitable contributions, and developing long-term sustainability.
The program is supported by an interdisciplinary Advisory Board of specialized professionals. The four Wellness Advocates have direct access to advisors with expertise in addiction medicine, psychiatry, psychology, counseling, nutrition, occupational therapy, housing, finance, legal services, peer recovery, and community health. This collaborative model allows residents to benefit from specialized expertise while maintaining an efficient and financially sustainable staffing structure.
Capacity

• Six-bedroom home

• Capacity: 16 residents

• Open year-round

• Average anticipated stay: 1–14 days while awaiting residential treatment
  
  
  Healthy Habits POST-rehab home:
  
  Rather than simply providing temporary housing, the program offers a comprehensive daily wellness curriculum that helps residents establish healthy habits, strengthen life skills, rebuild confidence, and prepare for long-term recovery.
   

Daily Program
Healthy Habits Healing Home follows a structured daily wellness curriculum designed to replace unhealthy routines with healthy habits that support lifelong recovery.
Residents participate in:

• Morning wellness routines, medication support, hygiene, journaling, and healthy sleep practices

• Preparing and sharing nutritious meals

• Daily movement and physical fitness

• Healthy Habits Group Check-Ins held twice daily

• Financial literacy, employment readiness, budgeting, and housing education

• Meal planning and grocery budgeting

• Creative expression through art, music, writing, film, and other therapeutic activities

• Community living responsibilities include cooking, housekeeping, laundry, and maintaining shared spaces

• Evening meditation, mindfulness, and reflection

• Family and loved ones' participation during designated Healthy Habits sessions twice each week

Every activity is intentionally designed to prepare residents for successful participation in residential rehabilitation and to build the confidence and routines necessary for long-term recovery.
The Wellness Advocate Model
Residents receive daily guidance from four full-time Wellness Advocates, each specializing in one essential dimension of wellness.
Physical Health Advocate
Promotes physical wellness through nutrition, exercise, medication accountability, healthy sleep, personal responsibility, and daily routines.
Mental Health Advocate
Guides recovery planning, financial literacy, employment preparation, problem-solving, housing resources, and cognitive wellness.
Emotional Health Advocate
Supports emotional growth through communication skills, group discussions, creative expression, conflict resolution, and relapse prevention.
Energetic Health Advocate
Creates a peaceful healing environment through mindfulness, meditation, hospitality, nutritious meals, gratitude practices, and sensory wellness that encourages residents to feel safe, valued, and connected.
An Overnight Wellness Advocate provides overnight supervision, medication support, wellness monitoring, and maintains a safe, quiet environment during sleeping hours.