Graduate Recovery Homes · South Shore, MA

Executive Sober Living in Massachusetts — Private Rooms for Working Professionals

Abington House (formerly The Graduate House) is an executive-caliber men's sober living residence on Boston's South Shore — built for the professional who needs recovery housing that doesn't cost him his career. Private single rooms, quiet space to work and take calls, total discretion, and underneath it all the thing that actually keeps a man sober: a serious 12-step culture with live-in management.

I'm Doug C., founder and operator. When you call, you get me — not an intake call center.

The Professional's Dilemma After Treatment

A man finishes treatment with a career still standing — clients, a team, a reputation — and gets told his next step is a bunk bed, a shared dresser, and a house where taking a 9 a.m. conference call is impossible. So he skips sober living entirely, goes home to the same environment, and rolls the dice alone.

Executive sober living exists so he doesn't have to choose. Structure and accountability where it counts; privacy, quiet, and professionalism where he needs them to keep earning. That's the gap this home fills.

A spacious bedroom at the Graduate Recovery Homes

Private Rooms, Quiet Workspaces

Seven of our thirteen bedrooms are private singles — a real door that closes, his own closet, his own space to think. The home also keeps quiet reading rooms and private office space, so a resident can work a full day, take calls, and meet deadlines without leaving the property.

Around the work: a home gym for the morning routine, two and a half kitchens, a heated saltwater pool, and a fire pit where the day gets talked out. The luxury sober living page tours the whole residence.

Discretion, Because Careers Live on Reputation

Nothing about this home advertises what it is — no sign, no institutional feel, a residential street in a good town. We share the exact address only with prospective residents and families, and every conversation with us is confidential. Who a resident tells about where he lives is his decision alone.

Plenty of men here have simply told colleagues they moved to the South Shore. That's the whole story, and it's true.

Structure That Respects a Work Schedule

Accountability doesn't bend here — it's why this works — but it's built to coexist with a career. House meetings and curfews sit outside normal working hours. Regular drug and alcohol testing keeps the house safe without disrupting anyone's workday. Outside 12-step meetings run morning, noon, and night across the South Shore and Boston, so there's always one that fits a calendar.

Two live-in house managers keep the standard daily. We're MASH-certified against the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing statewide standards. How we differ from other setups: sober living vs. a halfway house.

Commutable to Boston, Removed From the Noise

Abington sits about twenty minutes south of Boston with its own MBTA commuter rail station on the Kingston line — downtown is a train ride, the South Shore's offices and job sites a short drive. Residents keep their careers, their outpatient providers, and their family routines while living somewhere built for recovery. More on that balance: luxury sober living near Boston.

Talk With Us — Straight Answers, Same Day

Private singles are the first rooms to fill. If you're planning a discharge date, a return from treatment, or a quiet change of living situation, reach out ahead of time.

Call or text 617-763-2716, email DougC@TheGraduateHouse.com, or use the inquiry form on our website. The admissions page covers the process; the cost page covers pricing.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is executive sober living?

Executive sober living is recovery housing built so a working professional can hold his career while living in a structured, substance-free home: a private room, quiet places to work and take calls, discretion about where he lives, and a schedule compatible with a demanding job. At Abington House that sits on top of a serious 12-step culture with live-in management.

Do you have private rooms?

Yes — seven private single bedrooms, alongside spacious shared doubles. Private singles are the first to fill, so professionals who need one should reach out ahead of a planned move-in.

Can residents work remotely from the house?

Yes. The home has quiet reading rooms and private office space where residents work and take calls during the day. House commitments — meetings, curfew, testing — are scheduled around normal working hours.

How discreet is a stay here?

Very. We share the exact address only with prospective residents and their families, conversations are confidential, and nothing about the home advertises what it is. Who a resident tells — employer, colleagues, clients — stays entirely his decision.

Is this a treatment program for executives?

No — sober living is non-clinical, peer-supported recovery housing, not treatment. Many professionals come to us after a residential or outpatient program, and many continue therapy or outpatient care with their own providers while living here. We're MASH-certified.

What does a private room cost?

Sober living is private-pay housing. Pricing depends on room type — private singles carry a premium over shared doubles — and length of stay. We publish no single figure; our cost page explains how pricing works, and specifics are a phone call away at 617-763-2716.

Ready to talk to a real person?

No pressure, no pushy admissions line — just a confidential conversation about whether Abington House is the right fit, for you or someone you love.