Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Hollywood, CA.

Addiction rehab programs which cater to the unique needs of seniors and older adults can be more helpful for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult focused recovery services can help with the initial stigma that seniors may feel they may experience when going to treatment and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who understand the unique challenges they face. In age neutral programs seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to contribute fully in group sessions with the younger age group who don't understand their age related and generational specific challenges. Substance abuse treatment facilities which provide a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can offer a connection of mutual understanding, respect, and support to work through the difficulties in rehab.

Rehabilitation professionals at drug and alcohol rehab centers for seniors and older adults are there to offer their unique expertise with older clients to work on generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any specific physical or mental health issues or challenges this demographic of client faces while in treatment. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be presented with verbal or audio impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment counselors who are experienced with the needs of older clients by the way individual and group counseling sessions.

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately prone to the abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs, and as part of recovery many require medical intervention not just through detoxification but to figure out which prescriptions should be continued or eliminated as part of the treatment process and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will prolong their life.

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