Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Burlington, CO.

Substance abuse treatment facilities which provide services to the specific and unique needs of seniors and older adults can be more helpful for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult centered treatment can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel when entering rehab and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who understand the unique difficulties they face. In younger age programs seniors and older adults can at times be less likely to engage completely in group activities with the younger age group who are not familiar with their generational and age related specific challenges. Substance abuse rehabilitation programs that offer a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can provide a connection of mutual understanding, respect, and solace to work through the challenges to treatment.

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

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

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities offering this service in Burlington, CO

• First Step Recovery
  719-346-6060
  595 14th Street
  Burlington, CO. 80807
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Cash or Self Payment
  

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