Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Homestead, FL.

Addiction rehabilitation programs which cater to the specific and unique needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult centered recovery can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel when entering rehab and it provides the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the specific difficulties they encounter. In younger age programs seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to participate fully in group activities with younger clients who are not familiar with their age related and generational specific challenges. Substance abuse rehab centers which provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can provide a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and support to address the difficulties in rehab.

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

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately prone to the abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs, and as part of treatment many require medical assistance not just through safe detox but to figure out which prescriptions should be continued or eliminated as part of their recovery plan and their transition to a clean and sober lifestyle that will sustain a long and happy life.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs offering this service in Homestead, FL

• Homestead Behavioral Clinic
  305-248-3488 x215
  654 NE 9th Place
  Homestead, FL. 33030
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  

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