Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Immokalee, FL.

Drug and alcohol treatment programs which provide services to the unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered recovery can be helpful with the initial stigma that seniors may feel when entering rehab and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the specific challenges they face. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can at times be less likely to engage completely in group sessions with younger clients who don't understand their age related and generational specific challenges. Drug and Alcohol rehab centers that provide a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a connection of mutual understanding, respect, and comfort to address the challenges to treatment.

Rehabilitation staff at substance abuse rehabilitation centers for seniors and older adults are prepared to deliver their unique expertise with older clients to work on age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any specific mental or physical impairments and challenges this group of client faces while in recovery. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be produced with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment counselors who are experienced with the needs of older clients by the way group and individual counseling sessions.

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

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