Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Elberton, GA.

Drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs which cater to the specific and unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more helpful for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult focused recovery services can be helpful with the initial stigma that seniors may feel they may experience when going to rehab and it provides the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the unique difficulties they encounter. In younger age programs seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to contribute fully in group sessions with the younger age group who are not familiar with their generational and age related unique issues. Drug and Alcohol treatment centers that provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can provide a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and solace to address the challenges to recovery.

Treatment staff at addiction rehab centers for seniors and older adults are prepared to offer their unique expertise with older clients to work on age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any unique physical or mental impairments and challenges this subset 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 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 prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of treatment 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.

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities offering this service in Elberton, GA

• Advantage Behavioral Health Systems
  706-213-2048 x33
  50 Chestnut Street
  Elberton, GA. 30635
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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