Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Lanai City, HI.

Substance abuse rehabilitation facilities which serve the unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered treatment can help with the initial stigma that seniors may feel when going to treatment and it provides support from others in the same stage of life who understand the specific challenges they face. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can sometimes be less likely to participate fully in group activities with the younger age group who don't understand their generational and age related specific challenges. Substance abuse rehab centers that provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a connection of mutual respect, understanding, and support to work through the challenges to recovery.

Rehabilitation professionals at drug and alcohol rehab programs for seniors and older adults are there to offer their unique expertise with these clients to work on age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any unique mental or physical impairments and challenges this subset of client faces while in recovery. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be presented with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment professionals who are prepared to accommodate such needs of older clients by the means of group and individual counseling sessions.

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

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