Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Shirley, IL.

Substance abuse rehabilitation programs which serve the unique needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult focused recovery can be helpful with the initial stigma that seniors may feel they may experience when going to treatment and it provides the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who understand the specific difficulties they encounter. In age neutral facilities seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to engage completely in group sessions with the younger age group who are not familiar with their age related and generational specific challenges. Substance abuse rehabilitation programs which offer a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and solace to handle the difficulties in rehab.

Rehabilitation staff at drug and alcohol treatment facilities 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 specific mental or physical impairments and challenges this subset of client faces while in rehab. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be produced with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment professionals who are experienced with such needs of older clients by the way individual and group counseling sessions.

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

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