Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Gonzales, LA.

Addiction rehab centers which provide services 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 centered treatment can be helpful with the initial stigma that seniors may feel when entering rehab and it provides support from others in the same stage of life who understand the specific challenges they encounter. In age neutral programs seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to contribute completely in group activities with the younger age group who are not familiar with their generational and age related specific challenges. Substance abuse rehabilitation centers which offer a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a connection of mutual understanding, respect, and support to handle the challenges to rehab.

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

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately apt to the abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs, and as part of treatment many require medical assistance 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 clean and sober lifestyle that will prolong their life.

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities offering this service in Gonzales, LA

• St. James Behavioral Health Hospital
  225-647-7524
  3136 South St. Landry Drive
  Gonzales, LA. 70737
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  

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