Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Houma, LA.

Drug and alcohol rehab facilities which provide services to the 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 when going to rehab and it offers support from others in the same stage of life who understand the specific challenges they face. In age neutral facilities seniors and older adults can sometimes be less likely to participate completely in group activities with the younger age group who are not familiar with their age related and generational unique challenges. Addiction treatment centers that provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and comfort to address the difficulties in rehab.

Rehabilitation professionals at substance abuse rehabilitation programs for seniors and older adults are there to deliver their unique expertise with older clients to resolve age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any specific physical or mental health issues or challenges this demographic of client faces while in treatment. 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 means of 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 require 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.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs offering this service in Houma, LA

• Compass Behavioral Health of Houma
  985-223-0161
  6472 West Main Street
  Houma, LA. 70360
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Private Health Insurance
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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