Substance abuse rehab centers which serve the specific needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial 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 entering treatment and it offers support from others in the same stage of life who understand the specific challenges they face. In younger age facilities seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to contribute completely in group sessions with younger clients who don't understand their generational and age related specific challenges. Drug and Alcohol treatment centers which provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can provide a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and support to handle the challenges to recovery.
Rehabilitation staff at substance abuse rehab facilities for seniors and older adults are prepared to deliver their unique expertise with older clients to resolve generational, age-related 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 curriculum for seniors and older adults may be delivered with verbal or audio impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment professionals who are prepared to accommodate the needs of older clients by the way individual and group counseling sessions.
Seniors and older adults are disproportionately prone to the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of recovery many need medical assistance not just through safe detox but to determine which medical drugs should be continued or eliminated as part of their recovery plan and their transition to a clean and sober lifestyle that will prolong their life.
There are 2 Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs offering this service in Lake Charles, LA
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