Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Westwood, MA.

Drug and alcohol rehab centers which cater to the unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more helpful for this client demographic. Senior and older adult focused recovery services can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel they may experience when entering rehab and it provides support from others in the same stage of life who understand the specific difficulties they encounter. In age neutral programs seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to participate fully in group activities with the younger age group who are not familiar with their age related and generational unique challenges. Substance abuse rehabilitation facilities that provide a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and solace to handle the challenges to rehab.

Rehabilitation professionals at addiction rehabilitation programs for seniors and older adults are there to deliver their unique expertise with these clients to resolve generational, age-related 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 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 apt to the abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs, and as part of treatment many require medical intervention not just through safe detox but to establish which prescriptions 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 1 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs offering this service in Westwood, MA

• Arc of South Norfolk
  781-762-4001 x301
  789 Clapboardtree Street
  Westwood, MA. 2090
  
  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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