Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Washington, ME.

Addiction rehabilitation facilities which provide services to the specific needs of seniors and older adults can be more helpful for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered recovery services can help with the initial stigma that seniors may feel they may experience when going to treatment and it provides support from others in the same stage of life who empathize and understand the unique challenges they encounter. In age neutral programs seniors and older adults can at times be less likely to contribute fully in group activities with younger clients who don't understand their age related and generational unique challenges. Drug and Alcohol rehab programs that offer a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and support to address the difficulties in treatment.

Rehabilitation staff at addiction treatment centers for seniors and older adults are prepared to deliver their unique expertise with these clients to work on age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any unique physical or mental health issues or challenges this subset of client faces while in treatment. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be delivered with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment counselors who are experienced with 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 recovery many require medical assistance not just through detoxification but to determine which prescriptions should be continued or eliminated as part of the treatment process and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will prolong their life.

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