Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Wells, ME.

Substance abuse rehab facilities which cater to the specific and unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more helpful for this client demographic. Senior and older adult focused recovery services can be helpful with the initial stigma that seniors may feel when going to treatment and it offers support from others in the same stage of life who empathize and understand the specific challenges they face. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can sometimes be less likely to engage fully in group sessions with younger clients who don't understand their generational and age related unique issues. Substance abuse rehabilitation facilities that offer a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can provide a connection of mutual understanding, respect, and support to work through the difficulties in rehab.

Treatment professionals at drug and alcohol rehab centers for seniors and older adults are prepared to offer their unique expertise with older clients to resolve age-related, generational, 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 counselors who are prepared to accommodate the needs of older clients by the means of 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 establish 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.

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