Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Wilton, ME.

Addiction rehab programs which serve the specific needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult focused treatment can be helpful with the initial stigma that these clients feel they may experience when entering treatment and it provides the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the unique challenges they encounter. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can at times be less likely to engage fully in group activities with younger clients who don't understand their age related and generational specific challenges. Substance abuse treatment centers which provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can provide a connection of mutual understanding, respect, and support to work through the challenges to treatment.

Rehabilitation staff at drug and alcohol rehab facilities for seniors and older adults are there to offer their unique expertise with these clients to resolve generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any specific physical or mental impairments and challenges this demographic of client faces while in treatment. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be produced with audio or verbal 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 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 establish which prescriptions should be continued or eliminated as part of their recovery plan and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will sustain a long and happy life.

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