Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Wood Lake, MN.

Drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers which cater to the unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered recovery can help with the initial stigma that seniors may feel when going to rehab and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who understand the specific difficulties they encounter. In younger age programs seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to engage completely in group sessions with younger clients who are not familiar with their generational and age related unique challenges. Substance abuse rehab programs that provide a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can provide a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and support to work through the difficulties in rehab.

Treatment staff at drug and alcohol rehab facilities for seniors and older adults are there to offer 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 specific 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 audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment professionals who are experienced with such needs of older clients by the way group and individual counseling sessions.

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately prone to the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of treatment many require medical intervention not just through safe detox but to figure out which medical drugs should be continued or eliminated as part of the treatment process and their transition to a clean and sober lifestyle that will prolong their life.

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