Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Cando, ND.

Substance abuse rehabilitation programs which serve the unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult focused treatment 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 unique difficulties they encounter. In age neutral programs seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to contribute fully in group sessions with younger clients who don't understand their age related and generational specific challenges. Substance abuse treatment centers that offer a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a connection of mutual respect, understanding, and comfort to address the challenges to recovery.

Rehabilitation professionals at drug and alcohol treatment centers for seniors and older adults are prepared to deliver their unique expertise with older clients to resolve generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any unique mental or physical health issues or challenges this group of client faces while in rehab. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be delivered with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment therapists who are experienced with such needs of older clients by the way 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 figure out which prescriptions should be eliminated or continued as part of the treatment process and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will prolong their life.

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