Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Rollinsford, NH.

Addiction treatment facilities which provide services to the specific needs of seniors and older adults may be more helpful for this client demographic. Senior and older adult focused recovery services can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel they may experience when entering rehab and it provides the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the specific difficulties they face. In mixed age facilities seniors and older adults can at times be less likely to engage completely in group activities with younger clients who are not familiar with their age related and generational unique challenges. Addiction treatment programs that provide a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can offer a connection of mutual respect, understanding, and support to address the difficulties in treatment.

Treatment professionals at substance abuse treatment programs 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 considering any specific mental or physical health issues or challenges this demographic of client faces while in recovery. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be delivered with verbal or audio impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment counselors 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 prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of treatment many require medical assistance not just through safe detox but to determine which prescriptions should be continued or eliminated as part of their recovery plan and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will prolong their life.

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