Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Deer Park, NY.

Addiction treatment programs which cater to the specific and unique needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult focused treatment can help with the initial stigma that seniors may feel they may experience when entering treatment and it provides the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who understand the specific challenges they face. In mixed age programs seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to contribute fully in group activities with younger clients who don't understand their generational and age related specific challenges. Addiction rehabilitation facilities that offer a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can offer a connection of mutual understanding, respect, and solace to handle the difficulties in treatment.

Treatment staff at drug and alcohol treatment facilities for seniors and older adults are prepared to offer their unique expertise with older clients to work on 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 recovery. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be delivered with verbal or audio impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment therapists who are prepared to accommodate such needs of older clients by the means of 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 prescriptions should be eliminated or continued as part of the treatment process and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will sustain a long and happy life.

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities offering this service in Deer Park, NY

• Behavioral Enhancement and SAMT OP
  631-392-4357
  770 Grand Boulevard
  Deer Park, NY. 11729
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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