Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Saranac Lake, NY.

Substance abuse rehabilitation programs which serve the unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more helpful for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult centered treatment can help with the initial stigma that seniors may feel they may experience when going to rehab and it provides support from others in the same stage of life who understand the specific difficulties they encounter. In mixed age facilities seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to participate fully in group sessions with the younger age group who don't understand their age related and generational specific issues. Addiction rehab programs that provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can provide a connection of mutual understanding, respect, and solace to address the difficulties in treatment.

Rehabilitation staff at drug and alcohol treatment facilities for seniors and older adults are there to deliver their unique expertise with these clients to resolve age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any specific physical or mental impairments and challenges this group 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 or treatment therapists who are experienced with 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 need medical intervention not just through safe detox but to figure out which medical drugs should be eliminated or continued as part of the treatment process and their transition to a clean and sober lifestyle that will sustain a long and happy life.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities offering this service in Saranac Lake, NY

• Adirondack Medical Center
  518-897-2253
  2233 State Route 86
  Saranac Lake, NY. 12983
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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