Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Gates Mills, OH.

Drug and alcohol treatment facilities which cater to the specific needs of seniors and older adults may be more helpful for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered treatment can help with the initial stigma that seniors may feel they may experience when entering rehab and it offers support from others in the same stage of life who empathize and understand the specific difficulties they face. In mixed age facilities seniors and older adults can sometimes be less likely to engage fully in group activities with younger clients who don't understand their generational and age related unique challenges. Substance abuse treatment programs which offer a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can offer a connection of mutual understanding, respect, and comfort to work through the difficulties in recovery.

Rehabilitation staff at drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs for seniors and older adults are prepared to offer their unique expertise with these clients to work on generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any unique physical or mental impairments and challenges this group of client faces while in treatment. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be produced with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment therapists who are experienced with the needs of older clients by the way individual and group 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 assistance not just through safe detox but to figure out which prescriptions should be continued or eliminated as part of their recovery plan and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will sustain a long and happy life.

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