Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Blairsville, PA.

Substance abuse rehabilitation programs which cater to 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 when entering treatment and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the unique difficulties they encounter. In mixed age facilities seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to contribute completely in group activities with younger clients who don't understand their generational and age related specific issues. Drug and Alcohol rehab centers which provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can offer a connection of mutual respect, understanding, and comfort to work through the challenges to rehab.

Treatment staff at drug and alcohol rehab programs for seniors and older adults are prepared to deliver their unique expertise with these clients to work on generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any specific physical or mental impairments and challenges this demographic 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 in reading material or treatment counselors who are prepared to accommodate such 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 recovery many need medical assistance 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 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs offering this service in Blairsville, PA

• Med Tech Rehab
  724-459-4884
  1984 U.S. 22
  Blairsville, PA. 15717
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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