Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Du Bois, PA.

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

Rehabilitation professionals at addiction rehabilitation centers for seniors and older adults are prepared to offer their unique expertise with these clients to resolve age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any unique mental or physical health issues or challenges this subset of client faces while in rehab. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be presented with verbal or audio impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment professionals who are prepared to accommodate the needs of older clients by the way individual and group counseling sessions.

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately prone to the abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs, and as part of treatment many require 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 prolong their life.

There are 2 Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities offering this service in Du Bois, PA

• Van Zandt Medical Center
  814-375-6817
  5690 Shaffer Road
  Du Bois, PA. 15801
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  
• Community Guidance Center
  814-371-1100
  100 Caldwell Drive
  Du Bois, PA. 15801
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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