Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Intercourse, PA.

Addiction rehabilitation programs which cater to the specific needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered treatment can be helpful with the initial stigma that these clients feel when entering rehab and it offers support from others in the same stage of life who empathize and understand the unique difficulties they encounter. In age neutral programs seniors and older adults can at times be less willing to contribute completely in group sessions with younger clients who are not familiar with their generational and age related unique issues. Addiction rehab centers which provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can offer a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and comfort to work through the difficulties in rehab.

Treatment staff at drug and alcohol rehab programs for seniors and older adults are prepared to offer their unique expertise with older clients to work on age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any specific mental or physical impairments and challenges this subset 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 professionals who are prepared to accommodate the needs of older clients by the way group and individual counseling sessions.

Seniors and older adults are disproportionately apt to the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of recovery many require medical intervention not just through safe detox but to determine which medical drugs should be eliminated or continued as part of their recovery plan and their transition to a clean and sober lifestyle that will prolong their life.

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