Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Swarthmore, PA.

Substance abuse rehabilitation facilities which cater to the specific needs of seniors and older adults may be more helpful for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult focused treatment can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel they may experience when entering treatment and it provides support from others in the same stage of life who empathize and understand the specific challenges they face. In younger age programs seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to engage completely in group activities with younger clients who are not familiar with their age related and generational unique challenges. Substance abuse treatment facilities which provide a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can provide a platform of mutual understanding, respect, and support to work through the difficulties in recovery.

Treatment staff at drug and alcohol treatment centers for seniors and older adults are prepared to deliver their unique expertise with these clients to work on age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any specific physical or mental health issues or challenges this group of client faces while in rehab. Program curriculum for seniors and older adults may be produced with verbal or audio impairments in mind, such as larger type in reading material or treatment counselors 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 prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of treatment many need medical assistance not just through detoxification but to figure out which prescriptions should be continued or eliminated as part of the treatment process and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will prolong their life.

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