Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Washington, PA.

Substance abuse rehab facilities which provide services to the unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult focused recovery services can help with the initial stigma that seniors may feel when entering rehab and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who understand the unique challenges they encounter. In mixed age facilities seniors and older adults can sometimes be less likely to contribute fully in group sessions with the younger age group who don't understand their generational and age related specific challenges. Drug and Alcohol treatment facilities that offer a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can offer a connection of mutual respect, understanding, and comfort to address the challenges to recovery.

Rehabilitation staff at substance abuse treatment programs for seniors and older adults are there to deliver their unique expertise with these clients to work on age-related, generational, and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also taking into account any specific physical or mental health issues or challenges this subset of client faces while in recovery. 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 means of 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 assistance not just through safe detox but to establish 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.

There are 2 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs offering this service in Washington, PA

• Washington Health System
  724-225-7000
  155 Wilson Avenue
  Washington, PA. 15301
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Wesley Spectrum
  724-222-7500
  26 South Main Street
  Washington, PA. 15301
  
  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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