Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Winchester, TN.

Addiction rehabilitation programs which cater to the unique needs of seniors and older adults can be more beneficial for this particular group of people. Senior and older adult centered recovery can be helpful with the initial stigma that seniors may feel they may experience when entering rehab and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the specific challenges they encounter. In age neutral facilities seniors and older adults can at times be less likely to contribute fully in group sessions with the younger age group who don't understand their age related and generational specific issues. Addiction rehabilitation facilities that offer a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can provide a connection of mutual understanding, respect, and support to handle the difficulties in recovery.

Treatment professionals at substance abuse rehabilitation programs 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 unique mental or physical impairments and challenges this subset of client faces while in recovery. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be delivered with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment professionals who are experienced with such 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 need medical intervention not just through safe detox but to determine which medical drugs should be continued or eliminated 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 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities offering this service in Winchester, TN

• Southern Tennessee Medical Center
  931-967-8200 x8333
  185 Hospital Road
  Winchester, TN. 37398
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  

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