Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Hiltons, VA.

Substance abuse rehabilitation programs which provide services to the specific needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered recovery can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel when going to rehab and it offers the peer support from individuals in their stage of life who empathize and understand the unique difficulties they encounter. In age neutral facilities seniors and older adults can sometimes be less likely to participate fully in group sessions with younger clients who don't understand their generational and age related unique issues. Drug and Alcohol treatment centers that offer a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can provide a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and comfort to handle the difficulties in recovery.

Rehabilitation staff at drug and alcohol treatment centers for seniors and older adults are prepared to offer their unique expertise with older clients to resolve generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any specific physical or mental health issues or challenges this subset of client faces while in recovery. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be delivered 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 group and individual counseling sessions.

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

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