Seniors or Older Adults - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Eastman, GA.

Substance abuse treatment facilities which cater to the specific and unique needs of seniors and older adults may be more beneficial for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered recovery services can help with the initial stigma that these clients feel they may experience when entering treatment and it offers support from others in the same stage of life who empathize and understand the unique difficulties they face. In mixed age facilities seniors and older adults can sometimes be less willing to participate completely in group activities with the younger age group who don't understand their generational and age related unique issues. Substance abuse treatment facilities which provide a more age appropriate forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and solace to work through the challenges to recovery.

Treatment staff at substance abuse treatment facilities for seniors and older adults are there 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 unique physical or mental impairments and challenges this demographic 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 professionals 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 prone to the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol, and as part of recovery many require 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 clean and sober lifestyle that will prolong their life.

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers offering this service in Eastman, GA

• Community Mental Health Center
  478-448-1040
  621 Plaza Avenue
  Eastman, GA. 31023
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Seniors or Older Adults
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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