Seniors or Older Adults - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Great Lakes, IL.

Drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities which cater to the unique needs of seniors and older adults can be more helpful for this client demographic. Senior and older adult centered treatment can be helpful with the initial stigma that seniors may feel when going to rehab and it offers support from others in the same stage of life who understand the unique difficulties they face. In age neutral programs seniors and older adults can at times be less likely to contribute completely in group activities with younger clients who don't understand their age related and generational specific issues. Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation programs that offer a more age relating forum for seniors and older adults can deliver a platform of mutual respect, understanding, and support to address the difficulties in rehab.

Treatment staff at substance abuse treatment facilities for seniors and older adults are there to deliver their unique expertise with older clients to work on generational, age-related and broader substance abuse related issues alike, while also considering any unique mental or physical health issues or challenges this subset of client faces while in rehab. Program materials for seniors and older adults may be delivered with audio or verbal impairments in mind, such as larger type or treatment counselors who are experienced with such 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 treatment many need medical assistance not just through detoxification but to establish which prescriptions should be eliminated or continued as part of their recovery plan and their transition to a healthy lifestyle that will prolong their life.

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