Addictions are one of the hardest things to treat, oftentimes if only because those who suffer from an addiction either don’t believe that they have a problem, or if they know that they have a problem, they do not want help with it. If you have ever struggled with an addiction, or have watched someone that you love cope with this, you know how tough this struggle is. It can be defeating, and even the thought that help is possible can seem like an impossibility. It is an insurmountable peak, one that can be too intimidating to even think about climbing.
A new care model is trying to fix this issue. By addressing addiction issues within the emergency room when patients come in for unrelated health problems, doctors and therapists can discover, and more quickly address addictions. For those individuals that might never seek treatment otherwise, this gets their information into their medical records and creates a beginning level treatment plan. There is a lot of responsibility placed upon the person in need and their families, of course, but this gets the ball rolling from a treatment point of view. The hope is that more individuals in need of help will be identified and they will be given the resources that they need.
Addiction treatment is one of the hardest parts of quality senior care.
Identifying individuals in the emergency room that suffer from addiction isn’t an easy process, but doctors and nurses are trained to spot these things. If someone comes through for treatment, there’s a good chance that a professional will be able to spot that they are suffering from something like this. Hopefully, this can help more people.
Is this perfect? Not at all. But it does help individuals to get access to the help that they need. What they choose to do with that help is a different story. Hopefully, this treatment path will help more people than the current model, helping more people to have a higher quality of life.
Addictions can be an even more difficult thing to treat in the senior population. Elderly individuals with an addiction, either to an opioid painkiller, or something else, face a unique problem. They are far more likely to suffer from some other sort of medical problem or disability along with their addiction.
Having an elderly loved one alone is tough. When other issues exist, care can be difficult to find, especially because a specialized type of care or assistance might be needed. Having a senior care service on your side that knows what is needed and has the resources to fulfill those needs is a must if you are concerned about providing the best care possible to the people you love.
Please feel free to contact us if you have questions about senior care. We can schedule a free consultation for you, and get you pointed toward the care that you and your family need in order to give them the great quality care that they deserve. Hopefully, our services will work best for everyone. But if they don’t, then we’ll point you toward the resources that will be best.
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