About
Senior Recovery Program

At Senior Recovery Program, we believe whole-heartedly that a person's Golden Years are worth recovering. We've seen inspiring transformations, thousands of times, among those struggling with alcoholism or chemical dependency problems seemingly too late in life for change.

We've found, with the proper care and adjustments to traditional 12-step programs, the false adages and myths related to addiction among older adults can be soundly overcome. Hope and happiness need not be exclusive realms of the young.

Senior Recovery Program is the first provider of these services in the nation (since 1972). It is the only alcohol and chemical dependency program exclusively for seniors in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota that conform to the landmark federal treatment protocols for "Substance Abuse Among Older Adults," first published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 1998.

These protocols incorporate carefully-designed approaches of intervention, counseling, home visits and peer support to meet the unique needs of seniors experiencing life-threatening substance abuse problems.

Critical needs addressed by the Senior Recovery Program include recognizing generational differences (in terms of culture, values, drug use patterns, etc.), and common health or other medical issues of the elderly that may be taken into consideration. In addition, its programs recognize the devastating isolation that often derives from the loss of a supportive extended family, friends, an diminished abilities to transport themselves.

Senior Recovery Program provides a holistic continuum of care for elderly substance abusers. Recovering seniors may participate in one or more specialized program areas including:

Treatment, AA Meetings, Al anon Meetings, Home Visits, Social Service Referrals, Social Activities and More.

Senior Recovery Program staff often work closely with family members of participants to provide help in the areas of counseling, education, and referral to social services. Its programs are not gender specific and encourages participation among members of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Senior Recovery Program's mission offers older adults the opportunity to reclaim happy, productive lives through supported sobriety.

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Because the Golden Years
are Worth Recovering.

Senior Recovery Program
253 State St | St. Paul MN, 55107 | (651) 773-0473
info@senior-recovery.org