Senior rehabs are designed to meet the needs of older and elderly rehabilitation clients. Drug use among old individuals along with the elderly is a significant concern, especially as "baby boomers" reach their 50s and 60s. The time period which these individuals come from experienced rampant recreational drug use, and for some this persisted to their senior years. As people age, the negative results associated with alcohol and drug abuse become magnified because older adults have an increased sensitivity to alcohol and drugs. There is also the fact that many seniors take some kind of medical drug for an ailment, and when these prescriptions medication is abused or mixed with alcohol or any other illegal drugs, it could be a harmful and lethal concoction. So it is very important help provide a means for seniors and older adults to get help for any kind of drug abuse issue before severe consequences result. Senior facilities offer older adults the ability to live their golden years drug and alcohol free, to enable them to enjoy this important time in their life and not have to cope with the stresses caused by a lifetime of drug abuse.