Assisted living is a home of your own with a helping hand close by. Residents keep their independence and routines, with support for everyday tasks like bathing, dressing and medications, plus shared meals and a friendly community.
Complete guide to assisted livingMemory care is a safe, calm place for people living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. Specially trained staff, familiar daily rhythms and thoughtful activities help each person feel secure and still be themselves.
Complete guide to memory careIndependent living is for older adults who are doing well on their own and want life to feel a little easier. No more home upkeep, just time for friends, hobbies and neighbors right down the hall.
Complete guide to independent livingHome care brings a caring, trained helper to your loved one’s own front door. From companionship to help with meals, errands and personal care, it lets them stay in the place they know best.
Complete guide to home careNursing homes offer round-the-clock nursing and personal care for people with serious health needs. They can also be a place to rest and regain strength after a hospital stay.
Complete guide to nursing homesSenior living is the big umbrella for every kind of housing and care for older adults, from active 55+ communities to memory care. It’s a good place to start when you’re still working out what fits.
Complete guide to senior livingSenior apartments are age-friendly rental homes, often for people 55 and over, built with comfort and accessibility in mind. They suit older adults who live independently and enjoy having peers nearby.
Complete guide to senior apartmentsCare homes are small, family-style houses where a few residents share a real home with caregivers on hand day and night. They offer close, personal attention in a quieter setting.
Complete guide to care homesAssisted living is a home of your own with a helping hand close by. Residents keep their independence and routines, with support for everyday tasks like bathing, dressing and medications, plus shared meals and a friendly community.
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Memory care is a safe, calm place for people living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. Specially trained staff, familiar daily rhythms and thoughtful activities help each person feel secure and still be themselves.
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Independent living is for older adults who are doing well on their own and want life to feel a little easier. No more home upkeep, just time for friends, hobbies and neighbors right down the hall.
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Home care brings a caring, trained helper to your loved one’s own front door. From companionship to help with meals, errands and personal care, it lets them stay in the place they know best.
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Nursing homes offer round-the-clock nursing and personal care for people with serious health needs. They can also be a place to rest and regain strength after a hospital stay.
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Senior living is the big umbrella for every kind of housing and care for older adults, from active 55+ communities to memory care. It’s a good place to start when you’re still working out what fits.
Complete guide to senior livingFeatured Cities for Senior Living
Senior apartments are age-friendly rental homes, often for people 55 and over, built with comfort and accessibility in mind. They suit older adults who live independently and enjoy having peers nearby.
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Care homes are small, family-style houses where a few residents share a real home with caregivers on hand day and night. They offer close, personal attention in a quieter setting.
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16 small licensed residential care homes (board and care, adult family and personal care homes).
Nearby
Counting neighboring towns, there are 17 care homes within 25 miles of the center of Albuquerque, 1 more than in Albuquerque itself. Distances are straight-line miles.
4014 St Andrews Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Within 25 miles, closest first
Local overview
Albuquerque has 16 care homes in our directory, drawn from New Mexico Health Care Authority - Assisted Living Facilities (archived official listing, Wayback Machine captures Oct 15-17, 2025) records. No single ZIP code dominates: the care homes are spread across 8 ZIP codes, and the busiest, 87109, has 3. 10 of the 16 that report their size have 5 or 6 residents.1
Licensing and oversight
Paying for care
Programs that can help, by name. Eligibility rules are set by each program, so confirm with the agency before you plan around one.
Local resources
Official agencies and nonprofit helplines, with phone numbers and links taken from their own directories.
Area Agency on Aging
Aging services for Bernalillo County9
The Eldercare Locator connects you with the Area Agency on Aging that serves Bernalillo County.
WebsiteLong-term care ombudsman
New Mexico Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program10
Free, independent advocate for residents of care facilities.
WebsiteReport abuse or neglect
New Mexico Adult Protective Services
Adult Protective Services takes reports about adults at risk.
WebsiteMedicare counseling (SHIP)
New Mexico ADRC – State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)8
WebsiteVeterans benefits
New Mexico Department of Veterans Services7
WebsiteMedicaid
New Mexico Medicaid agency3
WebsiteQuestions families ask
WeFoundCare lists 16 care homes in Albuquerque, NM, from public licensing and certification records. Within 25 miles of the center of Albuquerque there are 17.
16 of the 16 care homes report licensed capacity, for a combined 71 residents. The Census Bureau estimates 99,291 adults age 65 and older live in Albuquerque.
87109 (3), 87114 (3), 87111 (3). In all, 8 ZIP codes in Albuquerque have at least one.
Nearby cities with listings include Rio Rancho (1, 12.8 mi).
Guides
Other types of care
Methodology
How the figures on this page are built. Each number links to its source below.