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Featured Services
Aging & Disability Resource Center
Make an appointment for free, unbiased, expert information and assistance with your Medicare decisions. 800-432-2080
Adult Protective Services
Adult Protective Services Statewide Intake, toll-free at 866-654-3219.
Aging Network
The Aging Network Division (AND) oversees programs that provide supports and services to older adults across New Mexico
Consumer & Elder Rights
The Consumer and Elder Rights Division offers a variety of Services
Long-Term Care
This program helps residents transition from long-term care facilities back into a community setting.
NewMexi Care
New MexiCare provides financial assistance and training to caregivers who are assisting friends or family members with daily activities due to physical or cognitive limitations.
Office of Indian Elder Affairs
Honor healthy aging among American Indian Elders by supporting culture, traditions and effective approaches that enrich a long life.
Ombudsman Advocacy
Long-Term Care Ombudsman offer an avenue for expressing and resolving concerns.
Volunteer Opportunities
There are several exciting volunteer opportunities throughout the state.
Career Opportunities
Our department strives to provide a competitive, comprehensive compensation package to attract and retain the very best. Come join our team.
NM Generations Magazine
A quarterly magazine from our department and distributed to our constituents from senior centers statewide.
Office of Alzheimer’s & Dementia Road Map Survey
Supporting New Mexicans affected by dementia and promoting brain health across the state. We help individuals, families, and caregivers through education, support systems, and programs that improve access to care and reduce financial stress.
Save the Date! 48th Annual New Mexico Conference on Aging.
This year’s event will take place at the Glorieta Conference Center September 23 and 24 and is presented by the Aging and Long-Term Services Department.
Alzheimer’s Foundation Training
Monthly Interactive Training Webinars Sponsored by the New Mexico Aging & Long-Term Services Department. Trainings are open to professional and family caregivers. CE credits available to social workers and other professions.
Ombudsman
As an Ombudsman, you offer long-term care residents the voice they need at times when they need it most.
Latest News
State seeks public input on draft dementia care plan
SANTA FE – New Mexicans have until June 23 to weigh in on a draft five-year plan designed to improve dementia care, expand family support services and build a more coordinated statewide response to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The New Mexico Aging and...
State warns Medicare scammers target beneficiaries receiving new cards
Officials warn scammers exploit card reissuances to steal information SANTA FE – New Medicare cards are arriving in mailboxes as part of a nationwide reissuance affecting 1.3 million beneficiaries – and state officials are warning residents that scammers routinely...
Aging Department relaunches statewide volunteer program
Department also opens nominations for volunteer awardsSANTA FE – The New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department has relaunched its statewide volunteer program with a new centralized hub connecting New Mexicans to service opportunities — and is now accepting...
Governor signs Medigap bill into law
SANTA FE – On Friday, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 21 into law, expanding consumer protections for older adults in New Mexico. The new law ensures that eligible Medicare supplement insurance (Medigap) beneficiaries ages 65 and older will have a...
Medigap bill passes House, heads to Governor’s desk
SANTA FE – A bill giving more than 70,000 New Mexicans who rely on Medicare supplement insurance to cover out-of-pocket health costs the freedom to change their coverage each year—without risking denial over pre-existing conditions – passed the House late Tuesday and...