Assisted Living in Las Cruces, NM
Las Cruces has 17 state-licensed assisted living communities: 12 larger communities and 5 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in New Mexico is $5,950 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Las Cruces
Both are licensed by New Mexico as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. New Mexico words these licenses as “Assisted Living Facility” (17).
All 17 licensed assisted living communities in Las Cruces
Every assisted living community New Mexico licenses in Las Cruces, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
17 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Village At Northrise-Morningside2880 Roadrunner Pkwy | Large100 residents | No price or estimate |
| The Aristocrat Assisted Living2969 Claude Dove Dr | Large63 residents | No price or estimate |
| Desert Peaks Assisted Living and Memory Care5525 Cottonbloom Ct | Mid-size45 residents | No price or estimate |
| Las Cruces Village Assisted Living3035 Terrace Dr | Mid-size42 residents | No price or estimate |
| Aristocrat Operating Company II1111 E Mountain Ave | Mid-size41 residents | No price or estimate |
| La Posada Assisted Living299 Montana Ave | Mid-size30 residents | No price or estimate |
| Arbors Of Del Rey3731 Del Rey Blvd | Mid-size28 residents | No price or estimate |
| The Village At Northrise – Desert Willow II2884 Roadrunner Pkwy | Mid-size24 residents | No price or estimate |
| Haciendas At Grace Village Unit A2802 Corte Dios | Mid-size18 residents | No price or estimate |
| Haciendas At Grace Village Unit B2802 Corte Dios | Mid-size18 residents | No price or estimate |
| Haciendas At Grace Village Unit C2802 Corte Dios | Mid-size18 residents | No price or estimate |
| Haciendas At Grace Village Unit D2802 Corte Dios | Mid-size18 residents | No price or estimate |
| Blue Horizon Boutique Assisted Living & Memory Care2707 Spitz Ave bldg a | Small home15 residents | No price or estimate |
| Casa Bella Residential Care Facility2919 Spitz St | Small home15 residents | No price or estimate |
| The Heritage Assisted Living866 Lettuce Ln | Small home15 residents | No price or estimate |
| The Heritage Assisted Living 1846 Lettuce Ln | Small home12 residents | No price or estimate |
| Evershine Care Assisted Living1213 Juniper Ave | Small home6 residents | No price or estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Las Cruces?
The median cost of assisted living in New Mexico is $5,950 a month ($71,400 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in New Mexico, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Las Cruces tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Las Cruces community’s license
New Mexico publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: hca.nm.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Las Cruces assisted living questions
New Mexico licenses 17 assisted living communities in Las Cruces as of November 2026: 12 larger communities and 5 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 508 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in New Mexico is $5,950 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. New Mexico's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
New Mexico publishes its licensing records at hca.nm.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.