Assisted Living in Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe has 12 state-licensed assisted living communities: 9 larger communities and 3 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 Santa Fe
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” (12).
All 12 licensed assisted living communities in Santa Fe
Every assisted living community New Mexico licenses in Santa Fe, 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.
12 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston Residence Of Santa Fe2400 Legacy Ct | Large105 residents | No price or estimate |
| MorningStar Assisted Living and Memory Care of Santa Fe2041 S Pacheco St | Large103 residents | No price or estimate |
| Las Soleras Senior Living5011 Las Soleras Dr | Large86 residents | No price or estimate |
| The Legacy at Santa Fe3 Avenida Aldea | Large86 residents | No price or estimate |
| The Montecito Santa Fe Memory Care Community450 Rodeo Rd | Large80 residents | No price or estimate |
| Brookdale Santa Fe640 Alta Vista St | Large76 residents | No price or estimate |
| The Montecito Santa Fe500 Rodeo Rd | Large52 residents | No price or estimate |
| El Castillo Retirement Residences250 E Alameda St | Mid-size26 residents | No price or estimate |
| Sierra Vista Retirement Community402 Rodeo Rd | Mid-size24 residents | No price or estimate |
| Bee Hive Homes of Santa Fe3838 Thomas Rd | Small home15 residents | No price or estimate |
| Vista Hermosa2929 Cll Vera Cruz | Small home14 residents | No price or estimate |
| El Castillo Memory Center239 E De Vargas St | Small home11 residents | No price or estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Santa Fe?
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 Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe 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.
Santa Fe assisted living questions
New Mexico licenses 12 assisted living communities in Santa Fe as of November 2026: 9 larger communities and 3 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 678 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.