Resource Links
Archives: Resource Links
MedicarePlans.com
MedicarePlans.com provides easy-to-understand healthcare information through educational programs, interactive resources, and functional tools. It is their goal to guide seniors through all of the available Medicare plan options and provide a list of helpful community organizations.
AssistedLiving.org
AssistedLiving.org gathered data for over 20,000 assisted living communities serving seniors across the U.S., and nearly 100 statewide. Here is a dedicated section that provides extremely well-detailed and thorough information for families and senior citizens in New Mexico
Senior Care Centers: New Mexico
New Mexico senior guide offers healthcare comparisons, senior care options and other vital statistics for seniors in New Mexico.
MemoryCare.com
As Alzheimer’s disease continues to become a growing concern in New Mexico, more and more people are in need of reliable memory care facilities. This guide will cover the cost of memory care in New Mexico, financial assistance options for paying for memory care, free memory care resources in the state, and a directory of memory care facilities in New Mexico.
Vision Center
Vision Center provides medically accurate content for all things vision. Learn about eye conditions and vision correction practices.
New Mouth – DENTAL CARE BASICS FOR SENIORS (65+)
After the age of 65, new oral challenges are introduced as the body continues to age. Common conditions that affect seniors include dry mouth, oral cancer, root decay, and gum diseases. When a senior loses all or some of their natural teeth from tooth decay, gum disease, or an injury, dentures are placed to restore some chewing function and aesthetics.
Caring.com – Assisted Living in New Mexico
New Mexico is home to a rapidly growing number of senior citizens, with adults over 65 making up an estimated 17 percent of the population. Families looking for assisted living in New Mexico (NM) have a wide array of communities to choose from. Assisted living communities in New Mexico were formally referred to as adult residential care facilities by the state. As of 2018, the correct technical term for these communities within the state was assisted living facilities (ALFs).
Stress-Busting Program for Family Caregivers
We know caregiving can be stressful. This program for family caregivers of a loved one with a chronic illness, will provide education and support, teach stress management techniques and help caregivers develop coping strategies.
Hospice New Mexico
Hospice Caregivers information, referrals and resource materials. A website with insurance options for New Mexicans.
National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals
National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals is a coalition of organizations and individuals committed to strengthening the quality of human service support by strengthening the direct support workforce. The group has representatives from the fields of mental health, developmental disabilities, child welfare, education, and many others in the human services community.
