Las Cruces, NM has 6 licensed nursing homes listed on ElderCareCosts. The median estimated cost is $8,618/mo. That's below the New Mexico state median by about 6%.
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Median monthly price, Las Cruces
$8,618/mo
Estimated range $8,197 – $10,042
● Las Cruces $8,618 ○ National median $10,205
2025 figures
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Home care in Las Cruces runs about $28 an hour. Here is what common schedules cost a month:
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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.
Here is what different monthly budgets cover in Las Cruces.
The typical licensed nursing homes provider in Las Cruces has 84 beds. They range from 31 to 158.
On the most recent inspection on file, federal inspectors recorded an average of 58.2 findings per provider here, above the New Mexico average of 37.1.
0 of the 6 nursing homes here with a current CMS rating hold four or five stars, 0% against 36% across New Mexico.
Las Cruces, in Doña Ana County, has about 114,197 residents. About 18,616 of them (16%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $55,422.
Source: US Census BureauArea Agency on Aging serving this city.
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
Multi-Specialty Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Las Cruces.
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
National helplines, including the Eldercare Locator and 211, are listed on paying for care.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. How Aid & Attendance works →
Las Cruces's median nursing home cost is about 6% lower than the New Mexico state median.
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