Respite Care in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Three steps
1. Call the county aging agency
Free: (505) 768-2745 (City of Albuquerque / Bernalillo County Area Agency on Aging)
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What respite can cost in Albuquerque
Respite is short-term relief for a family caregiver, not a separate facility class with its own national price survey. The ranges below are derived from published Albuquerque, NM figures for in-home care, adult day, and assisted living. They are planning estimates, not quotes.
- In-home respite: about $31/hour from the local in-home monthly median (44 hrs/week survey standard). Roughly $246 for an 8-hour day, or $1,228 for a 40-hour week.
- Adult day respite: about $222/day (monthly adult-day median ÷ 20 program days), or about $1,110 for a five-day week.
- Facility short-stay (AL slice): about $203/day (local assisted-living monthly ÷ 30), or about $1,421 for a week. Communities often bill a higher short-stay rate; ask before booking.
Method: divide published monthly medians into hourly/daily slices as above. Full notes on our methodology page.
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Providers disclosing respite care
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Providers appear with their government data: CMS star ratings where they exist, license status, capacity, and inspection history. You can sort them yourself. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.
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No providers in Albuquerque, NM currently carry an official respite care service flag.
Respite Care is a service disclosed on other licensed settings, not a separate facility directory. We only list providers when a state source field says so.
Free local help worth saving
Albuquerque has an estimated population of 562,218. About 99,291 residents (18%) are age 65 or older. Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The median household income is $68,317.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- City of Albuquerque / Bernalillo County Area Agency on Aging505-768-2745aging.nm.gov
Metro AAA serving Bernalillo County (Albuquerque). Contact from ALTSD Aging Network Services.
State aging agency - New Mexico Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - New Mexico State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - New Mexico Aging Services1-800-432-2080aging.nm.gov
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centerva.gov
VA Medical Center in Albuquerque.
VA open data - Community Benefit ProgramOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program - Veterans options in Albuquerque
1 licensed VA Community Living Center / State Veterans Home, sourced from VA Access to Care.
VA Aid & Attendance overview →VA open data
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. Official info only. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
We don't have enough local data for Albuquerque, NM yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.
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Trust & methodology
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed respite care providers in Albuquerque, NM are listed with government-sourced data. City median cost not yet published.