Compare Memory Care around Las Cruces (Metro Area)
Info below is compiled from the NM Dept. of Health, senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest to lowest based on our ranking methodology.
| Blue Horizon Boutique Assisted Living & Memory Care | MC AL HOS RC | Las Cruces | 15
Facility
15
NM AVG
68
Rank
#109 / 144 | No |
65
Facility
65
NM AVG
43
Rank
#53 / 207 | 86.7% | Jill Shannon | Blue Horizon Properties, Inc | 8 | 0
Facility
0
NM AVG
4
Rank
#1 / 83 | 2
Facility
2
NM AVG
5.3
Rank
#14 / 83 | 11
Facility
11
NM AVG
30
Rank
#27 / 83 | 1.4
Facility
1.4
NM AVG
2.7
Rank
#24 / 83 |
| Casa Bella Assisted Living | MC AL | Las Cruces | 15
Facility
15
NM AVG
68
Rank
#109 / 144 | No |
18
Facility
18
NM AVG
43
Rank
#153 / 207 | 73.3% | Jill Shannon | Seb Properties, LLC | 13 | 4
Facility
4
NM AVG
4
Rank
#47 / 83 | 2
Facility
2
NM AVG
5.3
Rank
#14 / 83 | 4
Facility
4
NM AVG
30
Rank
#9 / 83 | 0.3
Facility
0.3
NM AVG
2.7
Rank
#3 / 83 |
| The Village at Northrise – Morningside | MC AL | Las Cruces | 100
Facility
100
NM AVG
68
Rank
#38 / 144 | Yes |
25
Facility
25
NM AVG
43
Rank
#142 / 207 | 73.0% | Leah Kight | - | 17 | 8
Facility
8
NM AVG
4
Rank
#75 / 83 | 4
Facility
4
NM AVG
5.3
Rank
#41 / 83 | 8
Facility
8
NM AVG
30
Rank
#20 / 83 | 0.5
Facility
0.5
NM AVG
2.7
Rank
#8 / 83 |
| Haciendas at Grace Village | MC AL | Las Cruces | 18
Facility
18
NM AVG
68
Rank
#104 / 144 | No |
9
Facility
9
NM AVG
43
Rank
#172 / 207 | 50.0% | Jeannette M. Acosta | Haciendas At Grace Village, LLC | 16 | 4
Facility
4
NM AVG
4
Rank
#47 / 83 | 2
Facility
2
NM AVG
5.3
Rank
#14 / 83 | 10
Facility
10
NM AVG
30
Rank
#23 / 83 | 0.6
Facility
0.6
NM AVG
2.7
Rank
#10 / 83 |
| Desert Peaks Assisted Living & Memory Care | MC AL RC | Las Cruces (San Ysidro) | 45
Facility
45
NM AVG
68
Rank
#83 / 144 | No |
0
Facility
0
NM AVG
43
Rank
#186 / 207 | 97.8% | Jana Inkpen | Csl-Las Cruces, LLC | 18 | 5
Facility
5
NM AVG
4
Rank
#60 / 83 | 18
Facility
18
NM AVG
5.3
Rank
#81 / 83 | 73
Facility
73
NM AVG
30
Rank
#77 / 83 | 4.1
Facility
4.1
NM AVG
2.7
Rank
#67 / 83 |
| The Aristocrat Assisted Living Center – Las Cruces | MC AL RC | Las Cruces (Ridgecrest) | - | No |
54
Facility
54
NM AVG
43
Rank
#89 / 207 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Arbors at Vista Living Care | MC HC | Las Cruces | - | No |
29
Facility
29
NM AVG
43
Rank
#135 / 207 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Adobe | MC AL RC | Las Cruces | - | No |
60
Facility
60
NM AVG
43
Rank
#70 / 207 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Aristocrat Assisted Living | MC AL RC | Las Cruces | 63
Facility
63
NM AVG
68
Rank
#70 / 144 | No |
0
Facility
0
NM AVG
43
Rank
#186 / 207 | 69.8% | Jennifer Allred | - | 10 | 3
Facility
3
NM AVG
4
Rank
#40 / 83 | 10
Facility
10
NM AVG
5.3
Rank
#68 / 83 | 45
Facility
45
NM AVG
30
Rank
#66 / 83 | 4.5
Facility
4.5
NM AVG
2.7
Rank
#68 / 83 |
| The Aristocrat Assisted Living Center – Las Cruces | MC AL RC | Las Cruces | - | No |
57
Facility
57
NM AVG
43
Rank
#76 / 207 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northrise Assisted Living | MC AL | Las Cruces | 100
Facility
100
NM AVG
68
Rank
#38 / 144 | Yes |
0
Facility
0
NM AVG
43
Rank
#186 / 207 | - | Michael Slaughter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Casa De Oro Center | MC HOS NH PC RC SNF | Las Cruces | 158
Facility
158
NM AVG
68
Rank
#5 / 144 | Yes |
0
Facility
0
NM AVG
43
Rank
#186 / 207 | 79.7% | Mary Snyder | - | 10 | 5
Facility
5
NM AVG
4
Rank
#60 / 83 | 10
Facility
10
NM AVG
5.3
Rank
#68 / 83 | 103
Facility
103
NM AVG
30
Rank
#81 / 83 | 10.3
Facility
10.3
NM AVG
2.7
Rank
#82 / 83 |
| Northrise Wellness & Rehabilitation | MC AL NH SNF | Las Cruces | 31
Facility
31
NM AVG
68
Rank
#93 / 144 | Yes |
0
Facility
0
NM AVG
43
Rank
#186 / 207 | - | Michael Slaughter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Northrise Assisted Living is at 2880 N Roadrunner Parkway in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It’s a 100-bed community, and it offers both assisted living and memory care in the same building. Northrise Assisted Living LLC runs the facility. Michael Slaughter is the administrator. You’ll need a car to get around this area. The Walk Score here is 0, which means most errands and appointments call for a drive, not a walk.
A doctor is on staff. Nursing services and 24-hour staffing are part of daily life here too. The community also offers rehabilitation services and respite care. That respite option matters for families: it gives a caregiver a short break, or gives a resident a place to recover after a hospital stay. Memory care is offered right alongside standard assisted living, so residents don’t have to pack up and move somewhere new if their care needs change.
Residents can choose a private or a semi-private apartment. There are shared common areas and lounges too, good spots for daily life or for visiting family. A few things are handled right on-site: laundry, regular housekeeping, a beauty salon and barber, and delivery of prescriptions. Family members who are visiting can stay in the guest accommodations. Pets are welcome at Northrise as well.
This is a community built around steady, hands-on support. The staffing is round-the-clock, and memory care is part of the package. That combination fits residents whose care needs may grow over time.
Overview of Casa De Oro Center
Owned by Geetanjali Dodson, Casa De Oro Center is a 158-bed SNF in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It’s set on Lujan Hill Road. requiring a car for almost all errands and appointments. Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted to offer families multiple routes to cover short-term rehabilitation and ongoing nursing care. The facility runs at 80 percent occupancy, averaging a resident stay of 143 days, indicating a mix of short-term rehabilitation and longer-term placement.
Casa De Oro Center gears toward post-acute care, with orthopedic rehabilitation as a specialty, plus respite services and comprehensive short-stay programming. Daily nursing support averages 4 hours 1 minute per resident, with registered nurses, nurse aides, and licensed practical nurses supplying 24/7 care. Specialized programs span IV therapy, total parenteral nutrition support, colostomy care, and pain management, along with pet therapy and discharge planning services. Memory support exists for occupants with cognitive decline. Everyday life is anchored by on-site amenities, including a beauty salon and barber services, a café with flexible dining options and in-room meals, activity programming with cultural and religious events, and comfortable common areas. Residents can have pets, and the smoke-free home has housekeeping and laundry services.
State inspections have flagged issues in medication management and documentation, resident supervision and safety protocols, and incident reporting and staff communication. When touring the home, families can ask how these areas are managed in daily operations and what safety and medication safeguards are implemented.
At 2884 North Roadrunner Parkway in Las Cruces, Northrise Wellness & Rehabilitation runs as a 31-bed nursing home that also covers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing under one roof. Michael Slaughter administers the community.
The clinical picture is fairly detailed here. Residents get 1 hour and 19 minutes of registered nurse time per day, 1 hour and 50 minutes of LPN care, and 3 hours and 3 minutes with a nurse aide, on top of a doctor on staff and around-the-clock staffing. Rehabilitation services and respite care round out the clinical side, so families weighing a short recovery stay against something longer-term have both options in the same building.
Day to day, residents have private or semi-private apartments, common areas and lounges for visiting, and a beauty salon and barber service on-site. Guest accommodations make overnight family visits easier, and pets are welcome, which matters for residents moving from a home where a dog or cat was part of daily life.
Between the nursing hours, the doctor on staff, and the mix of care types offered, Northrise reads as a facility built for residents who need consistent clinical attention rather than a lighter-touch residential setting.
Ranking Methodology
How we rank these memory care communities
Every community above is evaluated across six weighted categories using public data including state inspection records, review platforms, BBB profiles, and operator-published materials.
Weighting overview
- 35%Resident Experience
- 25%Regulatory
- 15%Visual Media
- 10%Website
- 10%Stability
- 5%Environment
01
Resident & Family Experience 35%
The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.
- Includes
- Review Sentiment
- Review Volume
02
Regulatory & Safety Record 25%
State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.
- Includes
- State Inspections
- Citations/Inspection
- % Inspections w/ Citations
- Complaint Visits
- Accreditations
- BBB Rating
03
Visual Media & Transparency 15%
Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.
- Includes
- Video Tours
- Virtual Walkthroughs
- Photo Quantity
- Photo Quality
04
Website & Operator Transparency 10%
Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.
- Includes
- Website Content
- Mobile Usability
- Staff Info Available
- Owner Info Available
05
Community Stability 10%
Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.
- Includes
- Occupancy Rate
- Bed Options
06
Environment & Pricing 5%
Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.
- Includes
- Walk Score
- Pricing Transparency
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Frequently Asked Questions about Memory Care in Las Cruces, NM
What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in New Mexico?
Assisted living in New Mexico supports residents with daily activities (bathing, dressing, medication management) while preserving independence. Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and adds 24/7 secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and structured routines designed to reduce confusion and wandering.
Does New Mexico Medicaid cover memory care?
New Mexico Medicaid does not directly pay room-and-board for memory care, but most states (including New Mexico) offer Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that can offset the cost of care services delivered inside a licensed community. Eligibility, waitlists, and covered services vary — check directly with the state Medicaid agency.
What is memory care?
Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, with secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and routines built to reduce confusion and wandering.
How many memory care communities are listed on this page?
This page features 13 memory care communities in Las Cruces, NM. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.
How do I choose the right memory care community in Las Cruces, NM?
Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in Las Cruces, NM, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.
What should I look for when visiting memory care communities in Las Cruces, NM?
Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.
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