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New Mexico State Veterans' Home — Care Charged on Ability to Pay

Long-term care at Truth or Consequences for honourably discharged veterans with 90 days or more of service, their spouses and Gold Star parents. The maintenance charge is set from the resident's income and resources rather than from a rate card.

Verified August 22, 2026

What this benefit is

Long-term care at Truth or Consequences for honourably discharged veterans with 90 days or more of service, their spouses and Gold Star parents. The maintenance charge is set from the resident's income and resources rather than from a rate card.

What it's worth: Long-term care, charged on income and resources

  • There is no published daily rate to quote. The home sets a maintenance charge from the resident's income and resources and writes it into a payment contract.
  • For a resident on Medicaid, the home states the maintenance fee is the same as the Medical Care Credit.

Who is entitled to it

  • The home admits veterans and their spouses, and Gold Star parents.
  • The veteran was honourably discharged.
  • Your home is in New Mexico.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Apply to the home directly. It is operated by the Department of Health, and the admissions coordinator sits there rather than at the veterans agency.
  2. 2Confirm the service test: an honourable discharge and 90 days or more of service. A reserve component member may qualify where the legal residence requirements are met.
  3. 3Expect an ability-to-pay assessment. The home writes a payment contract from the resident's income and resources, so gather income and asset documents before applying.
  4. 4Do not rule yourself out on residence. Preference goes to New Mexico residents when a waiting list exists, but the home takes applications from any veteran.
Form
Admission application to the home
File with
New Mexico State Veterans' Home, 992 South Broadway, Truth or Consequences — (575) 894-4200; admissions (505) 637-1723
Documents you will need
dd214
Periodic recertification
Confirmed at intervals rather than annually.
CorrectionThe home is run by the Department of Health, not by the veterans agency. Directing an admission application to the wrong department is the commonest delay reported to us for this kind of record.
Worth knowingResidence is a queue position, not a bar: preference goes to residents when there is a waiting list, and every veteran may still apply.

Sources

Why only one source type: The operating department's own facility page carries the service and discharge tests, the spouse and Gold Star parent routes, the residency-preference rule and the ability-to-pay charging basis. The enabling statute has not been read this session, so no NMSA section is cited as authority.

This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.