Aging and Long-Term Services Department is exploring funding opportunities as well as partnerships with other Departments and Agencies to develop a robust falls prevention program in New Mexico. Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for people 65 years of age and older. Every 14 seconds, an older adult is seen in an emergency department for a fall-related injury.

Area Agencies on Aging, State and Older Americans Act Senior Service Providers including Tribal Senior Service Providers, as well as the New Mexico Department of Health and other State Agencies

• Support aging in place-providing services in homes and communities
• Support caregivers
• Combat senior hunger
• Encourage healthy and productive aging
• Build and sustain capabilities to meet emerging needs and challenges

At the heart of the Aging and Long-Term Services Department’s mission is the belief that New Mexico’s older adults and adults with disabilities have the right to remain active participants in their communities, to age with respect and dignity, to be protected from abuse, neglect, and exploitation and to have equal access to health care. The Department is a leader in developing programs and building partnerships that support lifelong independence and healthy aging.

Provide accessible, integrated services to older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers to assist in maintaining their independence, dignity, health, safety, and economic well-being, thereby empowering them to live independently in their own communities as productively as possible.