Vive Bien/Live Well Community Partners

Mission: To advance inclusivity, diversity, and equity throughout the Health Sciences and New Mexico through capacity building & sustainable programs and collaborations.

The UNM Health Sciences Center is New Mexico's only academic medical center delivering advances clinical care, training and educating the state's next generation of health care professionals, and advancing medical research. Our clinical delivery system serves diverse and often underserved communities across the entire state, operating a network of hospitals, specialty clinics, and research centers. The UNM health Sciences Center is nationally recognized for its commitment to health equity, innovation, and public service, consistently leading initiatives that improve care access and outcomes for New Mexicans.

Mission: To ensure that New Mexicans attain their hightest level of health by providing whole-person, cost-effective, accessible and high-quality health care and safety-net services.

The New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA) is dedicated to improving the health of all New Mexicans by building an integrated, accessible, and equitable healthcare system. HCA works across sectors to expand access to care, reduce health disparities, and strengthen the quality and efficiency of services for individuals and communities. The agency partners with healthcare providers, institutions, and public health organizations to advance statewide goals in preventative care, population health, and rural health equity.

Mission: To enhance the quality of life for all as we age. To champion social change and deliver value through advocacy, information, and service at the national and state level.

Vision: A society in which all people live with dignity and purpose and fulfill their goals and dreams.​​

Mission: To enhance community services for seniors, focusing on food insecurity, nutrition, transportation and health promotion for individuals aged 60 and older. We aim to offer social and cultural experiences to seniors residing in Bernalillo County through programs that are available at no cost.

Programs & Activities

• Bingo

• Arts and crafts

• Exercise classes

• Field trips

• Dances

• Food pantries

Senior Center Sites

• Raymond G. Sanchez

• Paradise Hills

• South Valley

• Whispering Pines

• Rio Bravo

Mission: To put faith in action to improve the lives of those in need. We provide services to promote self-sufficiency, strengthen families, fight poverty, and build community. As the local 501(c)(3) affiliate of Catholic Charities USA, we remain dedicated to finding solutions to some of the most pressing social challenges individuals, children, and families face regardless of race, religion, color, country of origin, disabilities, gender, age or sexual orientation.

We are proud to offer our senior services program, designed to assist seniors facing limited transportation options, isolation, and food insecurity. Free transportation services are available to individuals aged 60 and above, serving most of the ABQ and Rio Rancho metro areas.

Mission: To support older adults' mental health and reduce their feelings of loneliness and isolation. we achieve this by facilitating curated weekly video visits between each older adult and two-to-three college-aged students. All older adults, including those living with cognitive decline, are welcome to participate in our video calls. Our objective is to create lasting intergenerational relationships that change lives for the better.





Mission: Delivering healthy meals and friendship - neighbor to neighbor

Eligibility: Anyone, of any age, for any reason

Services: Home-delivered meals that are freshly prepared daily in New Mexico. We offer face-to-face deliveries within Albuquerque, Corrales, Rio Rancho, the Town of Bernalillo, and Placitas areas. For clients residing in other areas of the state, we offer weekly frozen meal delivery directly to your door through overnight shipping.

Our meals are medically tailored and can be texturized to meet your needs. Eligible clients on the program can receive a free daily newspaper, monthly pet food, hygiene items, shelf stable groceries, and more.

Mission: To 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 long and productively as possible.

Mission: To enhance and promote family and professional direct care workers, supporting their professional development and advancing issues of importance to the field of long-term and direct care.

We began in 2009 as a result of Listening Sessions held throughout the state. We continue to host those Listening Sessions today to validate our mission and to better understand those we serve.

We deliver the programs we do in order to better serve those who are elderly and those with disabilities.

Mission: To empower older adults in New Mexico through meaningful opportunities in work, volunteering, and lifelong learning. Through our Elder Connection Center (ECC), we host events, workshops, and learning experiences that build skills, foster connection, and promote purpose. Our mission is to keep older adults engaged, visible, and empowered in their communities.





Mission: To provide critically needed advocacy and legal representation to residents sixty years of age and older in order to uphold their rights, maximize their autonomy and ensure that they receive the benefits to which they are entitled.

Free Legal Services:

• Healthcare insurance disputes

• Public benefits (Social Security, SSI, SNAP, LIHEAP)

• Housing/Foreclosure defense

• Long-term care Medicaid

• Medical debt

• Advance directives

• Consumer disputes

Mission: Teeniors are tech-savvy teens & young adults who help seniors (or any-aged person) learn technology through one-on-one, personalized coaching. Whether it's a smartphone, computer, or software, our goal is to empower you - to connect with your loved ones, engage with your community, and the world, through technology - while providing paid, meaningful jobs for youth in NM. You can work with us in-person in New Mexico or online across the globe.

Services:

• Group events

• Private sessions

• Classes & Workshops

Mission: To lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support

Current Programs: Support Groups, Educational Programs, Workshops, helpline, Online Support and Education Tools. Strong focus on diversity.

BlueCross BlueShield of NM is committed to expanding access to quality, affordable health care for people at every stage of life

Programs & Services for Seniors:

• Blue Door Neighborhood Center (South Valley): No-cost fitness, cooking, and health education classes

• Dual Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) Support: Care coordination, outreach, dietitian consultations, appointment reminders, transportation assistance and community resources

• Community Events: Care Van® health screenings, provider assistance and resource referrals

• Community Health Workers: Food assistance, medically tailored meals, housing support and connections to local resources

Molina Healthcare serves the diverse needs of limited-income individuals across the United States through government-funded programs including Medicaid and Medicare.

Molina NM Medicaid Dual Special Needs Program Benefits:

• $0 monthly premium and medical co-pays

• Dental, vision, and hearing benefits

• OTC items

• Groceries, meals, and transportation

• Traditional and holistic healing

Presbyterian exists to ensure all of the patients, members, and communities we serve can achieve their best health.

Services:

• PRESNow locations

• Virtual video visit options

• PresRN Nurse Advice Line

• Healthy solutions disease management

• Care coordination

• Presbyterian Health Plan Place

• Presbyterian Senior Connection

• Caregiver support

• Community Health Resource Center

• Presbyterian Food Farmacy

UnitedHealthcare offers a full range of health benefits, enabling affordable coverage, simplifying the health care experience and delivering access to high-quality care.

Services in New Mexico:

• Care coordination for PH and BH members

• Assistance to specialty populations

• DSNP, Justice, TBI, Homeless, Native American