/tags/new-mexico-aging-and-long-term-services-department New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department en-US Copyright Wed, 24 Sep 2025 01:12:25 GMT /New-Mexico-NM-Department-of-Health-DOH-fall-deaths-leading-cause-report- Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths of older New Mexicans, according to a Department of Health report released Tuesday. The new report looked at data from 2019 to 2023, and found although mortality from falls decreased by 41% during that time, from 347 deaths to 213, hospitalizations increased. Wed, 24 Sep 2025 01:12:25 GMT /New-Mexico-NM-Department-of-Health-DOH-fall-deaths-leading-cause-report- Daniel Montaño /local-news/2025-03-11/pilot-program-help-family-relatives-children An estimated 40,000 New Mexico children were raised by grandparents or a relative besides their parents in 2024, according to the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department. A bill in the legislature would create a pilot program to assist these kinship caregivers. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:41:02 GMT /local-news/2025-03-11/pilot-program-help-family-relatives-children Jeanette DeDios