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Community Information
Ponce de Leon is an assisted living facility in Santa Fe, NM. Ponce de Leon offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and Ponce de Leon offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so Ponce de Leon provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help. Ponce de Leon is operated by Brookdale.
Unique Features
* Beautiful fountain/garden in middle - feels like oasis
* Complete activity program
* Drama group
* Bridge
* Book club
* Well-traveled and educated residents
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 55 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on Staff24-Hour Awake Staff
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care 25% Medium Care 50% Heavy Care 25% Ponce de Leon prefers that residents need: light care, medium care, heavy care
Additional Services
Diabetic Care
This community can administer insulin injections and blood sugar tests, although it is not necessarily able to offer sliding scale therapy.
Incontinence Care
Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves. This staff at this community can remind incontinent residents to use the restroom. This community can care for residents with bowel incontinence. This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide a 2 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
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Transportation
Resident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationSmoking
Allowed OutdoorsAdditional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OnsiteDevotional Services OffsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasOther Services
Hospice AvailableRespite OfferedMeals
Meals ProvidedActivities Provided
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Average Room Pricing at Ponce de Leon
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 3530.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 4125.00 Monthly Semi-Private 0.00 Monthly 2 Bedrooms 5295.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at Ponce de Leon
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee 2500.00 One-time Respite Fee 150.00 Daily Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee 2020.00 Monthly Medium Care Needs Fee 1040.00 Monthly Low Care Needs Fee 555.00 Monthly 2nd Person Fee 650.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for care
Commercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
Nearby Communities
If Ponce de Leon isn't quite what you're looking for, take a look at a few other nearby communities that might be a better match.
Nearby Cities
| City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe | 0 miles | 3 | $3,670 |
| Albuquerque | 48 miles | 13 | $3,320 |
| Rio Rancho | 49 miles | 2 | $3,200 |
| Taos | 55 miles | 1 | N/A |
General Pricing Information for Santa Fe Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $2,800 | $3,665 | $4,550 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $3,100 | $4,215 | $5,295 |
| Semi-Private | $2,450 | $2,450 | $2,450 |
| Studio | $2,600 | $3,250 | $4,075 |
Community Reviews
Good fit at the time
reviewed on: 08/07/2013 by AnonymousWe had been scouting around for a community then Ponce de Leon was recommended by A Place for Mom. When we visited the community it seemed like a good fit for our situation at the time. There were... Read the full review.
the staff in general is fantastic
reviewed on: 10/21/2015 by AnonymousAt Brookdale Santa Fe one thing they can improve is the smell in the hallways. They smell like urine. I know they do try their best to keep everything clean. Everything is great though other than... Read the full review.
An Early Estimation
reviewed on: 10/24/2013 by Pat HarrellMy father has only "lived" in this facility for a couple of weeks so I reserve my complete review until he has settled in longer. Without exception, however, our experience with the staff (from... Read the full review.
apparently changing management
reviewed on: 09/02/2015 by AnonymousFormerly Ponce de Leon is now Brookdale. They are apparently changing management here. With this dad has seen the meals change dramatically in a negative way. I also have not been able to get a... Read the full review.
We started looking two years ago and ...
reviewed on: 06/06/2013 by No Name GivenWe started looking two years ago and Ponce de Leon recently called us when they had a special on a few rooms and it just happened to be the right time and the right price. Our A Place For Mom... Read the full review.
