Senior Living in Four Hills, Albuquerque, NM

Foothill views and a smaller house on Wenonah Avenue

Four Hills sits in the southeast foothills of Albuquerque, where the city meets the mountains. BeeHive Homes of Four Hills brings senior living to a home on a quiet street here, with a large living room, a long dining table, and larger rooms for couples. It is built for someone who values privacy but could use a little help with the day.

Your parent may have lived in the same house for forty years and still insist on sweeping the walk. Or the house may simply have gotten bigger than the life inside it. Either way, walking through a smaller home can make the next step easier to picture.

Call (505) 221-6400 to schedule a tour or request more information.

The everyday basics

Room, meals, and chores are built into life at our Four Hills home:

• Private bedroom and bathroom. Every bedroom here comes with its own attached bath. Ask whether a larger couple room is open.
• Food made in the house. Home-cooked meals are prepared daily in our kitchen.
• Laundry and cleaning. Housekeeping and laundry come with the room.
• Caregivers on every shift. Our caregivers work every shift, overnight included.

Bring your questions about furniture, photographs, and keepsakes. A favorite chair from home can make a new room feel settled much sooner. Measure the pieces your parent loves most, and we can help you decide what fits. Ask how often linens are changed and when laundry is done.

A big living room and a shared table

The living room is the heart of this house. It is a large space with a painted landscape on the wall, wood furniture, and room for several conversations at once. On quieter days, a resident can read there or step back to a private room. Visiting relatives can join in too, whether for a card game or just an hour of talk. Ask to sit in on a conversation for a few minutes during your tour.

Meals are served at one long dining table beneath a row of arched windows, so everyone can sit down together. The kitchen prepares food fresh each day, and mealtimes give the house its rhythm.

People who remember the same songs

Mention Patsy Cline, and someone across the table may start humming. Bring up the price of a first car or a Saturday at the drive-in, and the stories start. Grandsons call and caregivers help, but that kind of easy recognition comes from a peer. It tends to grow over many shared meals.

For an idea of what a week includes, see our senior activities page. The team can tell you what is planned for the month of your visit.

If your parent spent weekends on the Four Hills golf course or walking the foothill trails, share that. Caregivers can use those interests to start conversations, pick a puzzle, or plan an afternoon outside when the weather is kind.

Meals your parent will recognize

Tell us what your parent has cooked for decades. Posole at Christmas, biscochitos in December, or a plain grilled cheese on Fridays are all worth mentioning. Some residents like coffee early and the paper before anyone else is awake. Others need a slow start. Tell us which kind of morning your parent prefers. Share foods to skip as well, along with any diet a doctor has set.

Help with daily routines

Daily help covers bathing, getting dressed, and the tasks listed in our daily living guide for Four Hills. Bring a short list of what has become difficult so we can talk about each item.

Memory care is available at this home as well. Ask our team to explain how it differs from assisted living here.

After a hospital stay, some people need a few weeks of help before they are ready to go home. Respite care offers that kind of short stay, and it also gives a family caregiver time to rest.

A neighborhood with its own history

The first home in Four Hills Village was finished in 1957, and the golf course followed in 1958. The Albuquerque Historical Society describes large lots, rolling foothills, and mountain views as the draw for that new neighborhood.

Nearby, Tijeras Canyon carries the old road east out of the city. That canyon highway was paved and made part of Route 66 in the 1930s. For many families, that road was the way in or out of Albuquerque for years. South of the canyon, the Manzanita Mountains climb to 7,767 feet at Cedro Peak.

Kirtland Air Force Base covers much of southeast Albuquerque. If your father worked on base or your mother remembers the drive through Tijeras Canyon before the interstate, pass those details along.

Talking it through as a family

Start with what your parent wants. Some people are relieved to hand off cooking and laundry. Others worry about losing their independence. Both feelings deserve time. Try not to settle the question in a single conversation. Some parents open up more on a walk or a drive than across a kitchen table.

It can also help to ask what would stay the same, from a favorite doctor to weekly routines. A move to a smaller home changes the setting more than the life.

After the tour, give everyone a day or two to think. Then talk again about what stood out. Siblings who could not attend can join that second conversation by phone or video. Many families find it helps to schedule a second visit, perhaps at mealtime, to see the house when it is busiest.

Questions for your visit

• What happens during the first week after move-in?
• How does the monthly rate work? It is based on an evaluation of your parent's care needs, so ask what it covers.
• Can we see the living room at a busy time of day?
• Which setting at this home would suit my parent, and why?

Find us on Wenonah Avenue

BeeHive Homes of Four Hills is located at 13450 Wenonah Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123. Give us a call first, and ask to start your tour in the living room. If you can, bring your parent along. Seeing the rooms in person answers a lot of questions.

If your family is comparing senior living in Four Hills and the rest of Albuquerque, we would like to meet you. Call (505) 221-6400 or request more information to set up a tour.