The Garrison Geriatric Education and Care Center sits right in the heart of Lubbock, Texas, and you'll find a modern, well-kept facility where seniors can get care around the clock, even on holidays. This place runs as a for-profit corporation, overseen by Sears Methodist Retirement System, and partners with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for health education and training. The center holds about 120 beds in private or semi-private rooms, though the long-term care area has 50 beds, and occupancy stays close to 88 percent. The inspection grade came back as a B-minus, but long-term care scored a solid B, which shows good care and decent staffing. There's a very low hospitalization rate, and 100 percent of residents are vaccinated against pneumonia, which says something about the health focus here.
The Garrison offers skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, and memory care, so people can move in for either long or short stays and get help that fits their needs. They give personalized care plans, with a team of registered nurses, LPNs, CNAs, and a full medical staff on hand. The Director of Nurses is well-known in the building, taking a practical approach to understanding each resident. Most staff are regular employees, and therapy services come from a full-time in-house team using their own modern equipment, not outsiders, so residents get steady support. This setup covers speech, physical, occupational, recreational, respiratory therapy, as well as wound care and lymphedema care, and therapy programs are adjustable for each person.
For residents with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, The Garrison has memory care services meant to reduce confusion and prevent wandering, and staff make sure everyone's treated with dignity and respect. Nutrition matters here, too, so residents get well-balanced meals made with good ingredients, served by a staff known for kindness and compassion. There's a focus on keeping people active, with activities, excursions, and specialized programs, plus housekeeping, laundry, and transportation help.
Residents and patients have access to health outreach, caregiver education, social work, discharge planning, and home health respite. Home retro-fitting programs are in place for those who want to transition safely. The Garrison accepts Medicare and Medicaid, but isn't a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), even though some materials mention it among the services. There's no resident or family council, but educational programs in geriatric health and aging-related research are available to professionals and students, since medical education's such an important part of what goes on here. Booking services and care can be done online, and the main goal remains to help seniors live in a safe and supportive setting, where people know who you are and don't treat you like a number.
