Accolade Hospice

Accolade Hospice in Lubbock, TX, gives care to people facing serious illnesses by offering hospice, home health, and respite services right where folks live or in their own nursing facility, and you'll find their address at 5201 Indiana Ave 101 S. They help with symptom relief and focus a lot on managing pain for people who are at end-of-life, and they've earned certification from CMS for doing Medicare hospice work. Their team includes nurses, doctors, home health aides, therapists, social workers, counselors, and volunteers, all trained to help with physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and they even use the CDC guidelines for care. Accolade Hospice helps families with bathing, dressing, getting around, feeding, managing medication, personal hygiene, and even giving emotional support, and they also offer services like diabetic and cardiac care, wound care, speech and occupational therapy, physical therapy, blood pressure checks, and dementia or Alzheimer's care. They've set up ways to help after a death, providing grief support, resources for funeral planning, memorial creation, and help in recording and sharing important family information. They use interpreters for English, Spanish, and other languages if needed. Accolade has cared for people both at home and in nursing facilities, including short-term options and inpatient stays, and they work closely with hospitals for folks leaving places like Covenant Medical Center, Lubbock Heart Hospital, or University Medical Center. Community reviews say their staff treats patients and families with dependability, kindness, friendliness, and care, and many have praised their compassion and respectful treatment. They handle things like catheter care, feeding tubes, IV therapy, incontinence, oxygen, non-ambulatory care, and pet therapy too. Their services include support for Alzheimer's, stroke, cancer, and more, and they help both with hands-on medical needs and planning ahead for families. Accolade Hospice takes a team approach, and they say their values are integrity, impact, compassion, humility, and harmony, all aiming to improve the quality and dignity of people's last days. Their reviews are very strong, with ratings up to 9.8 out of 133 reviews, and there are ways to ask questions or leave reviews about care experience. The program serves people from many backgrounds and lets families share memories, start memorial funds, and find support, while offering ongoing help to make a very difficult time a bit less overwhelming.