The Garrison Geriatric Education and Care Center

    3710 4th St, Lubbock, TX 79415
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.43·(42)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.0
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      3.5
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Skilled physical and occupational therapy
    • Attentive and friendly nursing and clinical staff
    • Helpful Medicaid liaison and benefits assistance
    • Strong discharge planning and care coordination
    • Private rooms and spacious semi-private suites with storage dividers
    • Bright facility with large windows and natural light
    • Engaging activities and social programming (bingo, singing, cognitive games)
    • Available salon services
    • Laundry and basic support services
    • Secure entry and visitor controls
    • Supportive leadership and responsive case management

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and short-handed shifts
    • Delays in staff response to resident assistance requests
    • Staff conduct and communication tone
    • Inconsistent cleanliness and sanitation practices
    • Gaps in pressure-injury prevention and wound-care oversight
    • Inconsistent provisioning of discharge equipment
    • Billing and financial-administration inconsistencies
    • Variable food quality and dining experience
    • Gaps in front-desk responsiveness and social-work availability
    • Management variability during leadership transitions

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression is mixed: many reviewers praise the facility's therapy services, compassionate clinical staff, and administrative support for benefits and discharge planning, while a notable subset of reviews raises operational and clinical concerns. Strengths highlighted consistently include robust physical and occupational therapy programs, helpful case management for Medicaid and benefits, and a range of amenities such as private and semi-private room configurations, natural light, salon services, laundry, and an active activities program. Several families described clear, reassuring communication from specific staff members and an effective process for short-term rehabilitation and hospice coordination.

    Care and staff: Clinical staff and therapists are often described as knowledgeable, caring, and effective at facilitating recovery; physical therapy in particular receives positive comments. At the same time, reviewers indicate unevenness in staffing levels and responsiveness. Commonly mentioned operational issues are delays in attending to resident needs, concerns about staff conduct and communication tone, and variability in clinical oversight. Several accounts point to lapses in wound-care monitoring and timely assistance, which suggests gaps in protocols for pressure-injury prevention and incontinence-related care. Families considering long-term placement should ask about current staffing ratios, response-time expectations, and clinical-monitoring practices.

    Dining and daily living: Feedback on meals and dining is mixed. Some reviewers liked the food, while others found meal quality inconsistent. Laundry and basic support services are available and sometimes praised, but there are reports of delays in linen and towel service. Discharge-related operations are a strength in many cases — staff are credited with strong discharge planning — yet there are repeated comments about inconsistent provisioning of required durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, shower chairs, hospital beds) at transition, which can complicate post-discharge care.

    Activities and amenities: The facility offers an active calendar with social and cognitive programming (bingo, singing, mind games), and reviewers frequently note a welcoming common environment, salon services, and good therapy equipment. Room configurations are described as roomy, with private suites available and storage-based dividers between semi-private beds rather than curtains. The building layout and large windows are seen as pleasant features. However, perceptions of cleanliness and grounds maintenance vary considerably across reviews, indicating inconsistent environmental-service performance.

    Management, communication, and administration: Administrative strengths include an accessible Medicaid liaison, proactive case managers, and staff who facilitate the admissions process. Several reviewers praised specific leaders and the Director of Nursing for hands-on involvement. Conversely, there are recurring concerns about billing transparency, occasional double charges, and front-desk responsiveness. Some families noted that leadership changes or perceived management lapses coincided with declines in service consistency. Visitor controls and infection-control policies (e.g., restricted visitation during outbreak periods) were implemented in ways that some families found inflexible.

    Notable patterns and recommendation: The facility appears well suited for short-term rehabilitation and coordinated hospice services, given strong therapy programs and effective case-management support in many accounts. However, variability in staffing, cleanliness, responsiveness, and discharge-equipment follow-through are recurring operational weaknesses that prospective residents and families should evaluate. When considering placement, ask for current staffing ratios, sample care protocols for wound prevention and incontinence-related assistance, a written timeline for discharge equipment delivery, examples of recent satisfaction or inspection data, and clarification of billing practices. Direct observation during a visit and conversations with current families may help corroborate which pattern of performance (consistent strengths versus inconsistent care) is most representative at the time of placement.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

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    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.

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    Location

    The Garrison Geriatric Education and Care Center is located at 3710 4th St, Lubbock, TX, 79415.

    About The Garrison Geriatric Education and Care Center

    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.

    People often ask...

    The Garrison Geriatric Education and Care Center offers memory care and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 3710 4th St, Lubbock, TX 79415.

    No, The Garrison Geriatric Education and Care Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Texas, the Health & Human Services Commission licenses assisted living and long-term care facilities, conducting health and life-safety visits and complaint investigations.

    License number001cv00000RpatKAAR
    StatusActive
    Facility typeNursing Facility (snf/nf)
    License classLicensed
    Capacity120 residents
    LicenseeBOOKER HOSPITAL DISTRICT
    Care servedSnf/nf
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    Inspection Reports

    3

    Reports

    11

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    0

    Years

    18 Aug 2026Inspection
    Cited a deficiency for failing to submit a complete and accurate request for nursing facility specialized services within 20 business days after the IDT meeting.
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    04 Jun 2026Inspection
    Identified deficiencies in advance directives, resident rights, food service, sanitation, garbage disposal, and drug labeling.
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    02 Jun 2026Life Safety
    Identified life safety code deficiencies, including failure to meet health care occupancy requirements, failure to inspect sprinkler heads, storage of volatile or flammable liquids, and inadequate cleaning of walls and ceilings.
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