Hospice Society Renovates Houston Palliative Care Home
The Houston Hospice Society has finished renovating a Tweedie Avenue house into a palliative care home and office.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Home Renovation
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The Houston Hospice Society completed a two-year renovation of a Tweedie Avenue home that it purchased in August 2024, converting it into a palliative care house and office. The society aims to officially open the home by the end of the year.
Why it matters
The society previously split its operations between office space and storage space in separate locations, which complicated its work. The permanent home brings those functions together and adds space for palliative care in Houston.
The renovation followed an August 2024 purchase and took two years to complete, producing a home with three bedrooms and one bathroom. The opening date remains unset while an advisory committee is formed.
The players
Houston Hospice Society
A Houston-based nonprofit that provides hospice and palliative care services and operates the new Tweedie Avenue home.
Cornerstone Carpentry
A carpentry firm that guided the renovation project through its various phases.
The details
Renovations included a new roof, siding, walkway, back deck, windows, and doors, guided by Cornerstone Carpentry. Individual, business, and family donors and volunteers funded and helped carry out the work, and the home includes a room for a family member of the person in care.
Timeline
August 2024: The society purchased the Tweedie Avenue home.
Over the following two years: The renovation project was completed.
By the end of the year: The society aims to officially open the hospice house.
Local Context
The Tweedie Avenue house is set to become the only home setting for palliative care in the Houston area, filling a gap in local end-of-life services. Its interior layout, with dedicated family space, reflects the home-based palliative care approach.
Houston residents needing palliative care will gain access to a home-based option in their area. The advisory committee's decisions on fees and insurance coverage will shape how affordable the service is for families.
The takeaway
Permanent space can consolidate a nonprofit's operations and expand the services it can provide to families facing end-of-life care.
What happens next
The advisory committee will set an opening date and examine a fee structure, and will determine whether medical plans contain provisions for palliative care.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Houston Today.
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