PATIENTS & FAMILIES

Patients & Families

Specialized Rehabilitative Care for You

Thank you for choosing ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Harker Heights. We look forward to helping you recover to your highest abilities so you can return home quickly with as much independence as possible.

Please take a moment to review the information below. We want you to be knowledgeable and confident about your hospital experience.

If you have any questions, please Contact Us or call 254.236.6820.

Preparing for Your Hospital Stay

Thank you for choosing ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Harker Heights. We look forward to assisting you during your healing journey. Our goal is to help you recover to your highest abilities so you can return home quickly with as much independence as possible.

To prepare for your hospital visit, please plan to bring:

    • Driver’s license
    • Insurance cards
    • List of medications you’re taking and medications in original bottles or containers, if possible
    • Any activities you enjoy, such as crossword puzzles, books, iPads, phones.
    • Comfortable clothing, to include:
      • Supportive, rubber-soled shoes
      • Loose-fitting pants and shirts
      • Sweater or jacket
      • Undergarments
      • Socks
      • Pajamas and robe
      • Personal items such as toiletries, eyeglasses, hearing aids, or cosmetics

Please leave your valuables at home.

During Your Hospital Stay

We encourage your family members to meet you upon arrival at ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Harker Heights. You will be checked in and shown to your room. All our rooms are private and have bathrooms, telephones, televisions with cable access, and Internet access.

Once checked in, we introduce you to your healthcare team. Members of the team assess your needs and discuss healthcare goals with you and your family members. At this time, you also meet your case manager who will help coordinate your hospital care during your stay and begin preparing you for your transition home.

During your stay:

  • A physician with rehabilitative experience leads a interdisciplinary healthcare team with your treatments
  • Rehabilitative nursing care is available around-the-clock
  • Depending upon your treatment plan, you receive physical, occupational, and/or speech therapy either a minimum of 3 hours a day for 5-7 days; or for a total of 15 hours a week
  • Therapy is provided in our gym, your room, or in some cases, outdoors
  • You are provided your therapy schedule on a daily basis
  • Meals are provided in the hospital cafeteria. Family members are invited to dine with you.
  • You and your family members are educated about your treatment

Visitors may visit from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Children can visit under adult supervision. We suggest that you plan visits around your therapy times.

If you have questions during your hospital stay, please ask any member of your healthcare team for assistance.

Preparing to Go Home

We start preparing for your discharge home from the day you’re admitted to ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Harker Heights.

Your case manager works collaboratively with you, your family members, and your healthcare team to create a discharge plan to best meet your needs, including:

  • Holding ongoing conferences with you and your family members
  • Reviewing your progress regularly to your goals
  • Educating you and your family members about ongoing needs
  • Making arrangements if special equipment or services are needed

You and your family members are provided education about ongoing care, including written instructions and prescriptions. A medical report is sent to your physician and other healthcare professionals.

Your case manager also works with you and your insurance company to provide assistance and answer questions regarding your stay.

If you have any questions, please Contact Us or call 254.236.6820.

After Your Hospital Stay

We understand that your healing doesn’t necessarily end after you leave ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Harker Heights.

Upon discharge, we help arrange further resources as needed, such as follow-up physician appointments, outpatient therapy, or home health.

We supply you and your family with educational information on continued exercises, behavior modifications, home modifications, and assistive devices, if necessary.

We want to help your healing continue to progress so you can remain as independent as possible.

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