Hello all,
I hope you are having a good week. While our office continues to take precautions (which you can find more information on here) during the ongoing pandemic, we have noticed an increase in those testing positive for COVID-19. Kalamazoo county also recently increased the risk level of our area to “High.”
Luckily, the precautions our office takes (e.g. completing COVID-19 tests, wiping down communal surfaces regularly, not coming to work when feeling ill, having seating spaced 6 feet apart, using a HEPA air filter on its highest setting in the therapy room, etc.) minimize risk in a way that actually doesn’t constitute your session to be what the CDC currently defines as “close contact” with someone else. However, we care about you, your health, and your comfort. Please let us know if you would prefer us to be masked during your visit.
In addition, here are some reminders about what you can do to further protect yourself while on site so that we can continue to offer in-person services that are essential for many during this (continued) difficult time:
- Use the hand sanitizer provided to you at the entry way first thing upon arrival prior to touching anything else.
- Avoid coming to visits in-person if you feel ill or had a high risk exposure recently. When this happens, simply contact us to reschedule.
- Avoid communal areas (e.g. bathrooms, drinking fountains).
- Cough or sneeze into your elbow.
- Wait until the time of your appointment to enter the building in order to avoid contact with someone exiting.
- All those other important things we learned from Kindergarten.
If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions on how to continue to navigate this as best we can for us all, please don’t hesitate to contact us. And, while the formal recommendation for safe masking has recommended an upgrade to a KN-95 mask, due to availability shortage, we are not able to provide you with those while on site. So, please remember to bring your own KN-95 mask or a standard surgical mask can be provided to you on site upon request.
Thanks for helping us all stay sane and healthy out of love for each other, rather than fear. Stay healthy inside and out!