OPEN AGAIN!

I’m excited to let you know I will be returning to work on Monday July 6, 2020! At this time, I’m only doing a few massages three to four days a week in the mornings to early afternoon. Hopefully, as I get into the swing of things and some restrictions get loosened, I’ll be able to add more hours. I’m so excited to get back into my new space and see all my patients again!

There will be some changes implemented due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. These new procedures will be in place until further notice. If there is a significant spike in cases, local hospitals get overwhelmed, or the governor implements a stay at home mandate again, I will close until it is safe to open again.

In the last few months I have stayed busy researching and implementing new procedures and am up to date on current best practices put out by The Center of Disease Control, World Health Organization, Thurston County and Department of Health and my professional association (AMTA) that also provides my liability insurance. Here are the changes:

● If you had a fever, chills, or felt ill in the last 72 hours, please cancel your appointment. I will not charge a late cancellation fee at this time.

● Wait in your car or outside for me to wave you in. We are keeping as few people as possible in the clinic and waiting areas.

● You must wear a mask when you enter the building and during your massage. I wear personal protective equipment (PPE) deemed appropriate at this time (goggles, face shield, gown, and change of clothes). Bring a mask you feel comfortable wearing. I will have disposable ones if needed.

● Use our hand sanitizer or wash hands upon entering the building.

● Fill out new paperwork and expect your temperature taken with a no contact forehead thermometer. If your temperature is 100.4 degrees or higher, I will need to reschedule your appointment, and the cancellation fee will be waived.

● We will head back to my treatment room for a thorough intake and begin your massage.

● There will be designated spaces to put clothes, jewelry, shoes, and other personal items.

● After your appointment, get dressed, sanitize your hands, and come to the front desk in the lobby to pay and reschedule if you haven’t already done so.

For your safety and health, as well as my own and other patients, I continue to implement other hygiene considerations. I clean my treatment room after every patient. This includes, but is not limited to:

● Changing all sheets, blankets, and linens. I use sheets and blankets washed by a linen service that meet health care standards and wash other linens used in hot water with soap.

● Wiping down the massage table, legs of the massage table, pillow/bolster, face cradle, my stool, chair in the treatment room, place where clothes, jewelry and shoes are taken off/stored during your treatment, door handles, light switches, oil bottle, music device, and floors. High touch surfaces are cleaned with an EPA N-list approved cleaner with the required contact time to get disinfected.

● Wiping down major touchpoints in the bathroom when used by either of us.

● Changing my mask and apron or top after each session. These will also be washed in hot water with soap.

● Running a HEPA air filter in my room.

● Continuing to wash my hands before and after each treatment session and other times when necessary.

Thank you for your patience and understanding in these unprecedented times. I look forward to seeing you and helping get you feel better. Call the office to schedule an appointment today at (360) 943-4797.

Heidi Kifowit, LMT