The new COVID-19 policies and procedures below have been put in place to help protect you, my other clients, and myself. They are non-negotiable.
New hours will be as follows: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 2:00 PM – 6:30 PM. I will only be taking 2 clients per day, and only 8 clients per week.
Before Your Scheduled Massage Appointment
If you’re a new client or if I have not seen you within a 6 month period, you can now complete your Client Intake Form online. You also have the option to print it off, fill it out, and bring the completed form with you to your scheduled appointment. The links to complete your Client Intake Form can be found in your appointment confirmation email.
Before your scheduled session please read the questions below. If you answer YES to any of the questions please reschedule your appointment.
- Have you had a fever in the last 72 hours of 100°F or above?
- Do you currently or have you recently had any fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, muscle or body aches, fatigue, headache, new loss of taste or smell, congestion or runny nose, sore throat, nausea or vomiting or diarrhea within the past 72 hours?
- Within the last 14-21 days, have you experienced a decrease in the amount of activity you can tolerate, including, but not limited to: needing to stop more frequently during walks/runs, becoming out of breathe sooner, experiencing heart palpitations or chest discomfort, experiencing chest pain, and/ or increased fatigue with usual level of activity?
- Have you been in contact with anyone in the last 14 days who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or has coronavirus-type symptoms?
- Are you isolating or quarantining because you think you may have COVID-19 or are you concerned that you may be sick with COVID-19?
- Are you currently awaiting the results of a COVID-19?
- Have you traveled anywhere outside of Ohio within the past 14-21 days?
If you are experiencing a fever of 100°F or above, please wait 30 days after your fever is normal without the use of medications such as Tylenol (acetaminophen), or Ibuprofen to reschedule your appointment.
If you have been in contact with anyone in the last 14 days who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or experiencing symptoms, please wait 30 days after they are symptom-free before rescheduling your appointment.
If you need to reschedule please give 24-hour notice.
Arrival For Your Scheduled Massage Appointment
Masks are required for the duration of your scheduled appointment. Masks must tightly cover your nose and mouth. NO EXCEPTIONS! If you do not have one, I will provide one for you. When you are face down, you will have the option to remove the mask and place it in a bin, because a pillowcase will surround the face cradle to catch any airborne particulates. I will be wearing a mask too.
If the weather is nice outside I will greet you outside. At this time we will talk and I will take your temperature, and your O2 levels will be checked by a fingertip pulse oximeter. If your temperature is above 99.5 or your O2 levels are below 94%, you will be asked to reschedule (normal is 94-100%). Low oxygen levels can be an early sign that something is off, not just with COVID. Many people who are asymptomatic ARE having changes in their body but they don’t show up in perceptual ways. There is strong evidence that people with COVID develop blood clots that then cause other problems such as stroke, pulmonary embolism, or heart attack. Better to be safe than sorry.
- Shoes are to be removed at the door. There will be a bin with a lid at the door for you to place your shoes and any personal belongings like keys, purses or coats in.
- Hand sanitizer will be provided upstairs for you to use after the removal of your shoes.
- Place all clothing and any other personal items in the bin that is located in the massage room bathroom.
- No cell phones are permitted with you while you are receiving your massage. Please place cellphones in the bin with your clothes and other personal belongings.
- Please wash your hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds before getting onto the massage table. A clean hand towel will be provided for each client.
- I will not be performing any face massages until further notice.
- If you would like me to wear gloves during your massage, please inform me and I will do so.
- After Your Scheduled Session
- Please remain in the room after your massage. Checkout and scheduling your next appointment will take place in the room. You are still able to schedule your next appointment online if you prefer to do so.
- After your massage, I will leave the room and allow you to get dressed. I will lock you inside of the room to make sure a cat does not enter.
- After getting dressed, please wash your hands again with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds.
- After you are dressed, slide the laminated green card under the door to notify me that you are ready for me to come in.
- If you are paying by credit card I am able to keep your credit card on file through Square to make checkout faster.
- As much as I would love to sit and talk with you after your massage, I need this time to disinfect and prepare the room for the next client. If there is something that you would like to discuss, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me by email, phone or text after your scheduled session.
- For Your Added Protection
- There are three HEPA Air Purifiers throughout the house along with a .5 Micron air filter in our furnace. One HEPA air purifier is located at the entrance. One is located in the basement, and one is located in the massage room. The HEPA air purifiers will be running.
- A silicone face cradle cover has been added over the face cradle to make disinfecting easier and prevent pathogens on the leather, since leather is permeable.
- A fitted non-permeable cover has been added to cover the heated table warmer to make disinfecting easier and prevent pathogens from lingering in the fabric.
- I will be wearing a clean apron for each client.
- Gloves will be worn while removing soiled linen. I have also extended the time in between each client to allow sufficient time for me to disinfect doorknobs, handrails, soap and hand sanitizer dispensers, light switches, countertops, shoe and clothing bins, and the massage table.
- This should go without saying, but new linens will be provided for each client.
COVID-19 Exposure
Be aware that if my husband or I start developing COVID-19 symptoms or either one of us test positive, I will have to close at a moment’s notice and quarantine for at least 2 weeks. That means all clients in the next 2 weeks (at least) would be canceled, and all clients who have been in the office in the past week would get a phone call from me to be informed.
If you develop any symptoms test positive and have been in my office in the past week or two, please notify me as soon as possible. This is VERY IMPORTANT to help stop the spread.
Final Note
These policies and procedures are not ideal, and they will not be forever. The more we do today to limit the spread, the sooner we can actually get back to “normal”.
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