Non-Urgent Healthcare Facilities Reopen
As of Monday April 27th, Kentucky has permitted non-emergent healthcare facilities, like us, to reopen for in-person services. We are currently taking the needed steps to prepare to safely deliver in-person services.Part of this plan includes obtaining adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), another safety update on our policies and procedures, and using a phasic approach to how we reintroduce people into the clinic. Some of the challenges we will face with resuming in-person services is obtaining a consistent source of PPE and how that PPE limits us with therapy. For example, masks are required to be worn and they limit a Speech Language Pathologist's ability to see a child's mouth movements and visa versa.
If you are able to receive Telehealth services, we intend to continue to deliver services through Telehealth for now in order to provide the safest and best quality of care for your child.
Although our long term intention is for everyone to eventually return gradually to in-person services over an extended period of time, we will first prioritize the patients who have been determined they need to receive in-person services for clinical/medical reasons and patients who are unable to receive services through Telehealth. We will not resume in home services immediately. In home services will continue to be provided through Telehealth.
Keep an eye out for updates on timelines and additional measure we will take to resume in-person services through our newsletter and social media.