At McLellan Homecare, we take the health of your family, our therapists, and the many medically fragile children we treat very seriously. Our COVID-19 response has been crafted with ALL these families in mind. Below is a list of our current safety measures. We monitor the CDC’s guidelines, and we will update our protocol as needed.
- Vaccinations and Testing
- 100% of our staff are fully vaccinated
- Our staff tests periodically to make sure they do not have asymptomatic COVID-19
- Masks
- Your therapist will wear a mask during the entire visit.
- Your child is not required to wear a mask.
- If your child is receiving articulation or dyspraxia treatment, your therapist can wear a clear mask so their mouth can be seen.
- Your therapist will maintain social distancing from other individuals in the home.
- Hand Washing
- We disinfect our hands before your visit and before and after any feeding or oral motor therapy activities.
- We disinfect our toys between visits.
- Gloves
- We wear gloves during oral motor or feeding therapy or whenever there is a possibility of coming in contact with saliva or bodily fluids (nasal discharge, etc.)
- Telehealth Visits
- If you or your child is ill, has symptoms of COVID-19, or has been exposed to COVID-19 we will offer a telehealth visit.
- If your child is quarantined, we will follow CDC guidelines to determine when in-person visits can continue.
- If your therapist has symptoms or has been exposed to COVID-19, we will offer telehealth visits until the quarantine period ends.
- If the State or your county mandates it, we may be required to transition to telehealth in the future.