Starting Your Patients on Home Dialysis
Home dialysis for better outcomes
With home dialysis, your patients have greater flexibility and may be less restricted by diet, require fewer medications, and experience reduced hospitalization—so they can stay their healthiest and feel their best.
Whether your patients are about to start dialysis—or already receive treatment in a hospital or center—it’s important for them to know they have the option of taking more control of their health and can do treatment in the comfort of their home. In fact, many experts agree that home dialysis—either peritoneal or hemodialysis—is the best option for treating kidney failure whenever possible.
Give your patients the same freedom and flexibility you would choose for yourself.
Give your patients the choice of home dialysis
Like you, we want to see your patients thrive on dialysis. That’s why it’s important to hear from your patients, ask questions and learn about what’s most important to them to determine how they may be most successful on dialysis.
Use our Treatment Decision Guide to support a conversation with your patients. Together, you can discuss which treatment best fits their lifestyle.
Help your patients choose a home modality option
For patients to be most successful with their treatment, it’s important to select a modality that best aligns with their values and lifestyle. A transplant is always the best modality choice for your patients. While waiting, start your patients on home dialysis.
- Start with peritoneal dialysis (PD) to preserve residual kidney function when possible.
- PD can be done almost anywhere - at home, at work, and while traveling with or without a machine or care partner.
- For those patients on PD, lab results can help predict when it’s time for your patients to transition off PD.
- Transition to or start home hemodialysis (HHD) when a patient has little to no residual kidney function. Now, some patients may be able to do HHD without a care partner.
Fresenius Kidney Care’s team of home therapy nurses and Kidney Care Advocates are here to help your patients start on a home therapy modality. We’re committed to supporting your patients as they make the transition to receiving treatment in the comfort of their own home.
Supporting your patients on home dialysis
Our care teams are here to support your patients as they make the transition to life on dialysis. We have the programs and resources in place to help your patients find the modality that’s best for them, while also providing the support they need to thrive on home dialysis.
CKD Education Class—Our free, expert-led class, offered in a variety of different formats, helps educate your patients on the different treatment options available to them (including home therapy), eating well with CKD, and living their healthiest life. Register your patients for a free class today.
Preparing for dialysis—Our award-winning education experience, created for adult-learners, provides your patients with the necessary tools and resources to learn how to perform their dialysis treatments safely at home.
Navigating Dialysis: Days 1-90—This robust patient education program, provided by our care team, gives bite-sized pieces of information to your patients over their first 90 days to keep them their healthiest.
24/7 on-call nursing—Your patients are given access to our 24/7 nurse line for support any time, day or night.
Daily monitoring—PatientHub gives your patients the ability to enter their flowsheet information and view their vitals and labs, allowing them to be active participants in their care while giving our nurses daily visibility into your patients’ health even when they’re not in our center.
Ongoing education—We offer continued education and refresher training to your patients to keep them their healthiest and reduce hospitalizations.
Community and connection—Our patient community and social channels allow patients to engage with others to learn more, find support and share experiences.
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