Home Dialysis QIA

Network Project Lead: Virna de la Cruz, BSN, RN

Network Project Co-lead: Annabelle Perez, BSN, RN

Project Description & Goals

The Network shall support all the goals and initiatives detailed in the Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health especially the goal to improve kidney health by having 80% of new ESRD patients in 2025 either receiving dialysis at home or receiving a transplant.

The goals of this project are:

• Increase the number of incident ESRD patients starting dialysis using a home modality

• Increase the number of prevalent ESRD patients moving to a home modality

• Increase in the number of rural ESRD patients using telemedicine to access a home modality

ESRD NCC Home Dialysis Resources

• ESRD NCC: A Change Package to Increase Home Dialysis Use - Key Change Ideas for Dialysis Facilities to Drive Local Action

• Quick Start Guide to Using the Home Dialysis Change Package

• Universal Staff Education - Modules designed to improve awareness and understanding around home dialysis options.

• Home Dialysis-It Could Be the Right Treatment for You (Video)

• Home Dialysis Heroes

• ESRD NCC Patient Education

Additional Resources and Tools

PATIENT-FOCUSED

Printable Materials

• Home Dialysis Knowledge and Belief Survey - (English / Spanish)

• My Home Dialysis Plan - (English / Spanish)

• My Home Dialysis Travel Checklist

• Match D Assessment Tool

• Uncovering Myths about Home Dialysis: Myth vs. Reality Toolkit (English)

  • General Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Information (Spanish)

  • Peritoneal Dialysis (Spanish)

  • Home Hemodialysis (Spanish)

• Understanding Your Peritoneal Dialysis Options

• Know the Facts about Home Dialysis Choices - (English / Spanish)

• Dialyze to Live

• Why Choose Home? Poster - (English / Spanish)

• Why Choose Home Dialysis? Brochure - (English / Spanish)

• Home Hemodialysis Word Search - (English / Spanish)

• Peritoneal Dialysis Word Search - (English / Spanish)

• Home Dialysis Central’s PATH-D Care Partner Tools

Video/Online Resources

• Taking the Fear Out of Home Dialysis (Webinar Recording)

• My Kidney Life Plan Tool (New MEI Tool)

• My Choice, Home Dialysis - ESRD NCC

• Home Dialysis Central

• Life at Home

• NKF Cares - Spanish

• Your Home Dialysis Travel Checklist

FACILITY/STAFF-FOCUSED

• "Talking about Home Dialysis: A Guide for Patient Care Staff" - (English / Spanish)

• Advanced Renal Education Program

• Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Webinars on Demand

• Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Curriculum - International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD)

• 5-Diamond Home Dialysis Module

• Home Dialysis Coordination Facility Self-Assessment

• Home Dialysis Toolkit 

• IHI PDSA Toolkit/Worksheet

• Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Toolkit

• Webinar: On-Site Home Hemodialysis (HHD) in Skilled Nursing Facilities

  • Presentation Slides

  • Transcript

  • Post-test and Evaluation

TELEMEDICINE

• NCC Telemedicine Patient Toolkit

• HHS: What is Telehealth and How to Find It

• Renal Patients in a World of Telehealth

PEER-TO-PEER

• NKF Peers

• ​Home Dialyzors United

• Patient Voices: My Home Dialysis Experience

  • Patient Testimonial Videos

  • Handout (8x10 size)

  • Poster (11x17 size)

  • Postcard (5x7 size)

  • Tips for Implementing Home Dialysis Patient Voice Resources

• Patient Voices: Spanish

  • Patient Testimonial Videos

  • Handout (8.5x11 size)

  • Poster (11x17 size)

ARTICLES

• "Dialysis Initiation, Modality Choice, Access and Prescription: Conclusions from a KDIGO Conference"
• "Exploring Barriers and Potential Solutions in Home Dialysis: An NKF-KDOQI Conference Outcomes Report"