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Welcome to the non-profit Medical Education Institute's Home Dialysis Central blogspot! This page is an umbrella under which Home Dialysis Central staff and guests can share their perspectives about home therapies and what we need to do to raise their profile and enable more people to use them. We'd like your comments as well! Bookmark our site and like us on Facebook! Help us tell the world about home dialysis.
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Staff-Assisted Home Hemodialysis: An Option for Some Patients
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Occasionally patients or their loved ones post in the Home Dialysis Central Facebook group or Home Dialysis Central Forums asking where to find staff to help with home dialysis
Published on 12/04/2025 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
When “Home” Isn’t Simple
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Just like “home” looks different for different people, the implementation of any home-based medical care (dialysis included) changes entirely depending on the circumstances.
Published on 11/06/2025 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’,
Daily Nocturnal Home HDF - 3 Year Update
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I found out later when I researched on the internet that dialysis-related amyloidosis can cause symptoms like mine, especially during dialysis.
Published on 10/02/2025 by Kamal Shah
Tags: How to understand ‘bloods’ and other tests, Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
It’s the Summer Travel Season: Tips for Your Home Dialysis Patients
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There are ways to help patients live their best lives, including traveling.
Published on 07/17/2025 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
The right of dialysis patients to a comfortable end
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Too often, patients never speak about these things, and as a result, have little say in how their last days unfold.
Published on 07/10/2025 by Kamal Shah
Tags: What is the best dialysis option for me, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,