Home Dialysis

The 2026-2027 program guide for facilities enrolled in BRIDGE (Building Readiness, In-center Staff Education, and Driving Goals for Home Modality Expansion). Covers project goals, the Home Champion role, patient pipeline tracking, required monthly activities, depression screening and follow-up work, success metrics, an onboarding checklist, a project calendar, and curated home dialysis and whole-health education resources.

An Excel tracker that helps facility teams log each patient's pipeline stage, modality of interest, education status, home program referral, access placement and training dates, and next steps. Includes built-in stage definitions from New Start through Transitioning to keep monthly IDT reviews consistent.

An interactive flyer featuring ten patients who dialyze at home. Click any speaker icon to watch a short video testimony, or scan the QR code to visit the full Patient Voices page. Also points patients to My Life, My Dialysis Choice, a tool for choosing the treatment that fits the way they want to live.

A large-format version of the Patient Voices flyer, sized for lobbies, waiting rooms, and Home Dialysis Lobby Day displays. Patients can scan the QR code to watch video testimonies from ten people who dialyze at home.

Spanish-language version of the Patient Voices flyer, with video testimonies from seven Spanish-speaking patients, a QR code to the Voces de pacientes page, and a link to treatment choice resources.

Spanish-language version of the 11x17 Patient Voices poster.

A Spanish-language flyer that pairs common misconceptions about home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis with the facts, from equipment, supplies, and insurance coverage to home wiring and plumbing, self-cannulation, pets, diet, and switching modalities or pursuing a transplant. Includes what Home Dialysis Affinity Group patients say about choosing home.

A Spanish-language flyer that addresses common fears about home hemodialysis, including safety alarms, 24-hour phone support, what a care partner really needs, dialyzing with a catheter, flexible and nocturnal schedules, training time, and waitlists.

A Spanish-language flyer that answers common questions about peritoneal dialysis, including infection risk, prior abdominal surgery, vision or hearing challenges, body weight, kidney function, home space, manual vs. overnight options, and bathing, showering, and swimming.

A Myth vs. Reality booklet reviewed and enhanced by patient and family subject matter experts through the ESRD National Coordinating Center. Covers general home dialysis questions, peritoneal dialysis, and home hemodialysis, plus questions to ask your care team, patient tips for choosing a modality, and a directory of national home dialysis and kidney organizations.