As our population ages and the number of individuals with complex medical conditions increases, so does the number of people who suffer with kidney function failure: end stage kidney disease (ESRD).
It's widely known that the causative agent for COVID-19, the SARS-CoV-2 virus, can spread rapidly among residents in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, leading to high numbers of cases ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wants to know how it can improve dialysis access after a patient leaves the ...
Warren Nursing & Rehab - Providing Onsite Dialysis & Ventilator is emerging as one of Ohio's largest dialysis and ventilator facilities enhancing patient care through advanced technology. Warren, Ohio ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nursing home patients on dialysis are higher-acuity compared to the broader ESRD population. The objective of ...
Federal officials on Wednesday updated guidance meant to improve the delivery of nursing home dialysis, a service many providers have been adding to attract new residents and improve quality of life ...
Older Americans living in nursing homes experience a significant decline in their ability to perform simple daily tasks -- such as feeding themselves, getting dressed or brushing their teeth -- after ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . When Mark Kaszirer, LNHA, gets a call from a hospital looking to place a patient who needs short-term ...
For any patient with chronic renal failure, deciding whether or not to undergo dialysis is a daunting and life-changing decision – and as far as pre-dialysis nurse specialist Nerys Brick is concerned, ...