Fluid Management in Kidney Disease: Balancing Intake and Preventing Complications

Did you know that too much or too little fluid in your body can be dangerous if you have kidney disease? Your kidneys help remove extra fluid and waste, but when they don’t work properly, fluid can build up and cause serious problems. If you drink too much water, your body can’t get rid of […]

High Creatinine Levels: What They Mean and When to Worry

You open your latest laboratory report and notice that your creatinine level is marked “high.” Your first thought may be: Are my kidneys failing? That reaction is understandable, but an elevated creatinine result does not provide a complete diagnosis. Creatinine can rise when kidney filtration declines, but it can also change because of dehydration, intense […]

HCR ManorCare selects dialysis services

Dialyze Direct has entered into a national cooperation agreement with HCR ManorCare to provide staff-assisted in-home hemodialysis services at HCR ManorCare’s ManorCare Health Services skilled nursing facilities across multiple states. At each nursing home, Dialyze Direct will allow patients with end-stage renal disease to receive patient-centric dialysis treatments without leaving the facility. Dialyze Direct’s teams […]

Faster Referral Decisions Help Patients Access Dialysis Care Sooner

Faster Referral Decisions Help Patients Access Dialysis Care Sooner When a patient needs dialysis care in a skilled nursing facility, every minute matters. Case managers, discharge planners, patients, and families need timely answers so they can coordinate care, finalize placements, and avoid unnecessary delays. To improve the referral experience, Dialyze Direct has implemented a new […]

What Is Dialysis? A Simple Guide to How It Works and What to Expect

Your kidneys play a vital role in maintaining overall health by filtering waste products and excess fluid from your blood. However, when chronic kidney disease or kidney failure occurs, the kidney function declines, and they can no longer perform these essential tasks. According to the National Kidney Foundation, approximately 786,000 people in the United States […]

Home vs. In-Center Dialysis: Understanding Your Treatment Options

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), you may be wondering which type of dialysis is right for you. Dialysis is a life-sustaining treatment that helps remove excess fluid, toxins, and waste products from the blood when the kidneys can no longer function […]

How Winter Transportation Delays Impact Dialysis Patients in SNFs and Rehab

Winter can pose significant challenges for patients who require dialysis during a skilled nursing or rehabilitation stay. Snow, ice, extreme cold, and shorter daylight hours all increase the risk of transportation delays, missed treatments, and disrupted care. For medically complex patients, those disruptions are not minor inconveniences. They can quickly become clinical setbacks. Onsite dialysis […]

Dialyze Direct and Northeast Georgia Health Ventures Announce Strategic Partnership to Bring Home Dialysis Services to SNFs in Georgia

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — (BUSINESS WIRE)–Dialyze Direct, the nation’s leading provider of home dialysis services in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and Northeast Georgia Health Ventures (NGHV), a part of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) – which serves more than one million patients across the state of Georgia through five hospitals as well as a variety of […]

CMS Tightens Guidance For Nursing Home Dialysis Providers

By Kimberly Marselas 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 for those who need the time-consuming treatments. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued new directions in a 21-page memo to […]

Easy Water for Everyone – Nonprofit Partner of Dialyze Direct – Wins Second Prize in Global Water Award al Kidney Month & World Kidney Day

Repurposed dialyzer membranes offer an innovative solution for water purificationin underserved communities in West Africa Dialyze Direct, the largest provider of onsite dialysis in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), is thrilled to announce that its Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board, Dr. Nathan Levin, co-led the nonprofit organization Easy Water for Everyone in receiving second prize […]

Dialyze Direct Celebrates National Kidney Month & World Kidney Day

Raises awareness of Onsite Dialysis in Skilled Nursing Facilities through a series of community events During National Kidney Month and on World Kidney Day (WKD), March 9, Dialyze Direct, the nation’s largest provider of onsite dialysis in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), continues to raise awareness about the superior benefits of onsite staff-assisted dialysis care in […]

WellSky Partners With Dialyze Direct to Streamline Care Coordination of Dialysis Services in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)

The partnership enables hospitals and health systems to coordinate in-SNF dialysis treatment to help reduce readmissions and improve care for patients with end-stage kidney disease and chronic kidney disease. OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — February 6, 2023 – WellSky, a leading health and community care technology company, today announced its partnership with Dialyze Direct, the nation’s […]

Southwestern Health Resources and Dialyze Direct Are Working Together to Provide Post-Acute Dialysis to Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities

The affiliation creates a beneficial continuity of care approach for geriatric patients with end-stage kidney disease, simplifying patient placement to single locations for rehab, dialysis and recovery while reducing the strain on SWHR resources. BROOKLYN, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dialyze Direct, the nation’s leading provider of home hemodialysis services in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), announced today that beginning January […]

Hurricane Ian puts home care to the test

One of the strongest hurricanes in United States history is challenging home care and home health providers in Southwest and Central Florida. Hurricane Ian slammed into the West coast of Florida Wednesday afternoon as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, packing 150 mile-an-hour winds. The storm left more than 2.5 million Floridians without power Thursday. Power outages […]

UMC Health System and Dialyze Direct Collaborate to Bring Onsite Dialysis Options to Lubbock County and West Texas

BROOKLYN, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dialyze Direct, the nation’s leading provider of home hemodialysis and physiologic dialysis services in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), announced today that the company, together with UMC Health System (UMC) in Lubbock, Texas, an award-winning public hospital and primary teaching hospital of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, has committed to bringing onsite dialysis […]

Dialyze Direct Names Kim Hernandez Kuch as Chief Marketing Officer

BROOKLYN, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dialyze Direct, the nation’s leading provider of home hemodialysis services in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), is pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Hernandez Kuch to the chief marketing officer (CMO) position, reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Henry Kauftheil. In her role, Hernandez Kuch will oversee the organization’s marketing strategy, […]

Dialyze Direct Celebrates Its Dedicated Skilled Nursing Facility Caregivers During Nephrology Nurses Week

BROOKLYN, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In anticipation of Nephrology Nurses Week, Dialyze Direct, the nation’s leading provider of home hemodialysis services in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), joins the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) and its SNF partners around the country September 11-17 in honoring the dedicated and compassionate nephrology nurses who provide hemodialysis and other lifesaving services to patients […]

Dialyze Direct Supports National Senior Citizens Day and Raises Awareness of Improved Kidney Care for Geriatric Patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Brooklyn, N.Y., August 19, 2022 – On National Senior Citizens Day, August 21st, Dialyze Direct, the nation’s leading provider of home hemodialysis services in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), joins other dedicated geriatric healthcare providers in honoring the achievements and contributions our country’s senior citizens made and continue to make to our society. In 1998, when […]

Improving the Care of ESKD Patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities with On-Site Home Hemodialysis

Home Dialysis Workshop (Online: Recorded 08/17/2022)

Dialyze Direct and Infinite Care Partner to Deliver On-Site Hemodialysis at Facilities in New York and Florida

BROOKLYN, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dialyze Direct, the nation’s leading provider of home hemodialysis services in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), announced today it has partnered with Infinite Care, a leading chain of quality rehabilitation centers across New York and Florida with over 50 facilities, to provide on-site hemodialysis services at Infinite Care facilities. “Partnering with Dialyze Direct means we […]

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