Staff-Assisted Dialysis
Common conditions that require Staff-Assisted Dialysis include the following:
- Tracheostomy or on ventilator
- Chemotherapy treatments
- Wound Care
- Bedbound patients
- Recent surgery
- Recent cardiac surgery or on LVAD
- Behavioral issues
- New to Dialysis (acute)
- "Non-admission" at the dialysis clinic
CONDITION OF COVERAGE
Home hemodialysis with professional staff assistance is medically necessary as an alternative to facility-based hemodialysis for treating patients with end-stage renal disease who meet ALL of the following criteria:
- The patient is stable on dialysis and not at increased risk as a result of having the procedure performed outside a dialysis center venue
- Patient has well-functioning vascular access
- The patient has medical contraindications to leaving home for hemodialysis
- The patient or non-professional caregiver is not capable of performing home hemodialysis
Staff-assisted home hemodialysis protocols generally match those provided in the hemodialysis center (i.e., at least 3 times per week, 3-4 hour treatments). The exact dialysis therapy employed is determined on an individual basis by the attending Nephrologist.
Freedom At Home Dialysis’s Staff-Assisted Dialysis Program has partnered with several Skilled Nursing Facilities around Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex to help hospitals, LTACHs, and Acute Rehab Facilities make an easy transition from acute to long-term rehab facilities.
