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Patients that dialyze in the nursing home setting are known to be an especially at-risk vulnerable population compared to the overall ESRD population. This is likely due to the nursing home dialysis patients' advanced age, multiple co-morbidities, and frailty, requiring skilled nursing support. These challenges often result in worse outcomes compared to the overall end-stage renal disease (ESRD) population but few studies have investigated interventions to improve health outcomes in this population. Previously, we reported results from a study using a large epidemiological database of patients from an independent nursing home dialysis provider, showing that patients treated with daily home hemodialysis had improved outcomes compared to patients treated with conventional dialysis...

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The field of nephrology social work has undergone considerable change since the release of the 1976 federal regulations requiring a master's level social worker to be part of the renal team. Moderated by veteran nephrology social worker Stephanie Johnstone, LCSW, those who have served patients in the front lines of kidney care speak here about the past-"What has nephrology social work contributed in the last three decades, and what it has struggled to accomplish?" - and about the future: "How can nephrology social workers best serve patients in the years ahead? Where is their greatest potential to advance the industry?" Ms...

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