Read the full article on the McKnights Long-Term Care News website: https://www.mcknights.com/news/operations-expansion-new-onsite-dialysis-option-broadens-snf-patient-population/

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A skilled nursing provider expanded its patient population to serve high-acuity residents recently after launching a hemodialysis service at one of its facilities.

New Jersey-based Marquis Health Services recently started offering staff-assisted bedside hemodialysis to skilled nursing residents at its Providence Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, in Yeadon, PA, with the help of partner Compass Home Dialysis.

Under previous regulations, it was “nearly impossible” for SNFs to provide care to dialysis residents who required high-flow oxygen, tracheostomy care and/or other conditions and therefore needed to be transported to and from a traditional dialysis center, according to Michael Smith, RN, LNHA, division president for Marquis Health Services.

The onsite service allows staff members to have more time to focus internally on patient care rather than accompany patients to offsite treatment, Smith noted.