View All: End-of-life planning

10 of 10 Resutls

What is Hospice for Kidney Failure?

Discover how hospice care helps people with kidney failure manage pain and find peace without dialysis or transplant.

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Talking to healthcare professional,

Talking to friends and family,

End-of-life planning,

Advance directives

Understanding Conservative Care for Kidney Failure

Are dialysis and transplantation the only options for managing kidney failure? For some people, the answer is no. Conservative care is an option that ...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Talking to friends and family,

End-of-life planning,

Advance directives

From Grief to Giving Back: Using Poetry to Support Kidney Disease Patients

A doctor turns to poetry after losing her mother—and finds a new way to comfort kidney patients, give back, and support the National Kidney Foundation...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Talking to healthcare professional,

Self-management and self-care,

End-of-life planning,

Fundraising and volunteering

A Son’s Gift: How His Kidney Donation Saved Two Lives and Transformed His Own

He saved his mom's life through a paired kidney exchange. A decade later, he honored her decision not to return to dialysis. Now he shares their ...

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

End-of-life planning,

Living donor programs,

Living donation,

Hemolytic uremic syndrome

End-of-Life Planning: Kidney Disease, Advance Directives, and Wills

If you have kidney disease, advance directives and wills can ensure your health care and estate preferences are met. Learn how to prepare and protect ...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Informed decision-making,

End-of-life planning,

Palliative Care Helps Patients with Kidney Disease

Palliative care offers support for CKD patients by managing pain, aiding communication with doctors, and helping cope with stress.

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

End-of-life planning

Medicare

Medicare covers dialysis and kidney transplant costs for all ages. Includes Part A (hospital care), Part B (doctor services), and Part D (prescription...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

End-of-life planning,

Health insurance,

Advance directives

Zucchini Tortilla Bites

Zucchini Tortilla Bites: Crunchy tortilla triangles topped with sautéed zucchini and arugula. Light, tasty, and perfect as an appetizer or snack.

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Diet and nutrition,

End-of-life planning,

Diet and meal planning,

Gluten-free diet

Summer Vegetable

Summer Vegetables: Sautéed corn, bell pepper, zucchini, and pimentos in margarine or olive oil, seasoned with garlic powder and black pepper.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Diet and nutrition,

Kidney transplantation,

End-of-life planning,

Diet and meal planning,

Gluten-free diet

Advance Directives

Guide your medical care with an advance directive. Specify your treatment wishes for future crises to ensure your preferences are respected when you c...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

End-of-life planning,

Advance directives