If you are reading this, it is likely you or someone you love has been waging a difficult physical and emotional battle against kidney disease. VITAS knows your search for comfort, support and answers does not stop when you choose to forgo dialysis. That’s when we can help.

Discontinuing medical support has an effect on the whole family. The VITAS mission is to serve those in the end stages of kidney disease to relieve pain, control symptoms, improve quality of life and reduce anxiety for patients and families.

VITAS meets the unique needs of patients who wish to remain wherever they live ─ in their home, long term care facility or assisted living community. If the patient’s symptoms become too difficult to manage at home, a move to VITAS inpatient hospice services is an option.

When is the right time to ask about hospice?
What can VITAS do for a patient with kidney failure?
What can VITAS do for the family of a patient with kidney failure?
What are the overall benefits of hospice care?
How can I approach the hospice discussion?