For family members & caregivers
Supporting someone through dialysis.
Practical guidance for the parts of dialysis that often spill into everyday life: treatment days, rides, questions, medication lists, appointments, meals, routines, and keeping important details from getting lost.
Start where you are
The everyday parts caregivers are often asked to help with.
You may only need one of these today. Each area points to practical information or tools already available on Renal Care Planner.
New to dialysis
Learn the basic rhythm of in-center treatment, common terms, what happens at the chair, and where caregivers typically fit in.
Read the caregiver guide →Help keep the day organized
Use packing lists, questions, contact pages, and treatment notes to keep practical details together before and after dialysis.
See the packing checklist →Remember what needs follow-up
Keep one place for questions, names, appointments, and what was discussed so the next conversation starts with context.
See question prompts →A broader caregiver hub
Support is more than treatment-day logistics.
Organization & appointments
Contacts, medication lists, transportation, schedule changes, and keeping paperwork or questions easy to find.
Food, fluid & routines
Understand the language around fluid, labels, meals, and dietitian guidance without trying to replace individualized nutrition advice.
Comfort & practical products
Clothing, bags, organization, comfort items, and other products that may make long treatment days easier to manage.
Caregiver wellbeing
Recognize that supporting someone through chronic treatment can be demanding too. Caregivers also need boundaries, rest, and support.
Helpful products & services
A home for caregiver-focused recommendations.
This area will grow as RCP reviews affiliate programs and partnerships relevant to treatment-day comfort, organization, adaptive clothing, meal support, transportation, and caregiver needs.
Some recommendations may use affiliate links. RCP may earn a commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to the reader. Recommendations should still be relevant to dialysis life and are not medical endorsements.
Featured partners
Brands worth knowing about.
Selected products and partnerships that may help make treatment days more practical or comfortable.
Dialysis-friendly clothing
Clothing designed around easier treatment access.
KickIt Recovery Wear offers adaptive clothing with treatment-access features designed to help patients stay covered and comfortable while giving staff easier access to the arm or chest.
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Useful right now
Tools caregivers can help keep current.
My Dialysis Care Team & Contacts
Keep names, phone numbers, facility information, pharmacy details, and care-team contacts in one place.
Open the contacts page →Medication List
A simple place to keep the medication information the patient and care team have provided up to date.
Open the medication list →Treatment Day Notes & Questions
Capture what needs to be asked, remembered, or followed up after treatment.
Open the notes log →90-Day Chairside Companion
The upcoming Renal Care Planner gives patients and families one consistent place for treatment notes, questions, appointments, and follow-up.
Explore the planner →Use RCP to prepare, not prescribe.
Renal Care Planner helps patients and caregivers keep details and questions organized. Individual treatment decisions stay with the patient and their care team.