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. Compare kidney-friendly meal services →
Comfort & practical products
Clothing, bags, organization, comfort items, and other products that may make long treatment days easier to manage. See practical gift ideas →
Caregiver wellbeing
Recognize that supporting someone through chronic treatment can be demanding too. Caregivers also need boundaries, rest, and support.
Related caregiver resource
Practical ideas for long-distance caregivers. Explore staying connected without cameras →
Practical support
Find help for the parts of life around dialysis.
Explore meal support, transportation, treatment-day products, caregiver resources, and other services that may make the routine easier to manage.
Featured partners
Brands worth knowing about.
Selected products and services that may help with treatment days, caregiving, and everyday life.
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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Caregiver technology
More visibility at home without putting a camera in the room.
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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 patient’s medication information current.
Open the medication list →Treatment Day Notes & Questions
Capture what needs to be asked, remembered, or followed up after treatment.
Open the notes log →Chairside Starter Planner
A four-week printable planner for treatment-day notes and questions, available now as a $9.99 digital download.
See the Starter →90-Day Chairside Companion
The 90-Day Chairside Companion is available now as a printed-to-order planner. It gives patients and families one consistent place for treatment notes, questions, appointments, and follow-up.
Order the 90-Day Companion →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.