Dialysis is a lifesaving therapy and patients should not miss treatments. Facilities should ensure that home dialysis patients have all the supplies they need to continue their dialysis treatments and should work with suppliers to understand if shortages are anticipated in items such as peritoneal dialysis fluid.

Shortages of personal protective equipment are possible. Facilities should develop contingency plans for home dialysis patients to preserve supplies.

For example, patients may need to reuse face masks during vascular access care for several days instead of discarding after each use.

Home dialysis patients may be at higher risk for more severe disease from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Facilities should educate

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