Treatment Options

Learn about the treatment options for kidney disease we provide—all in-home versus in-clinic. Including peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis, kidney transplant, and conservative care.

Treatment Options

Learn about the treatment options for kidney disease we provide—all in-home versus in-clinic. Including peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis, kidney transplant, and conservative care.

Learn more about kidney options we provide.

Kidney Transplant

For eligible patients, a kidney transplant offers the closest thing to restored kidney function and a life free from dialysis.

Kidney Transplant

For eligible patients, a kidney transplant offers the closest thing to restored kidney function and a life free from dialysis.

Kidney Transplant

For eligible patients, a kidney transplant offers the closest thing to restored kidney function and a life free from dialysis.

Patient doing dialysis treatment at home while in bed.

Peritoneal Dialysis

A gentle, needle-free dialysis option performed in the privacy of your own home. All on a schedule that fits your personal needs and lifetyle.

Peritoneal Dialysis

A gentle, needle-free dialysis option performed in the privacy of your own home. All on a schedule that fits your personal needs and lifetyle.

Peritoneal Dialysis

A gentle, needle-free dialysis option performed in the privacy of your own home. All on a schedule that fits your personal needs and lifetyle.

Patient receiving dialysis treatment with nurse.

Home Hemodialysis

Powerful and flexible kidney treatment done in your home. On your schedule and with a dedicated Cooper care team with you every step of the way.

Home Hemodialysis

Powerful and flexible kidney treatment done in your home. On your schedule and with a dedicated Cooper care team with you every step of the way.

Home Hemodialysis

Powerful and flexible kidney treatment done in your home. On your schedule and with a dedicated Cooper care team with you every step of the way.

Conservative Care Management

For some people with advanced kidney disease, the right path is one that focuses on comfort, quality of life, and living well, without dialysis or transplant.

Conservative Care Management

For some people with advanced kidney disease, the right path is one that focuses on comfort, quality of life, and living well, without dialysis or transplant.

Conservative Care Management

For some people with advanced kidney disease, the right path is one that focuses on comfort, quality of life, and living well, without dialysis or transplant.

Comparing Dialysis Care Models

There are three distinct models of dialysis care and they are not equal.

In-center hemodialysis requires patients to travel to a clinic for every treatment. Standard home dialysis programs let patients treat at home, but most still require regular clinic visits for labs, follow-ups, and check-ins. However, with Cooper Home Health, everything happens in the patient's home. No exceptions.

The Cooper Way Versus In-Center and Standard Home Dialysis

Everything happens in the patient's home. No exceptions.

The Cooper Way Versus In-Center and Standard Home Dialysis

The Cooper Way

Standard Home Dialysis

In-Center HD

Dialysis Done In-Home

Every session is done at the dialysis clinic.

Zero Dialysis Clinic Visits

Cooper brings everything to you.

Regularly for labs, follow-ups, and check-ins.

Every treatment up to 3x per week.

All In-home Training

In-home Lab Draws

Usually requires lab or clinic visits

In-Home Follow-ups & Check-ins

Cooper brings everything to you.

Periodically in Clinic

In clinic and integrated into treatment visits

Dedicated 1:1 Care Team

Each patient gets an assigned care team.

Varies, often shared or with rotating staff.

Shared clinic staff across many patients

Patient-designed Schedule

Indeterminate, but more flexible than in-center

Clinic sets the schedule, typically daytime

Travel-free

Some travel still required for clinic-based care

Required for up to 3 round trips per week

24/7 Clinical Support

Periodically in Clinic

During clinic hours (After-hours varies)

Fewer Dietary Restrictions

Larger fluid shifts between weekly sessions

Strong Preserved Kidney Function

Continuous, gentle home treatment

Better preservation than in-center HD

Less preservation over time

True Home-Centered Care

All-in-home treatment with full clinical support that comes to them.

Home treatment with some provider clinical support.

The Cooper Way

Standard Home Dialysis

In-Center HD

Dialysis Done In-Home

Every session is done at the dialysis clinic.

Zero Dialysis Clinic Visits

Cooper brings everything to you.

Regularly for labs, follow-ups, and check-ins.

Every treatment up to 3x per week.

All In-home Training

In-home Lab Draws

Usually requires lab or clinic visits

In-Home Follow-ups & Check-ins

Cooper brings everything to you.

Periodically in Clinic

In clinic and integrated into treatment visits

Dedicated 1:1 Care Team

Each patient gets an assigned care team.

Varies, often shared or with rotating staff.

Shared clinic staff across many patients

Patient-designed Schedule

Indeterminate, but more flexible than in-center

Clinic sets the schedule, typically daytime

Travel-free

Some travel still required for clinic-based care

Required for up to 3 round trips per week

24/7 Clinical Support

Periodically in Clinic

During clinic hours (After-hours varies)

Fewer Dietary Restrictions

Larger fluid shifts between weekly sessions

Strong Preserved Kidney Function

Continuous, gentle home treatment

Better preservation than in-center HD

Less preservation over time

True Home-Centered Care

All-in-home treatment with full clinical support that comes to them.

Home treatment with some provider clinical support.

We're a Comprehensive Home-based Care Model

What Cooper eliminates is the burden of traveling to a dialysis center for treatment, training, labs, and follow-up visits. As a patient, you never have to leave your home for any part of your dialysis care. Patients will still see their nephrologist and specialist team for ongoing medical oversight and that relationship never changes.

Comparing Modalities

Cooper offers both home dialysis modalities: Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) and Home Hemodialysis (HHD). They work differently, require different access, and suit different lifestyles. Here's an honest look at both — so you and your nephrologist can decide which fits your situation best.

Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)

Can be done during the day or overnight while sleeping.

Gentle

Needle-Free

How it Works:
Uses the natural lining of your abdomen as a filter. You can use a machine called a cycler or do manual dialysis without a machine, using only gravity to complete the process.

Access Needed:
A PD catheter — a soft tube placed in the abdomen through a minor outpatient procedure. No needles. The site heals within 2–4 weeks before treatment begins.

Treatment Schedule:
APD (Automated Peritoneal Dialysis) or CAPD (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis). With APD, you connect before bed, disconnect in the morning, your entire day stays free. With CAPD, 3–4 manual gravity exchanges occur during the day, no machine or electricity required.

Training with Cooper:
5–10 days of in-home training with your dedicated Cooper nurse — aseptic technique, exchange procedure, exit site care, troubleshooting, and emergency protocols.

Best Suited for:
Daytime workers, parents, active patients who want treatment overnight. Also the strongest modality for preserving residual kidney function and for patients on the transplant waitlist.

Home Hemodialysis (HHD)

Flexible, around your schedule around your calendar.

Flexible Schedule

How it Works:
A dialysis machine filters your blood at home — same process as in-center HD, but on your schedule. More frequent, shorter sessions mean gentler, more thorough cleansing and better outcomes between treatments.

Access Needed:
An AV fistula (preferred) — a surgical connection between artery and vein, usually in the arm. Needs months to mature, so planning ahead is essential.

Treatment Schedule:
5–6 sessions per week, 2–3.5 hours each. Scheduled when it works for you — mornings, evenings, or weekends.

Training with Cooper:
3–8 weeks of in-home training with your dedicated Cooper nurse and care partner — machine setup, self-cannulation, alarms, troubleshooting, and emergency protocols. All in your home.

Best Suited for:
Self-motivated patients who want active involvement in their care. Patients with schedules that allow regular morning or evening sessions. Associated with excellent long-term outcomes and strong quality-of-life scores.

Peritoneal Dialysis vs. Home Hemodialysis

Use this comparison to better understand the differences in equipment, training, travel, dietary flexibility, and day-to-day impact.

Peritoneal Dialysis vs. Home Hemodialysis

Use this comparison to better understand the differences in equipment, training, travel, dietary flexibility, and day-to-day impact.

Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)

Home Hemodialysis (HHD)

Needles

None

Catheter Only

Home Hemodialysis (HHD)

Self-cannulation (Each session)

Machine Needed

Optional

APD cycler, CAPD needs none

Yes

Hemodialysis machine & water system

Care Partner

Optional (But Helpful)

Catheter Only

Strongly Recommended

Self-cannulation (Each session)

Daytime Impact

None for APD

Treatment is overnight

Minimal

Sessions scheduled around your day

Dietary Restrictions

Fewer than In-center HD

Residual Kidney Preservation

Strongest

Continuous gentle filtration

Better than in-center HD

Sessions scheduled around your day

Travel

Yes

Cycler portable, supplies ship to destination

Yes

Machine portable, supplies ship ahead

Training Time with Cooper

5–10 days

In your home

3–8 weeks

in your home

Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)

Home Hemodialysis (HHD)

Needles

None

Catheter Only

Home Hemodialysis (HHD)

Self-cannulation (Each session)

Machine Needed

Optional

APD cycler, CAPD needs none

Yes

Hemodialysis machine & water system

Care Partner

Optional (But Helpful)

Catheter Only

Strongly Recommended

Self-cannulation (Each session)

Daytime Impact

None for APD

Treatment is overnight

Minimal

Sessions scheduled around your day

Dietary Restrictions

Fewer than In-center HD

Residual Kidney Preservation

Strongest

Continuous gentle filtration

Better than in-center HD

Sessions scheduled around your day

Travel

Yes

Cycler portable, supplies ship to destination

Yes

Machine portable, supplies ship ahead

Training Time with Cooper

5–10 days

In your home

3–8 weeks

in your home

Quick

Assessment

Which option fits me best?

These are thoughts you may have. Use them as a quick assessment to help consider which direction to explore further with your nephrologist and Cooper's care team.

Quick

Assessment

Which option fits me best?

These are thoughts you may have. Use them as a quick assessment to help consider which direction to explore further with your nephrologist and Cooper's care team.

Your Care Team will be there for everything.

Your Dedicated Partner

Our care team is here to guide, support, and answer questions throughout every step of your kidney care journey.

We Provide Everything

From training and supplies to ongoing treatment support, we help make home dialysis simple and manageable.

We'll Help Alleviate Your Symptoms

We work closely with patients to help manage symptoms, improve comfort, and support overall quality of life.

Your Care Team will be there for everything.

Your Dedicated Partner

Our care team is here to guide, support, and answer questions throughout every step of your kidney care journey.

We Provide Everything

From training and supplies to ongoing treatment support, we help make home dialysis simple and manageable.

We'll Help Alleviate Your Symptoms

We work closely with patients to help manage symptoms, improve comfort, and support overall quality of life.

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Let one of our Care Team members inform you on the kidney treatment options and address any questions you may have. To learn more about which kidney care options would work great for you, connect with one of our experts.

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Treatment Options

Treatment Options

Learn more about kidney options we provide.

Comparing Dialysis Care Models

The Cooper Way Versus In-Center and Standard Home Dialysis

The Cooper Way Versus In-Center and Standard Home Dialysis

Comparing Modalities

Can be done during the day or overnight while sleeping.

Flexible, around your schedule around your calendar.

Peritoneal Dialysis vs. Home Hemodialysis

Peritoneal Dialysis vs. Home Hemodialysis

Quick

Assessment

Which option fits me best?

Quick

Assessment

Which option fits me best?

Your Care Team will be there for everything.

Your Care Team will be there for everything.

Get in Touch

Connect with a Care Team Member

Get in Touch

Connect with a Care Team Member

At Cooper Home Health, we believe dialysis shouldn't disrupt your life. We're bringing personalized peritoneal dialysis (PD) and home hemodialysis (HHD) straight to you, where you’re most comfortable.

At Cooper Home Health, we believe dialysis shouldn't disrupt your life. We're bringing personalized peritoneal dialysis (PD) and home hemodialysis (HHD) straight to you, where you’re most comfortable.

At Cooper Home Health, we believe dialysis shouldn't disrupt your life. We're bringing personalized peritoneal dialysis (PD) and home hemodialysis (HHD) straight to you, where you’re most comfortable.