title: Nursing homes: The new frontier.
abstract: As the population continues to age, we will see a larger percentage of end-stage CKD patients in nursing homes, both skilled and long-term facilities. This is a fragile population and will take buy-in from all practitioners to care for them. Even with the dietitian to manage a complicated and detailed menu, the social worker to manage the transportation and multiple issues with equipment, the therapy staff to protect against loss of ADLs, the recreational therapist to protect against loss of cognitive function and the medical staff (APs, nursing, physicians), this population will continue to present both challenges and opportunities.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zuber
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D009735:Nursing Homes; D018529:Nutritional Support; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D019338:Polypharmacy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology