Discharge dialysis patients home,
even those with no care partner.
Elik Home Dialysis takes the dialysis patient other dispositions cannot place: the live-alone, no-care-partner patient. A licensed Elik nurse performs the complete treatment in the patient's home, and the insurance face sheet gets you a same-day payable-or-not answer. Referrals move while the patient is still in the bed.
Serving hospitals across the Houston and Dallas metros. Commercially insured patients.
The dialysis patient who cannot go home stacks avoidable days.
An ESRD patient is medically ready to leave, but the disposition is not. They live alone, or no one at home can take on hands-on care, so sending them home to manage dialysis themselves is not realistic. In-center placement means transport, a fixed chair schedule, and a slot that may not be open when you need it. Meanwhile the patient occupies a bed that is no longer clinically necessary, and the avoidable days accumulate on your unit.
Elik exists for exactly that patient. A licensed dialysis nurse delivers the treatment in the home, so the patient who has no care partner still has a clean route out of the hospital.
Built around your disposition,
not just the patient's calendar.
Same-day payable-or-not
Send the insurance face sheet with the referral and Elik gives you a same-day payable-or-not answer, so the referral moves while the patient is still in the bed.
Takes the hard case
Elik accepts patients who live alone and patients with no care partner. A licensed nurse runs the full treatment, one nurse to one patient, three times a week. The patient is not trained and does not self-administer.
Clean handoff that holds
Elik coordinates directly with the patient's nephrologist, documentation flows to the consulting nephrologist after every treatment, and Elik stays the single point of contact from referral through the first home treatment. The placement holds; the patient does not bounce back to your unit for a disposition reason.
No care partner required. The patient is the only person who needs to be home. A licensed dialysis nurse performs every part of the treatment in the home, which is what makes the home discharge possible for the patient who would otherwise have nowhere to go.
Referral eligibility, so you can pre-qualify in seconds.
Payer note: Original Medicare does not pay for staff-assisted home hemodialysis, by law. Medicare Advantage plans follow Medicare's reimbursement rules, so they do not pay for it either. Elik provides staff-assisted home hemodialysis for eligible patients with BCBS, Cigna, or UnitedHealthcare/UHC commercial coverage, including when Medicare is the primary insurance. Medicare-only, Medicare Advantage (including BCBS, Cigna, or UHC Medicare Advantage plans), Medicare supplement (Medigap) plans, and Medicaid do not pay for this service through Elik. Send the insurance face sheet with the referral and we give you a same-day payable-or-not answer.
When you are not sure, refer anyway. Send the face sheet and Elik tells you plainly, same day, whether the benefit is payable.
A discharge partner that closes the loop.
The referral packet: demographics, the insurance face sheet, and nephrology orders or recent records. Partial packets are fine; Elik works with what you have and confirms the benefit, usually same day.
- Same-day response on every referral
- Same-day payable-or-not answer from the insurance face sheet
- A single point of contact from referral through the first home treatment
- Full coordination with your discharge planning team
- Documentation flowing to the consulting nephrologist after every treatment
The administration of Elik Home Dialysis has more than 80 years of cumulative experience in dialysis and 45 years in staff-assisted home hemodialysis.
Elik handles the work. You keep the loop closed.
Straight answers for the discharge desk.
How fast does Elik accept a referral?
Same day. Send the insurance face sheet with the referral and Elik gives you a same-day payable-or-not answer, so the referral moves while the patient is still in the bed.
Will Elik take a patient who lives alone or has no care partner?
Yes. A licensed Elik dialysis nurse performs the full treatment in the patient's home, one nurse to one patient. No care partner is required.
Does the patient have to be trained to dialyze at home?
No. The nurse runs the entire treatment. The patient does not self-administer and does not operate equipment.
What insurance qualifies for referral?
Original Medicare does not pay for staff-assisted home hemodialysis, by law. Medicare Advantage plans follow Medicare's reimbursement rules, so they do not pay for it either. Elik provides staff-assisted home hemodialysis for eligible patients with BCBS, Cigna, or UnitedHealthcare/UHC commercial coverage, including when Medicare is the primary insurance. Medicare-only, Medicare Advantage (including BCBS, Cigna, or UHC Medicare Advantage plans), Medicare supplement (Medigap) plans, and Medicaid do not pay for this service through Elik. Send the insurance face sheet with the referral and we give you a same-day payable-or-not answer.
Does Elik coordinate with the patient's nephrologist?
Yes. The patient keeps their own nephrologist, Elik coordinates the home treatments directly with their office, and documentation flows to the consulting nephrologist after every treatment.
How soon after discharge can treatment start at home?
Within days of a confirmed benefit and received orders. Hospital discharges are prioritized: call while the patient is still admitted, and discharge day becomes dialysis-plan day. Elik stays the single point of contact from referral through the first home treatment.
Move the discharge today.
Send the referral with the insurance face sheet. Elik responds the same day with a payable-or-not answer and stays your single point of contact through the first home treatment.
Elik Home Dialysis is a licensed Texas dialysis provider.
Last reviewed: September 2026