Comagine Health’s ESRD Network strives to promote optimal care for people with end-stage renal disease. Optimal care includes not only safe and quality care, but also efforts to improve patient independence, quality of life and rehabilitation. The CMS Conditions for Coverage for ESRD Facilities require facilities to assist patients with an individualized vocational rehabilitation (VR) plan.
These VR resources can help you provide optimal care for your patients and fulfill the Conditions for Coverage.
Comagine Health ESRD — for Staff
- VR Resource List
- VR Best Practices Checklist
- Tips for Partnering With Local VR Offices
- Fact Sheet for Rehabilitation Counselors
Comagine Health ESRD — for Patients
- Guide to Working with Your Local VR Office or Employment Network (EN)
English | Spanish - VR for People on Dialysis Living in Rural Areas
English | Spanish - VR Success Stories
English | Spanish - VR Brochure: Are You Thinking About Going Back to Work or School?
English | Spanish - VR Flyer: Are You Ready to Explore Work?
English | Spanish
Social Security Administration
- Find a VR or Employment Network Counselor
- Working While Disabled: How We Can Help*
- Understanding the Benefits*
- Fact Sheet: 2023 Social Security Changes*
- WISE Seminar Slides
Information on Ticket to Work, FAQs and patient success stories.
*Available in other languages at https://www.ssa.gov.
Home Dialysis Central
- Keeping Your Job When You Need Dialysis
Facts about anemia, income and treatment options. - Working on Home Dialysis: What Dialysis Staff Should Know
Additional Resources
- Threading the Needle to Complete the Stitch: Rehabilitation — Dialysis Through Transplant
Article by Mary Beth Callahan, ACSW/LCSW. - Vocational Rehabilitation Regulations
Federal Register - Top 10 Reasons to Choose Referral to VR
Poster/Flyer - Yes You Can! Choose Vocational Rehabilitation
Poster/Flyer
The Network is here to support your vocational rehabilitation efforts and to help remove any barriers. If you have any suggestions or comments or would like technical assistance, please call Lisa Hall, MSSW, LICSW, patient services director, at 206-923-0714, ext. 4213.
