Home hemodialysis is hemodialysis that a person can do at home using a special machine. A nurse from a dialysis clinic can teach a person how to do hemodialysis at home. The person does not have to buy the machine. A person can choose the schedule for home hemodialysis. The three types of home hemodialysis are. standard home hemodialysis—three times a week or every other day for 3 to 5 hours at a time. short daily hemodialysis—5 to 7 days per week for 2.5 to 4 hours at a time.