Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD, RN-BC, NHA

Commentary

Advance Care Planning: What We Can and Cannot Do

06/17/2022

“My students who plan to enter residencies in emergency medicine often remark at the end of the rotation that the week in postacute care will shape their care as well as attitudes about nursing homes and nursing home residents,” writes Ilene...

“My students who plan to enter...

06/17/2022

Annals of Long-Term Care

Commentary

The Criminalization of a Medication Error

03/31/2022

Ilene Warner-Maron , PhD, RN-BC, NHA;

Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD, RN-BC, NHA, Alden Geriatrics, shares insight on a nurse's recent conviction of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a patient.

Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD, RN-BC,...

03/31/2022

Annals of Long-Term Care

Commentary

Dying From COVID-19 Without Getting Infected: Indirect Impacts of the Pandemic on OAs

02/01/2022

Ilene Warner-Maron , PhD, RN-BC, NHA;

Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD, RN-BC, NHA, Alden Geriatrics, breaks down how the pandemic has indirectly caused increases in death through delayed preventive care and worsened conditions for older adults with various morbidities.

Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD, RN-BC,...

02/01/2022

Annals of Long-Term Care

Commentary

Can We Place the Blame for COVID-19 on Regulators?

01/24/2022

Ilene Warner-Maron , PhD, RN-BC, NHA;

Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD, RN-BC, NHA, Alden Geriatrics, responds to an article exploring regulatory shortcomings that potentially made the impact of COVID-19 on skilled nursing facilities worse.

Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD, RN-BC,...

01/24/2022

Annals of Long-Term Care

Commentary

Medicare vs Medicaid Funding: Two Classes of Skilled Nursing Facilities?

01/07/2022

Ilene Warner-Maron , PhD, RN-BC, NHA;

"Poorly funded facilities face a perpetual cycle of being unable to access sufficient resources to improve their quality indicators, staffing, and survey results, the same factors that limit their ability to demonstrate quality with the...

"Poorly funded facilities face a...

01/07/2022

Annals of Long-Term Care

Commentary

Should Long-Term Care Facilities Be ‘Mini-Nursing Schools?’

11/08/2021

Ilene Warner-Maron , PhD, RN-BC, NHA;

"Education is a common theme that runs through all aspects of a high-quality long-term care environment; however, the specific teaching must focus on the expressed needs of the staff which go far beyond the repetitive mandatory education...

"Education is a common theme...

11/08/2021

Annals of Long-Term Care

Commentary

Is There a Relationship Between Admissions, PPE, and COVID-19 Deaths?

10/27/2021

Ilene Warner-Maron , PhD, RN-BC, NHA;

Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD, reviews two recently published articles that highlight how the administration of long-term care facilities impacted the way in which COVID-19 was managed.

Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD, reviews...

10/27/2021

Annals of Long-Term Care

Commentary

Are Your Employees Food Insecure?

10/12/2021

Ilene Warner-Maron , PhD, RN-BC, NHA;

“Providing our staff with access to the meals given to our residents may help to address the issue of food insecurity as these meals can be viewed as a symbol of our commitment to the health of our employees,” stresses Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD.

“Providing our staff with access...

10/12/2021

Annals of Long-Term Care

Commentary

Older Adults in Long-Term Care: Surrounded by Many but Still Alone

10/05/2021

Ilene Warner-Maron , PhD, RN-BC, NHA;

“Despite older adults living in a long-term care setting and being surrounded by perhaps hundreds of other residents, staff members, and visitors, it is likely that many individuals feel isolated and lonely,” says Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD.

“Despite older adults living in...

10/05/2021

Annals of Long-Term Care