Rita LaReau is a Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI, where she has served as a developer/advisor for NICHE (Nurses Improving Care of Health System Elders). As an online Clinical Consultant on geriatric nursing care issues for Hartford Geriatric Institute at New York University she has mentored other hospitals in development of their NICHE Programs. She is a board certified geriatric nurse practitioner with clinical experiences in outpatient settings, nursing homes, and a physician office.