Darlene Yee-Melichar, EdD, FGSA, FAGHE, is professor and coordinator of gerontology at San Francisco State University (SF State) where she also serves as director of long-term care administration.Cristina M. Flores, PhD, RN, FGSA, is the owner and licensee of three six-bed residential care facilities for the elderly in California, a lecturer in the gerontology program at SF State, and an adjunct professor for UCSF.Andrea Renwanz Boyle, PhD, RN, FNAP, is the chair and professor of nursing at Dominican University of California and a Distinguished Practice Fellow in the National Academies of Practice. Dr. Boyle is the Co-President of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society (Rho Alpha Chapter) and an emerita associate professor at San Francisco State University.