NICHE Program
Unlike ACE and HELP, the NICHE program is not a specific set of rules or interventions that must be applied to patients but rather acts as a guide for nursing practice for participating hospitals.
The NICHE program is a nursing resource program developed in 1992 by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University.
and The goal of NICHE is to “achieve systematic nursing change that will benefit hospitalized older patients” through the implementation of “principles and tools to stimulate a change in the culture of healthcare facilities to achieve patient-centered care for older adults.
” By educating nurses and changing practices, NICHE developers aim to improve patient outcomes.