Anna Satake is an assistant clinical professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. As an assistant clinical professor, she leads the development of the caregiving consultation service in the Healthy Aging Clinic. Additionally, and participates in research related to older adult care or caregiving. She collaborates with leaders of the Healthy Aging Initiative at UC Davis in educating the workforce and improving care for older adults. She has 20 years of acute care clinical experience working in hospitals in northern California as a Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist where she provided geriatric consultation to patients regarding dementia, delirium, or fall prevention. She has led projects and provided education across disciplines on topics related to dementia, delirium, potentially inappropriate medications for older adults, behavior management in dementia, restraints, sitter usage, and fall prevention. She is experienced in program and quality improvement processes and has led stroke programs to achieve Primary Stroke Certification. At UC Davis Medical Center she led the way to achieve NICHE Senior Friendly and IHI Age-Friendly level II Committed to Care Excellence recognition. 

She has been a leader in the American Delirium Society as the co-chair of the Education Committee and tri-chair of the Conference Planning Committee. She has presented on geriatric topics at several state and national conferences, including the American Delirium Society, CALNOC, NICHE, GAPNA, Peri Anesthesia Nurses Association of California, California Clinical Nurse Specialist, and the Gerontological Society of America.