By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
After his mother died of fall-related injuries, former state legislator David Schwartz, 67, became passionate about preventing geriatric falls and founded ElderCare Companies.The organization’s goal is to reduce the incidence, severity, and costs of geriatric...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
“I’m too old dear; I’m too dumb.” That’s what older people told Tobey Dichter in the late 1990’s when she asked if they were interested in the Internet. Dichter, then a vice president of a billion dollar healthcare company, was...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
Eddie Kamae, now 79, was in his sixties when he began to make documentaries. A professional musician, he dove into filmmaking after being inspired by a 90-year-old traditional Hawaiian songwriter. In his film work, Kamae tells the stories of Hawaii and its people...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
After high-profile careers in international consulting and government, Christine Millen, 63, and Charlotte Frank, 70, weren’t ready to retire. Instead they founded The Transition Network (TTN) in New York City in 2000 to be a resource for women transitioning out...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
As a sociologist, Lois Steinberg, 79, did research on school advocacy groups in the 1960s, and discovered that parents had to organize underground networks in order to get schools to address their children’s needs. While earning a master’s degree in health...
