Activism Isn't Just for Kids

摘要

AS FLORIDA'S SECRE-tary for aging and adult services in the mid-1990s, Conchy Bretos got a close look at a huge population of seniors who were terribly neglected: the elderly poor living in public housing. "I visited seniors who hadn't been out of bed in days," says Bretos. These people often ended up in nursing homes prematurely because they couldn't afford in-home care. Bretos had a brainstorm: What if she brought assisted-living services to public-housing residents who needed just a little help to remain in their homes?