At age 75, Dr. Milton “Mickey” Mintz of Denville came out of retirement four years ago to open his “Doc in a Car” medical practice to help chronically ill patients. In addition to improving the quality of life for his elderly patients – most are over 86 years of age and have difficulty getting to the doctor’s office – Dr. Mintz helps them avoid the burdensome cost of nursing home care, sometimes waiving co-payments and helping pay for prescriptions from his own pocket.

2023 UPDATE: Dr. Mintz is 94 years old, retired, and receiving care from the very Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey service he helped establish.