MFA Blog Articles

Longevity Innovations

 Mary Furlong’s Convening Power| Louis Tenenbaum | Mary Furlong has been a true pioneer in using the Internet to improve the lives of older Americans. She began this work founding the nonprofit organizations SeniorNet in 1986 and ThirdAge...
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Worsening the Caregiver Crisis

When we need more caregivers, why should we throw out some we already have? Seth Sternberg, Co-founder and CEO of Honor, the parent company of Home Instead, reports the Department of Homeland Security is withdrawing work authorizations for foreigners who are legally...
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Crisis in Family Caregiving

Mom and Dad need help. Maybe not today, but soon. Perhaps they'll be fine. It could be your husband or your wife or your child who will come to depend on a member of America's largest workforce -- America's largest unpaid workforce. What if there's no one there to...
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Pioneering Innovation in AgeTech

Q&A with Serial Entrepreneur Mary Furlong by Allison Cook Mary Furlong has raised over $300 million in corporate sponsorships and venture capital to support solutions for older adults. Before founding Mary Furlong and Associates, which supports start-ups and funders in the longevity field, she founded SeniorNet in 1986 and led Third Age Media. Furlong also…

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