High cost is by far the most important health care issue for New Yorkers, and their concern about it is growing. In a recent survey of a representative sample of New York state residents, 58 percent said the high cost of health care is their biggest concern. That’s a rise of 12.6 percentage points ...
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With the number of older adults predicted to grow dramatically in the coming decades, industries from financial services to residential design are facing unprecedented challenges looming just around the corner. Cornell recently offered some multidisciplinary solutions. The second Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures roundtable on hospitality, health management and design for senior housing and ...
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More than 200 scholars and industry leaders are expected at the Cornell Hospitality, Health and Design Symposium, which will examine the evolving relationship among the fields of hospitality, health care, senior living and design. The conference, scheduled for Oct. 9-11, is sponsored by the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures (CIHF), a collaboration between the School of Hotel ...
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Innovative providers increasingly are bridging the worlds of senior housing and hospitality, whether it’s a Ritz-Carlton approach to employee engagement or Four Seasons-style services. The recently inaugurated Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures (CIHF) is yet another sign that the worlds of hospitality and senior living are melding, and the Institute stands to make the ...
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At the Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital outside Detroit, patients arrive to uniformed valets and professional greeters. Wi-Fi is free and patient meals are served on demand 24 hours a day. Members of the spa staff give in-room massages and other ...
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