by Michael Gill | Sep 30, 2020 | 2020 News, Assisted Living, COVID-19, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing
It is no secret that the elderly suffer from COVID-19 more than any other segment of our society. In the United States, over 40% of coronavirus deaths have occurred in Nursing Homes and higher proportions overseas. But you don’t have to catch the coronavirus to... 
by Michael Gill | Sep 18, 2020 | Assisted Living, COVID-19, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing
It is inevitable that at some point throughout the pandemic, the large majority of senior living communities will experience a Covid-19 infection incident. This fact is irrespective of whether the community is expensive or value-priced, located in one neighborhood... 
by Michael Gill | Aug 15, 2020 | 2020 News
We are nearly five months into the pandemic-induced Senior Living lockdown, where no one is allowed inside the building to see their loved one. While this impacts the whole spectrum of senior living alternatives, it is particularly cruel for those with dementia, where... 
by Michael Gill | Jul 8, 2020 | 2020 News
News articles often bring out stock photos of the 1918 Spanish Influenza to contrast them with photos of mask-wearing during today’s Covid-19 pandemic. These always make me think of my grandmother, and not just because her dresses and boots in old photos look similar.... 
by Michael Gill | Jun 2, 2020 | 2020 News
Let’s address the elephant in the room: even in pre-coronavirus times, senior living is often a hard sell. No one wakes up one morning and says “oh boy, today I get to move into that Assisted Living I’ve always dreamed about!” People enter senior living to meet... 
by Michael Gill | May 26, 2020 | 2020 News
In conversations these days about Covid-19 and the pandemic, I often hear people say: “I can’t wait for this to all be over.” Clients call me and say they want to move their loved ones into a community once the “all clear” is sounded. Everyone wants life to return to... 
by Michael Gill | May 21, 2020 | 2020 News
Usually (before the coronavirus) I accompany families on tours of appropriate senior living communities. But since mid-March, all outside visitors—families included—have been barred from visiting by State mandate. Business doesn’t stop, however, and most communities... 
by Michael Gill | May 12, 2020 | 2020 News
By Michael Gill, CEO TXSLL: I count myself lucky to live in Central Texas during the Covid-19 pandemic. Thus far the virus’ impact has been quite light when compared to both the rest of the country as well as the rest of the world. In addition our local leadership... 
by Michael Gill | Jan 29, 2020 | 2013 News, 2016 News
Most of us are well aware of the five senses bestowed to us through which we interact with our environment, i.e. vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch, right? But how many of you have ever really wondered which of these is considered as the most valuable. Sure, each... 
by Michael Gill | Jan 2, 2020 | 2013 News, 2016 News
“You need to start smoking again.” That was the most sincere, heartfelt advice I could give my co-worker. Lorenzo had quit smoking 30 days before, and the whole office had been hearing daily how miserable he was. My remark wasn’t unsympathetic—I had won the war... 