by David Edwards | Aug 29, 2018 | EC-MedicarePage, Elder Care Advising, Estate Planning
In a recent blog post, we talked about the challenges that our extended lifespan creates these days. Because people are living into their 80’s and 90’s on a regular basis, this creates financial, physical, medical and emotional struggles. Seeing families... 
by David Edwards | Aug 21, 2018 | EC- HomePage, EC-ChallengesOfCarePage, Elder Care Advising, Home
These days, our extended life span creates a lot of challenges when it comes to managing the financial, physical, medical, and emotional reality of aging in America. We recently asked those who are facing retirement, or beginning to struggle with the challenges of... 
by David Edwards | Jul 30, 2018 | Aging Parents, Elder Care Advising
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to mail out new Medicare cards to residents of Illinois. The rollout started in June, but continues into July. Sadly, along with any big wholesale change like this (affecting roughly 60 million seniors... 
by David Edwards | Jan 24, 2018 | EC-MedicaidPage, Medicaid/Medicare
Using a government benefit such as Medicaid is a fairly common way to pay for long-term care. According to AARP, 65% of nursing home residents use Medicaid to pay for their care. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation out there, which makes this very... 
by David Edwards | Dec 15, 2017 | Elder Care Advising, VA Benefits
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Twenty-six veterans and one veteran’s widow were honored on November 29 at the dedication ceremony of the Edwards Group Veterans Wall. The wall was a collaborative effort between Attorney David Edwards... 
by David Edwards | Jun 21, 2017 | Aging Parents, Elder Care Advising
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was observed recently, and we shared some helpful information in our email newsletter. (Sign up for our educational newsletter here.) Elder abuse is a complex issue that can encompass physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and...