Our Sources

Last updated: July 14, 2026

Caregiving decisions rarely come with a manual, and the questions that come up — about Medicare, benefits, medical paperwork, legal documents, or what to expect next — deserve answers grounded in something more solid than a guess. Here's where the information behind our guides and articles comes from.

Our Editorial Standard

Every guide and article we publish is built on publicly available information from established government agencies and nonprofit organizations that specialize in aging, caregiving, and the programs caregivers rely on most. We favor primary sources over secondhand summaries, and we favor organizations with a public mission to inform rather than to sell.

Sources We Draw From

National Institute on Aging (part of the National Institutes of Health) — nia.nih.gov
Medicare — medicare.gov
Social Security Administration — ssa.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — cdc.gov
Alzheimer's Association — alz.org
Family Caregiver Alliance — caregiver.org
Eldercare Locator (a program of the Administration for Community Living) — eldercare.acl.gov
Other reputable government and nonprofit organizations serving caregivers and older adults, cited by name wherever a specific figure, program, or recommendation is drawn from their work.

Not every guide or article draws on every organization above — a chapter on medical power of attorney leans on different sources than one on Social Security timing. What this list represents is our editorial standard: where we start looking, and the kind of source we consider reliable enough to build a guide around.

Programs, figures, and eligibility rules change — sometimes every year. Where a guide cites a specific number or rule, we note when it was last verified, and we review the figures that shift most often (Medicare premiums, COLA adjustments, IRMAA thresholds) on a regular schedule. See Why You Can Trust Us for how that review process works.

What This Means for You

Our guides are organizational and educational tools, not a replacement for advice from a licensed doctor, attorney, financial professional, or benefits counselor. We built them to help you walk into those conversations informed, organized, and ready with the right questions — sourced from the people whose job it is to know the answers.