Editorial Policy
SeniorSite is an independent resource for older adults and the families who help them make decisions about care, health, benefits, and daily life. This page explains who writes our articles, how we review them, and the standards we hold every piece to.
Who writes our content
Our guides are researched and written using primary and authoritative sources, then written in plain language for older adults and the families helping them make decisions. Everything we publish carries a single house byline, SeniorSite Editorial, rather than an individual author's name. We do not employ physicians, nurses, or licensed financial advisers, and we do not have a medical reviewer, so no article here should be read as a professional opinion. We use AI tools in our research and drafting. What we publish is our responsibility either way.
How we review articles
Every figure in a health, Medicare, benefits, or money guide has to trace to a primary source at the time we publish it. If we cannot verify a number, we leave it out rather than print an estimate that looks authoritative. Saying that a company does not publish its prices is more useful than a figure nobody can check.
We are stating that as the standard we hold now, not as a description of how this site has always worked. In 2026 we found published figures that did not trace to any source, and in some cases were wrong. We removed most of that library rather than try to repair it, and we rebuilt the rest against primary sources. We would rather say so here than imply a review process the older articles did not get.
How we source information
For benefits, health, and money topics we work from the agency that sets the rule or publishes the number. In practice that most often means Medicare.gov, the National Institute on Aging and other NIH resources including MedlinePlus and PubMed, the FDA, USDA Food and Nutrition Service for SNAP, HUD for housing, the IRS, and the eCFR and Federal Register for the regulations themselves. Those guides carry a Sources section linking the references we actually used, so you can check the figures yourself. Where a figure is an estimate or a projection rather than an official number, we say so, and where a company simply does not publish a price we say that instead of guessing.
Independence
Our editorial content is independent. We do not accept payment to place a business, product, or community favorably in an article, and advertising or partnerships never influence our recommendations or reviews.
Accuracy and corrections
We work to keep articles accurate and up to date, and we revise them as programs, prices, and rules change. If you spot something that looks wrong, email contact@seniorsite.org and a person will review it. This site provides general information and is not a substitute for professional medical, legal, or financial advice.