The people behind LTCareNav's articles and guides. Our content is written by a Certified Senior Advisor and clinically reviewed by a licensed health psychologist.
Founder & Certified Senior Advisor
Founder of LTCareNav and Care Bloom. Certified Senior Care Advisor who began her career as a nursing assistant in memory care, nursing homes, and hospice before becoming a family caregiver herself.
Clinical Health Psychologist & Medical Reviewer
Clinical health psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Neurological Restoration. Reviews LTCareNav's clinical and YMYL content for accuracy.
Every article and guide on LTCareNav is written by Lindsay Friedman, a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA®) with over a decade of frontline experience in memory care, assisted living, hospice, and family caregiving.
Clinical and cognitive content — including memory care, dementia, Parkinson's, and caregiver-burnout topics — is medically reviewed by Dr. Taylor Rush, PhD, a clinical health psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Neurological Restoration.
We cite primary sources — CMS, Medicare.gov, Medicaid.gov, the SSA, the VA, and the CareScout Cost of Care Survey — and refresh figures annually with verified 2026 data. When policy or pricing changes, we update the article and stamp the new "Last updated" date.