Editorial Standards
Last updated: July 2026
Sagebeam's guides are here to help families navigate a parent's care — a new diagnosis, a hospital discharge, a move, and the day-to-day of coordinating it all. This page explains how we create that content, where our information comes from, and how we review it, so you can judge for yourself how much to rely on what you read here.
What this content is — and isn't
Everything in our Resources library is educational. It is not medical, legal, or financial advice, and it is not a substitute for guidance from your parent's care team or from professionals who know your family's situation. When something here conflicts with what your parent's doctor, nurse, attorney, or benefits counselor tells you, follow them — they know the specifics we can't.
Where our information comes from
We ground our guides in authoritative, public sources and link to them so you can read the original. Those sources include U.S. government health agencies — the National Institutes of Health and MedlinePlus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute on Aging, and Medicare.gov — and established nonprofit organizations such as the Alzheimer's Association, the American Heart Association, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Where a guide makes a specific clinical claim, we aim to point you to the source behind it.
Who writes and reviews our guides
Sagebeam was founded by Rachel Moore, a family caregiver with a background in product — not a clinician. Our guides are written and edited by the Sagebeam team, drawing on the sources above and on the real experience of coordinating care for aging parents. Every guide is reviewed for clarity, accuracy, and tone before it publishes.
As our library grows, we add review by licensed clinicians to our most health-sensitive guides. When a clinician has reviewed a guide, you'll see a “Reviewed by” line near the top with their name and credentials. If that line isn't there, the guide has been researched and edited by our team but not independently reviewed by an outside clinician.
How we keep guides current
Care guidance, benefit rules, and best practices change over time. Each guide shows when it was published and, when relevant, when it was last updated. We revise guides as we learn more or as the underlying guidance changes.
Corrections and feedback
If you spot something that's wrong, out of date, or unclear, please tell us — email hello@mysagebeam.com. We take corrections seriously, especially on anything that could affect a family's decisions.