Our Mission
When a parent can no longer live safely alone, families face an overwhelming flood of decisions, options, and costs - often at the worst possible moment. Most of the information available online is either too generic to be useful, or produced by companies with a financial interest in steering families toward specific facilities.
We built ElderCareAtlas to be different: a source of clear, local, unbiased data that helps families understand their actual options without any hidden agenda.
What Makes Us Different
No Facility Partnerships
We do not have paid relationships with any senior care facility, referral agency, or placement company. Facilities cannot pay to appear in our results or be removed from our data. The information we provide reflects reality, not advertising budgets.
Real Local Data
National averages are often useless for planning. We compile local cost data for specific cities and metro areas so families can budget accurately for their actual situation. Cost data is sourced from the Genworth Cost of Care Survey, the most comprehensive annual study of senior care costs in the US.
Information Reviewed by Licensed Social Workers
The guidance on our site - what to look for in a facility, what questions to ask, how to navigate Medicaid - is reviewed by licensed social workers with direct experience in elder care settings. We don't outsource content creation; we work with people who've sat across the table from families in crisis.
No Sales Calls
We will never call you. We will never sell your information to facilities or referral agencies. When you download our free toolkit, you get the resource and you get periodic emails from us - nothing else. Your contact information is used only to send you the things you asked for.
Our Approach to Medicaid Information
Medicaid is the most important and most misunderstood resource available to families facing elder care costs. We provide state-specific eligibility information, waiver program details, and asset protection strategies as accurately and clearly as we can.
We're not lawyers and we're not providing legal advice. For complex situations - particularly those involving significant assets or Medicaid planning strategies - we strongly encourage families to consult with a qualified elder law attorney in their state.
What We Don't Do
- We don't rank or endorse specific facilities
- We don't accept payment from facilities or placement agencies
- We don't make promises about Medicaid eligibility (that requires a professional assessment)
- We don't provide medical, legal, or financial advice
- We don't call you or sell your information