The Compass Series
About us
We’re an independent publisher of plain-English education — built on a simple observation: one of the most universal experiences in American family life arrives with no training, no orientation, and no map. Sixty-three million Americans are caregiving right now, and nearly every one of them started the same way: ambushed.
What we make
The Compass Series creates structured, self-paced educational guides for life’s unmapped chapters — starting with The Caregiver’s Compass, a first-90-days program for adult children of aging parents. Every guide ships with working tools: the Care File binder, appointment playbooks, and word-for-word conversation scripts — because understanding is only half the job; the other half is being organized when the phone rings at 2 a.m.
How we work
Everything we publish is grounded in reputable, citable sources — the National Institute on Aging, the Alzheimer’s Association, AARP’s national caregiving research, Medicare.gov, the CDC, and the federal aging network. Costs carry their year and source. Rules that vary by state are labeled as exactly that. Where a question belongs to a professional, we say so plainly and route you there prepared — that honesty is the product.
What we are not
We are educators, not clinicians, attorneys, or financial advisors. Our materials never diagnose, never draft documents, never determine eligibility for any program, and never replace professional care or counsel. Every page we make points toward the right professional’s room — with you walking in as the most prepared person in it.