Methodology oversight by people who don't work for us.
The advisory council is the structural mechanism that makes SilverScore ratings credible beyond our own claims. The council reviews and approves the methodology, provides industry credibility, and offers independent defense when specific ratings are challenged.
Council members receive modest cash stipends and small equity grants - meaningful but not financially dependent. A council member must be independent enough to walk away from the role rather than rubber-stamp a methodology choice they disagree with.
Four seats at launch.
Clinical & Care Quality
Academic or practitioner who has published on senior care quality measurement. Gerontologist, health services researcher, nursing academic specializing in long-term care, or geriatrician with policy experience.
Ensures clinical scoring dimensions reflect genuine quality signals rather than administratively convenient proxies. Reviews risk-adjustment methodology and clinical outcome measures.
Operator Perspective
Respected operator executive without active operator conflicts. Former CEO or COO of a mid-sized quality operator, now retired or in a board role. Active CEOs of major operators create conflicts that outweigh insight contribution.
Represents operator concerns at the governance level without being beholden to any single operator's interests. Their reputation gives operators confidence their concerns are heard.
Capital Markets & Investors
Professional who has underwritten senior housing transactions at institutional scale. Former investment professional from Welltower, Ventas, Healthpeak, Harrison Street, KKR, Blackstone real estate, or similar.
Ensures SilverScore is useful for capital allocation decisions. Provides access to institutional buyers who will pay for the rating signal.
Data Science & Methodology
Credentialed actuary with healthcare background, biostatistician from health services research, or former rating agency or credit bureau quantitative professional.
Defends the scoring methodology on its technical merits when challenged. Reviews statistical approaches, adjustment methods, and reproducibility controls.
Three further seats, added as credibility demands intensify.
The founding four cover the minimum viable credibility surface. As the rating product develops and public visibility grows, three further seats are added:
- Regulatory & policy
Former CMS nursing home division official, former state AL regulator, or former long-term care ombudsman.
- Hospital & post-acute referral
Former post-acute network executive from a health system, ACO, or Medicare Advantage plan.
- Consumer & family advocacy
Consumer advocate, former long-term care ombudsman, or researcher in consumer-facing aging services.
We are actively identifying founding council members during methodology development. If you know a candidate who fits one of the four profiles or would like to be considered yourself, please reach out.
Contact the council formation team