Joshi Ashwin L&S Social Sciences
Public-Private Data Gap in Senior Care Infrastructure
America’s aging population requires unprecedented investment in senior housing, necessitating deep public-private collaboration. However, a critical data gap currently hinders this partnership: federal databases track clinical outcomes but struggle to map the multi-layered financial architectures that fund these facilities. This disconnect prevents policymakers and operators from understanding how capital allocation directly influences clinical stability. To bridge this divide, my research engineers a novel, open-source dataset. By merging federal healthcare records (CMS) with institutional transaction data, this project creates a high-fidelity crosswalk linking capital structures to site-level staffing and care metrics. Rather than treating private capital and public regulation as opposing forces, this research builds the empirical infrastructure required for them to collaborate. Ultimately, solving this data gap provides leaders with the transparency needed to align financial sustainability with human dignity in our long-term care systems.
Message To Sponsor
Thank you so much for your generous support of my SURF fellowship; your donation is what makes this critical work possible. I am deeply passionate about bridging the public-private data gap in senior care to ensure that as we scale necessary financial infrastructure, we also protect the human dignity of our aging population. Your funding allows me to dedicate this summer to building the empirical tools needed to bring transparency and sustainability to America's long-term care systems.