Adoption of artificial intelligence tools in health care lags other industries; within health care, nursing and residential care is even further behind. The study compared AI use in health care to other sectors from 2023 to 2025. Nursing facilities are adopting at an even slower rate. Adoption grew from 3.1% in 2023 to 4.5% in 2025, compared to ambulatory surgery centers, which grew to 8.3% adoption by 2025. One reason for the lag may be the lack of funding for modernizing IT in nursing homes and residential care facilities.
Still, companies are releasing AI tools that assist skilled nursing providers with their biggest hurdles, which could be setting the stage for increased adoption. The most AI use in nursing homes comes through features embedded in existing systems, such as fall detection, clinical decision support and revenue cycle workflows, rather than broad adoption of generative AI or advanced analytics.