Nursing Home News of the Week (June 2, 2025)

Welcome to Qsource's Nursing Home News of the Week – your trusted source for timely, relevant updates impacting long-term care. Each week, we break down the top headlines affecting nursing homes, including regulatory changes, workforce challenges, policy developments, and quality improvement insights. Designed for busy professionals, our news reports help nursing home staff stay informed, prepared, and empowered to deliver high-quality care. To schedule a FREE consultation and speak with one of our nursing home consultants, please visit: https://www.qsource.org/book-a-meeting --- 00:09 Tapping Retirees and AI to Tackle LTC Staffing Shortages A new McKinsey Health Institute report recommends “unretirement” and artificial intelligence as key strategies to ease long-term care staffing shortages, urging providers to reengage older workers and automate up to 30% of nursing tasks to boost efficiency and quality care. #LTCStaffing #Unretirement #HealthcareWorkforce #AIinHealthcare #longtermcare https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com... 01:26 Calls Grow to Free Up CMP Funds for Innovation in Nursing Homes States and providers are calling on CMS to lift restrictions on Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Reinvestment Funds, arguing that current federal limitations stifle innovation in nursing homes and delay the use of millions in penalty dollars meant to improve care quality. #CMPFunds #NHInnovation #LTCFunding #CMSPolicy #nursinghomecare https://www.mcknights.com/news/state-... 02:48 CMS Raises 2025 Spousal Allowances for Medicaid Long-Term Care CMS has increased the spousal impoverishment standards effective July 1, 2025, allowing community spouses of Medicaid recipients to retain more income and housing funds, a critical adjustment for families navigating long-term care costs. #MedicaidLTC #SpousalImpoverishment #CMSUpdate #ElderCareFinance #longtermcare https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com... --- Additional News (Not in Video) Staffing, Scrutiny and Surge: How Nursing Homes Are Adapting and Rethinking Models of Care in 2025 https://skillednursingnews.com/2025/0... Study links lifelong neighborhood disadvantage to vascular brain injury, raising dementia risk https://www.mcknights.com/news/study-... UPDATED: Providers fear ‘catastrophic’ implications of changes to retroactive Medicaid coverage https://www.mcknights.com/news/provid... AI system spots older adults with LTC facility exposure, high risk for drug-resistant infections https://www.mcknights.com/news/ai-sys... Providers fighting for better Senate budget bill after ‘cold-hearted’ House version passes https://www.mcknights.com/news/provid... Daily home health visits are unaffordable for 3 in 4 older adults, Harvard study finds https://www.mcknightshomecare.com/new... Older Americans Act needs safeguarding, aging care stakeholders say https://www.mcknightshomecare.com/new... Hiring the Best Activity Professional https://www.providermagazine.com/Arti... Supreme Court ruling will hit nursing homes as Trump gets OK to deport Venezuelans in protection program https://www.mcknights.com/news/suprem... Nurse managers are ‘indispensable’ and in-demand. Here’s how you may keep them https://www.mcknights.com/news/nurse-... Falls can be predicted and recovery improved for older adults https://www.mcknights.com/news/falls-... UnitedHealth ‘Secretly Paid’ Nursing Homes, Guardian Reports, as UHG Pushes Back https://skillednursingnews.com/2025/0... Senior living operators should know what they bring to value-based care discussions, panelists say https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com...