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MEJI recently filed comments with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) criticizing the agency's Interim Final Rule rescinding minimum nursing home staffing requirements. The regulations would have required nursing homes to have a Registered Nurse on duty 24 hours/day and to provide a minimum of 3.48 hours of hands-on care to every resident every day. On average, Michigan nursing homes are already providing approximately 4 hours of care per resident per day but the regulations would have helped protect residents at risk of harm in the homes with the poorest staffing. MEJI and our advocacy colleagues across the country will continue to advocate vigorously for adequate staffing in nursing homes, the most essential factor in assuring residents receive quality of care and quality of life.