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The federal government should play a strong role in protecting patients’ rights to direct their care and make other decisions.

The federal government and states should encourage advance care planning.

Current federal regulations and policies should be interpreted to allow Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) to fully

States should require adequate numbers of appropriately trained staff to ensure a high quality of care.

Quality measures: Participant preferences and satisfaction should be used as key quality measures.

The federal government should assume a much stronger role in ensuring the quality of services paid for by Medicaid in residential care settings.