Theater directors are the professionals that are mostly responsible for pulling these types of productions together. Theater directors are responsible for overseeing nearly every part of a theater production, from beginning to end. Being a theater director is often a very difficult job, and it requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure.
The basic qualification for hospice care is that the patient must be diagnosed with a terminal illness, i.e., a illness for which the patient is not expected to last more than six months.
States are given the option of including hospice in their Medicaid programs. Hospice care is now available to terminally ill nursing home residents. 1989: The Government Accounting Office releases a study stating that only about 35% of eligible hospices are Medicare-certified. There are several reasons listed, one of which is the low payment rates HCFA had established for hospices.