An overview of the program/service What is the history of the program? Why was it created? • When was it created? Who provided the impetus (motivation) for its creation? According to the website, the Peg Taylor Center was the vision of Innovative Health Care Services (IHCS) led by a volunteer named Peg Taylor who wanted people with cognitive or physical needs to remain in their homes rather than be institutionalized. To date, it serves 60 people every day and has provided over one and a half million hours of care (Peg Taylor, 2014). The center is a nonprofit adult day health program that opened in 1986 (Peg Taylor, 2014). It is open Monday through Friday, program hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and are closed on public holidays (Peg Taylor, 2014). The center's focus is on a population that has distinct health needs. The target populations are adults living in Butte, Tehama, and Glenn counties (Peg Taylor, 2014). The center has a board of several people including an executive director, president, vice president, secretary, financial director, elder law attorney, social worker, hospice volunteer, and several board members and professional staff who work at the facility daily (Peg Taylor, 2014).• What is the profile of the program's target customer? What is the nature of the program? The Peg Taylor Center (2014) provides services to a population of adult men and women with special needs between the ages of 18 and 108, the Peg Taylor Center offers an alternative to institutional or skilled nursing care facilities by allowing patients to stay in their homes longer while providing care to caregivers and family members (Peg Taylor, 2014). Over the past 24 years… halfway through the document… er. Additionally, funding is a major issue The Peg Taylor Center still relies on grants, state and federal money, and fundraising like many of the community-based programs in the United States (Gorn, 2014). The primary funders come from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The budget request for 2015 funding was submitted to Congress on March 10, 2014. According to the CMS website (2014) all funding is governed by Social Security Administration securities. According to CMS (2014) their total discretionary and mandatory operating budget for all social welfare programs for 2014 is $6,378,915,000 (CMS, 2014; HHS, 2014). CMS, (2014) indicates how these funds are spent on program management, admission fees, and traditional programs for Medicare, Medicaid, and Chilren;s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) including under the Affordable Care Act (CMS, 2014;, 2014).