About Us
Established in 1961, Meritan is a private, not-for-profit agency classified by the IRS as a 501(c) (3) organization. Meritan is accredited by the Council on Accreditation and holds licenses in Tennessee to provide home health, personal care, mental retardation services, and child placement (foster care). The agency also holds child placement licenses in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Georgia.
Filling in gaps through identifying needs and resources, Meritan addresses a variety of challenges that people confront. On one end of the spectrum, these challenges are those that come with aging. On the other, they are the challenges faced by children afflicted with multiple severe health conditions who are without parents able to take care of them. Meritan is also helping people of all ages whose lives are affected by vision loss, developmental delays and poor health. The agency improves the lives of its consumers through providing, as appropriate, home care, employment/training services, child foster care, case management, family-based placements for low functioning adults, senior center activities, senior fitness programming, and education in medication management.
Our Mission
Maximizing each individual's optimum potential throughout life's stages.
Our Vision
- To fill in service gaps and meet unmet needs
- To provide services that benefit humanity and improve the community
- To be financially secure
- To be a good place for people to work
- To be a place that clients and referral sources seek out
- To be a leader in our industry
- To be passionate about quality
Our Values
- Absolute integrity
- Continuous self-improvement
- Respect for and concern for the individual
- Exceptional customer services
- Fiscal accountability
