Meritan, Inc.
Improve well-being and promote independence throughout life's stages with quality and compassion.
345 Adams Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 · 9017660600
Memphis Coordinated Response to Elder Abuse — Meritan - Health & Independence Services
The Memphis Coordinated Community Response team intervenes to protect older adults where there is a suspicion of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse as well as suspicions of neglect, abandonment or financial exploitation, regardless of the setting or situation.
Seniors find purpose, revitalization through Meritan’s work and training program — Meritan - Health & Independence Services
Seventy-five low-income seniors, aged 55 or older, are currently in Meritan’s program, which plugs the local population into a wide range of part-time, temporary job placements at non-profits – from libraries, schools and daycares - or training opportunities for them.
Love Will Find A Way: Veteran foster parent a testament to ‘life-changing’ calling — Meritan - Health & Independence Services
Memphian Barbara Love has fostered over 80 children over the years because for her, it’s ‘life-changing.’ “By seeing your kids become happy, it makes you happy,” she exclaims.
Supportive Independent Living Home Ready for Young Adult Women Moving from Foster Care into Society — Meritan - Health & Independence Services
Inside a 1,600-square-foot, furnished one-story house refurbished through Mweritan, three young adult women will learn how to face adulthood challenges in an advantageous arrangement few of their peers are granted
Brenda's Personal Story as a Family Caregiver! — Meritan - Health & Independence Services
Brenda Dary is a family caregiver for her cousin. She hired Meritan for her cousin for our in-home personal care services in 2007. Brenda’s cousin, who is 88 years old, is bedridden, feeds through a feeding tube, legally blind, and is non-verbal. Brenda and her cousin have had a positive experience
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) — Meritan - Health & Independence Services
Secondary education in America is a right, not a privilege. On December 10, 2015, President Barrack Obama reauthorized the law. This act was a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). ESEA was designed to address educational equality for all students across the United St
THROUGH IT ALL: Snippet of Linzie Madkins’s Story — Meritan - Health & Independence Services
Linzie Madkins became part of the Family Model Residential Program in 2017. After returning home from yet another hospitalization March 2021, Linzie took time to explain how the program (particularly his caregiver, Mr. Edward Evans) have allowed him to continue to live a meaningful and full life des
About
Meritan continues to fulfill its mission to provide care and services to more than 1,600 Mid-Southerners annually who experience a renewed sense of self-worth, through in-home health care and job training programs for seniors. Meritan provides an array of programs for diverse groups including, frail and homebound seniors, foster care, services to victims of elder abuse, senior employment, and persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
