Lydia Killoran is the managing member of Merit Home Health Care which is located in St. Louis. Her motivation in developing the company came from personal experiences that she had in arranging care for her parents.

She was the youngest of seven siblings and was the only one still living in St. Louis when her parents started to experience problems with their health. She had recently begun a career in home care and started caring for her parents as well. The services that Merit Home Health Care offer allow clients to stay as independent as possible and enable them to remain in their own home.

She has been caring for her father for fifteen years when he was diagnosed with dementia in 2004. Despite this diagnosis, he remained living at home for the next nine years before he sadly passed. Her mother still receives care from Merit today and she is proud to be part of the organization that provided so much help to her family.