VIP’s Grand Opening is today from 10am until 3pm

WLAF broadcasts live from VIP Family Home Care on Friday

By Charlotte Underwood

 LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF)- VIP Family Home Care is a locally owned business offering home health care services for America’s energy workers. The business will be celebrating the grand opening of its new location in LaFollette along the four-lane on Friday from 10am to 3 pm, with a small craft vendor festival with free hotdogs and popcorn. There will be a ribbon cutting with the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce at noon. VIP Family Homecare opened its LaFollette location at 1720 Jacksboro Pike on September 16 and “is excited to have a location here in the county.”

The company has over 30 years of professional experience and provides quality care for their patients. They have “approachable owners and staff” that are available for their clients’ medical needs. VIP Family Home Care is licensed by the state of Tennessee.

According to Assistant Office Manager Ashley Cook, they serve the people that work for Y-12, K-25 or X-10, department of labor workers and other energy workers with Department of Labor medical benefit cards.

The company serves 14 East Tennessee counties, including Campbell County. It is co-owned by Mary Browning and Melissa Wrinkle. Browning lives locally in Campbell County, as does assistant office manager Ashley Cook.

“We want to help Campbell County and all of our other counties as well. This is where we live, and we understand the culture and the needs of our patients. Our owners and staff are approachable; you can call and talk to them if you need to,” Cook said.

“Whatever our clients need, we have resources available. If we don’t have it, we can find what they need,” Cook said.

All of their in-home staff are “licensed, certified and qualified” and monitored by a medical doctor.

“Our clients become like family us; we want to make sure they are happy, and they know they are being taken care of,” Cook said.

They “pledge to have honest communication and respect for their clients, to honor their personal decisions and to provide quality care, as well as support for the family. They will also collaborate with all providers on the client’s health care needs.”

VIP Family Home Care can help with paperwork, on-site consultation with licensed personnel, assistance with durable medical equipment and more.

VIP Family Home Care in LaFollette is located at 1720, Jacksboro Pike, in the log cabin along the four-lane. Starting out, the office at the LaFollette location is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30am until 4:30pm.

For more information, contact VIP Family Home Care. The office telephone number is 423.201.9110. You can also email to browningm@vipdolhomecare.com or visit their website. You can also check them out on Facebook for updates and information. You are invited to come by or call VIP Family In-Home Care to see if you qualify. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 9/26/2025-6AM)