Help hard to come by

Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series on home health care and support in the Valley. Parts 2 and 3 will focus on the programs available.

Graham Steel is rooted to her home in Riverside, but life is not easy for her.

Steel has been suffering from several serious medical conditions including Parkinson's disease, a bone disease, she is partially blind and has had nine back surgeries.

To put it simply, Steel needs help to manage daily activities and routine chores.

Steel has benefitted from the Home Health program based out of the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County, but recently...