A gap for those in need

Editors Note:

(this is the second part

in a three-part series on home care needs in the Platte Valley)

“In an ideal world our community desperately needs an assisted living facility. We have a nursing home, and that’s all out, and then we have nothing,” local physician Dr. Dean Bartholomew of the Platte Valley Medical Clinic said during an interview.

There is a gap in services available for those in need of home-based medical care or assistance with daily activities.

An example would be an elderly couple who needs help with their laundry, groceries and housekeeping. That is a service that is f...