care worker

noun

British
: a person whose job is to give care to people who are ill, disabled, etc.

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According to Eileen Chubb, a former care worker and leader at Compassion in Care, which campaigns to end abusive treatment in U.K. care homes, the issue of homophobic elder abuse in care facilities goes far beyond Glynn's case, and is much more common than many realize. Billy McEntee, Them, 24 Feb. 2025 The families of three toddlers are suing a Texas YMCA after surveillance video showed a day care worker abusing the children, according to a lawsuit. Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025 The bonobo bit through a protective mesh barrier as the primate care worker was giving food and medicine to the animals during morning rounds, the zoo said. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024 Many lost their jobs, including Ingrid Vaca, a Hispanic home care worker for older adults in Falls Church, Virginia. CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024 In 2019, a girl reported to her teacher that a Southwest Key youth care worker, described as a shift leader, repeatedly raped, abused, and threatened her at a facility called Casa Montezuma in Channelview, Texas, the suit said, citing a Southwest Key report. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 20 July 2024 Nigerian student and care worker Brendan came back from his 12-hour shift to find his car had become a smoking wreckage. Banseka Kayembe, refinery29.com, 9 Aug. 2024 A day care worker was arrested for shoving a 2-year-boy multiple times head first into a table at a Bronx pre-school, police said. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024 The typical hourly wage for a child care worker in Wisconsin is $13.78, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meena Duerson, CNN, 15 June 2024

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