care worker

noun

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

Examples of care worker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mom is suing her back March 15, 2024 2:32 PM Read Next National Day care worker ‘savagely’ beats toddler, causing paralysis, lawyers say. Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024 As of May 2022, the median pay for a child care worker in the U.S. was $13.71, compared with $10.47 in West Virginia, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. Leah Willingham, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2023 They were all being watched by one person after a day care worker called in sick, and Gheblehshenas had gone to another day care. Pilar Arias, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023 Blessing has worked a series of tough jobs to put herself through university, including serving as a live- in care worker for a woman with severe SCD. Krithika Varagur, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023 The House is also considering several measures to improve child care worker wages and improve availability without adding money to the grant program. Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2023 Across Alaska, the average pay for a child care worker is $13 an hour. Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 24 June 2023 Thai Crawford, a home-health-care worker, agreed. Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2023 Once a care worker in Camden Town, O’Grady made his debut as Lily Savage in the ‘80s. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023

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“Care worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care%20worker. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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