Thesaurus results for CARETAKING

caretaking

noun

as in caregiving

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Recent Examples of caretaking Low pay, heavy workloads, and lack of clear worker protections and advancement opportunities have been common across the industry, but the pandemic really accelerated things, as issues like cost of living and accommodations for disability and caretaking were exacerbated. —

Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026 Our institutions now reward leaders who excel at emotional caretaking over those who can actually produce order. —

Jonathan Alpert Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Matt Lovatt, director for the UK’s Trentham Monkey Forest, told the BBC that rejection by parents is rare among macaques, but that males of the species do as much caretaking as the females, so Punch still has a good chance of integrating into the troop and developing normally, even without his mom. —

Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2026 Discuss why caretaking is needed Elysia Ostrander, who is a family dog trainer with Pawsitive Families, is a mom of two kids–ages 4 and 6–and a dog mom to a senior Shorthaired Pointer lab mix and an 8-month-old Labradoodle. —

Katie Grant, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026 After four years of caretaking, my mom passed away from dementia. —

R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026 Even those who work part- or full-time still end up shouldering the brunt of the practical labor (cooking, cleaning, caretaking, scheduling) and emotional labor (initiating hard conversations, offering support, anticipating needs, absorbing stress). —

Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Dec. 2025 Even the mainstream studio movie One Battle After Another hinges on the intimate drama of caretaking, the story unspooling after a woman abandons her infant. —

Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025 The position of the moon in your chart can indicate where the emotional bond begins, whether in private or during moments of caretaking. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025

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That means expanding and streamlining visa pathways both for high-skilled workers and essential industries like agriculture, caregiving, and logistics so our economy can grow without relying on exploitation or backlogs that take years to resolve.

— Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
But nonmedical caregiving — like meal preparation, housekeeping and personal hygiene assistance — costs on average $80,000 a year.

— Allison Aubrey, NPR, 4 May 2026