care attendant

British  

noun

1. social welfare (in Britain) a person who is paid to look after one or more severely handicapped people by visiting them frequently and staying when needed, but who does not live in

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Example Sentences

PCA is a well-worn acronym, standing for everything from the People’s Choice Awards to a personal care attendant to the Positive Coaching Alliance to the Poodle Club of America.

From Los Angeles Times

He has said Ma and his wife both lost their jobs — his as a kitchen worker, hers as a home care attendant — during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic shutdowns, and the couple then started collecting cans and bottles to return for refunds.

From Seattle Times

Teresa Richardson, who works as a personal care attendant in Erie, Pa., said in a Times survey in September that she felt the country was on the wrong path.

From New York Times

Barnes, who lives in Sandston in eastern Henrico County, makes $9.40 an hour as a personal care attendant for people who otherwise would have to go to nursing homes.

From Washington Times

But her grandmother wound up catching the virus from her home health care attendant, a woman in her 40s.

From New York Times