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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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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 • Sep. 11, 2023

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 • Oct. 25, 2022

Ms. Mejias said even though she works as a home care attendant in Manhattan, she often struggles to pay rent and provide nourishing food to her 11-year-old daughter.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2018

Lisa Tropp, 70, a Ukrainian-born home care attendant who has lived in Trump Village for 15 years, said she did not approve of tenants' having pets.

From New York Times • May 28, 2012

To see sulphur burning, is ominous of great care attendant upon your wealth.

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