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carers

noun

plural of carer

as in caregivers

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Recent Examples of carers The hour-long session clearly has an emotional effect on the singers and their carers. — ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026 These words, as such, have been put together during the time when the nurses and carers sought to make his final days as comfortable as possible. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025 Despite the best efforts of staff and foster carers, the months began to fly by and soon enough Thelma had gone a year without finding a family. — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 Roman residents, young children up to 5 years old, and people with disabilities and their carers are exempt from the admission fee. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026 This can take many shapes and forms, from charitable giving to nonprofits that help women around the world to recognizing the women and carers in our lives who do invisible labor. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026 The limit also applies to the In-Home Supportive Services program that provides in-home carers to Californians with disabilities, including seniors and children, which is tied to Medi-Cal eligibility. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026 Between next Wednesday and Thursday, the princess will spend time in the northern Italian city of Reggio Emilia to explore internationally leading approaches to supporting young children and their carers, the palace said in a statement shared with CNN on Wednesday. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 6 May 2026 But Volpe and co-writer Esther Bernstorff have modeled their tale on the innovative real-life Gold Coats program at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo — whereby long-term prisoners are trained to act as carers for elder inmates stricken with dementia. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026

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caregivers

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Long-term care industry leaders say caregivers with the necessary skills cannot be retained for the wages companies are willing to pay.

— Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
Venus, our planet of harmony, ventures into the fields of Virgo from July 9 until August 6, and this is a time to be nurturing caregivers in our relationships.

— Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

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