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carer Noun a person who looks after someone who is ill or old, often a relative: the group offers support for the carers of those with dementia
 Translations carer [ˈkɛərəʳ] n → persona que cuida de enfermos, ancianos o disminuidos carer [ˈkɛərəʳ] care n (professional) → travailleur social; (unpaid) → personne qui s'occupe d'un proche qui est malade  carer [ˈkɛərəʳ] n → chi si occupa di un familiare anziano o invalido |
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| I explained that not all staff in facilities are licensed nurses; that registered and enrolled nurses are required to have educational qualifications, but that a specific educational qualification is still not a requirement in regulation for the carers who assist nurses. A ten-month investigation by the Privacy Commissioner has found that Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand had fully informed consent to publish photographs in an essay on rest-home carers looking after elderly people. In particular, the paper explores the transition pathways taken by workforce and mature age people (predominantly women), who have been sole parents with dependent children, or low-income parents in couple families, or carers for vulnerable and dependent adults when their intensive care giving responsibilities cease. |
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