Definition of "carers" [carers]

• Plural form of carer. (noun)

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• "Melissa, what you describe about home carers is well documented in the literature about live-in maids and those who take care of children and the elderly or ill, all over the world, without HIV coming into it."
• "Like many long-term carers, I could offer a litany of far more disturbing anecdotes, such as the top geneticist who lied about crucial test results, having misplaced them, or the GP who gave an injection despite warnings it could prove fatal."
• "Japan's population is ageing rapidly, with over 22% of the population aged 65 or older The kind of cheap, often well-educated labour, that has filled London homes with nannies and Barcelona's with Latin American carers for the elderly, is not an option."