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If you had to be a carer for a day who would you work with?
Poll ended at 11 Mar 2007, 4:26 pm
Babies 45%  45%  [ 10 ]
The Elderly 55%  55%  [ 12 ]
Total votes : 22

AlexUK
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08 Mar 2007, 4:26 pm

Babies or the elderly for one whole day?



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08 Mar 2007, 4:35 pm

The elderly. I already have worked in care and found it an enjoyable experience until I started noticing the abuse that occurred and got fired for saying something to a few other staff members. I have always got on with older people, even as a child. I find babies abhorrent due to the amount of noise they make...and they tend to need changing more often than the elderly, that is for sure.


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08 Mar 2007, 5:10 pm

Neither of them are the least bit appealing to me.



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08 Mar 2007, 5:20 pm

I work with both and i find the elderly, in general, are very quick to put down young people like today i was given a job to pick up an elderly lady from her house but when i arrived you should have seen the look on her face when she seen it was a young man as a taxi driver. Babies however dont give a damn they just love the ride plain and simple. Yes they do make a lot of noise and a lot of mess but are smaller. Plus i can make eye contact with toddlers and kids.



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08 Mar 2007, 5:25 pm

babies
becausee babies are cute :D



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08 Mar 2007, 5:57 pm

Bart21 wrote:
Neither of them are the least bit appealing to me.



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08 Mar 2007, 6:50 pm

Babies!


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10 Mar 2007, 3:46 am

The elderly - at least I can't influence the rest of thier lives - which maybe short... and I have previously worked with the elderly,, once you get past the smell it's actually quit enlightening ,, and the influence that they have on me is very positive - we can learn alot from our elders... it's a shame the Baby Boomer's have shoved thier parents into homes... these people would have lived with dignity as little as 30years ago,, passing away in the surrounds of thier close family.



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10 Mar 2007, 4:19 am

I have like older people more than babies.


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10 Mar 2007, 8:26 am

I guess the elderly - at least they might have something of value to say. But, if we're probably talking about someone who is unable to take care of themselves - like working as a PCA, I guess babies, 'cause I'd find wiping an old person really gross.



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10 Mar 2007, 8:29 am

Babies for sure. I have had two of my own and I like little ones.



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10 Mar 2007, 10:04 am

Neither. I like babies, but would be afraid of doing something wrong. I get along well with people older than myself. I suppose if I had the choice, I would help an elderly person, especially if they had pets that needed care.



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10 Mar 2007, 10:17 am

The elderly, because I can learn a lot from older people.


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