Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
auxiliaire de vie auprès de personnes âgées
English translation:
elderly assistant/ elderly care assistant
French term
auxiliaire de vie auprès de personnes âgées
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MatthewLaSon
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ACOZ (X)
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Linda Sansome (X)
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Jul 14, 2010 16:18: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "Auxiliaire de vie auprès de person âgées." to "auxiliaire de vie auprès de personnes âgées" , "Field" from "Other" to "Medical" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Medical (general)"
Jul 28, 2010 04:04: MatthewLaSon Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Elderly assistant
This is someone who helps elderly people with a focus on non-medical issues.
Elderly Assistant. Non-medical in home assistance such as errands, companionship, transportation, shopping, recreation, etc. Elderly Assistant ...
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I hope this helps.
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Barbara Wiebking
: Yes, or "care assistant for elderly people".
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Thank you, kriddl!
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philgoddard
: Kriddl's version takes out the ambiguity.
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Thank you, Phil!
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Transitwrite
: Agree with Kriddl and Phil
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Thank you, Transitwrite! I think "elderly assistant" is fine, though.
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Isabelle17
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Thank you, Isabelle17!
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Liliane Hatem
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Thanks, Liliane!
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writeaway
: agree with Kriddl, Phil and Transwrite. you should take heed of what colleagues are saying. unless the person doing the assisting is elderly, the wording has to be changed./if you find this perfectly ok, then I must change the neutral to disagree.
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Je ne ferais pas un bon assistant en marchant avec un cane. LOL. Qui va vouloir de moi? I don't know many 80 year -old assistants? Do you? If you think it's an "old helper", then disagree. Allez-y, faites comme bon vous semble!
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Chris Hall
: So many agrees, but the answer given is not actually correct. The answer given by kriddl is correct. / I think neutral is too kind here on reflection. Maybe acceptable in the US to say "elderly assistant", but certainly not in the UK where I am from.
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Thanks, Chris, but I disagree. See comment to writeaway.
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Hilary Wilson
: care assistant - kriddl needs to put his/her answer forward. an elderly assistant is not OK, just means an old assistant.
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Sorry, but an "elderly assistant" is indeed a job title and has nothing to do with the assistant being elderly.
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Lionel_M (X)
: http://www.eldercarelink.com/provider/listing/Elderly Assist...
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Thank you, Lionel! Yes, that link yet again confirms my answer. No one is going to think that "je suis un auxiliaire agé (je ne ferais pas un bon assistant en marchant avec un cane). LOL.
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Angela Dickson (X)
: perfectly normal for the US, but unacceptable in the UK - will depend which version the asker needs (I'm sure he/she can make up his/her own mind)//it's definitely not the standard term in the UK, and is likely to be misunderstood here.
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Thank you, Angela! I think it's also said in the UK. Google. Ok, perhaps it's not the standard term, but if I put "I'm an elderly assistant" on a job application, surely folks aren't going to think that I'm an old assistant in the UK. That's silly.
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home carer
If the person is working in a care home, she would be a "care assistant".
auxiliary nurse / healthcare assistant
http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/details/Default.aspx?Id=485
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/jobs/browse/older_people_care...
Discussion
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