terminology
I was doing some research into the role of carers in the community and wanted to differentiate between carers, the people that they look after and also someone who is/was a carer and is now being looked after by a carer as well.
Since I couldn't find any references to the word "caree", I assume that there is some other term that is used?
UPDATE
I seem to see the term 'recipient' used in some of the organizations that provide services for carers and the people that they care for.
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (2008) says:
Gucci adjective stylish, especially cleverly so. From the high-profile fashion brand UK, 1995
Searching Google Groups, here's a 2000 post to a Straight Dope Message Board thread on "Gen-Y Slang":
CLASSIC = stylish, "Gucci," hip, awesome
And a 2001 post to a alt.military.uk thread on "Contemporary British Army slang"
scran= food, tab=ciggie, gucci=showy or flashy, i'll think of some more later
It's quite hard to search for early uses other than in slang lists. However, when searching for bicycle-related posts, I found this February 1994 post to rec.bicycles.misc titled "Cycling jerseys. Are they better than sex?":
I was kicking around the idea of getting one of those slick looking cycling jerseys with the gucci rear pocket.
That was until I saw the price tag on these thinks. Anything from $80 to $200, depending on how stylish you want to look and whose product you want to advertise.
(Someone later replied: "Well, I don't really think it's a gucci pocket... ")
Whether this is the same use or not, the slang use is widely later used for mountain bikes from 1995 onwards.
From a July 1995 post to rec.bicycles.off-road:
You also seem to have a problem with my riding position...so what if I ride with my head on the bars!!! Well mister, next summer I'm teaching at the Colorado "How to ride your Gucci Mountain Bike better" summer camp. There's going to be a whole wave of riders emerging with their heads firmly planted on their handlebars.
An August 1995 post to rec.bicycles.marketplace was titled:
Gucci parts For Sale
An 8th November 1995 post also to rec.bicycles.marketplace titled "FS: DEAN Titanium MTB frameset 19.5in. $800":
Also available: Mag21 SL TI long travel suspension fork $225
many other components available, just ask!
bike could even be sold complete with loads of
Gucci parts.
And a week later to the same group, a reply to "Lots of High-End MTB Stuff For Sale":
I am interested in many of your bike parts but need more info. [...] How did you end up with so much gucci bike junk?
If you don't mind a somewhat technical term (but maybe not "dictionary" official, social network analysis science being quite new) you can call them
Hub
Or
Connector
Example of use from a site on Social Network analysis where you can find these terms and other related: connectors, mavens, leaders, bridges, isolates...
"In the kite network (below), Diane has the most direct connections in the network, making hers the most active node in the network. She is a 'connector' or 'hub' in this network."
Best Answer
I can only speak for my experience here in the UK and our situation where care is provided by small Companies rather than a public body. The company would always use the term Client for the person they are caring for.
It becomes a little more difficult when the carer is looking after a friend or family member - or even if they are giving more personal care on a one-to-one basis, when "Client" seems too impersonal, but we don't really have a better term to use.
"Ward" is very old-fashioned in British English and is never used today except in formal legal contexts.