Wall Street Journal (June 11)Coronavirus Pandemic Pressures Special-Needs CaregiversDarius Stewart, who provides care for people with special needs such as autism and Down syndrome, hasn’t left the residential home where he works since late April.
All three employees and four residents of the Silver Spring, Md., home had tested positive for the new coronavirus. After 14-hour shifts, Mr.
Stewart said, he watches television news and sees nurses, doctors, retail workers and others being singled out for praise. The 28-year-old wonders why his profession never seems to get a mention. “We are barely even recognized as health-care workers,” he said..