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Immigrant workers make a happy Thanksgiving at Massachusetts care home

Immigrant workers make a happy Thanksgiving at Massachusetts care home

Update: 2025-11-26
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Across the country, many of the workers who are personal care aids for people with disabilities
are immigrants. In Massachusetts, 30% of caregivers are foreign-born. Not only do the helpers provide care, they also give residents a little bit of the culture they brought from home — especially when it comes to a Thanksgiving feast. From GBH in Boston, Meghan Smith reports.

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Immigrant workers make a happy Thanksgiving at Massachusetts care home

Immigrant workers make a happy Thanksgiving at Massachusetts care home

Meghan Smith