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[quote=Anonymous]We have a nanny we love; she has been with us for 2.5 years and takes good care of our infant and young child. She is in her 60s. When the pandemic hit, we asked her if she'd like to move in with us. She accepted and actually fully moved out of her apartment. We hoped/assumed she'd want to stay with us for the year.  However, a few weeks ago she told us she wanted to move to a friend's basement (a couple in their 60s).

We have talked a lot about COVID safety and our concerns, especially because we have elderly, dependent parents whom we still see (they do not see anyone else). We are very careful; we do not do playdates, and we have only seen friends outside, at a distance.

Our nanny goes out every weekend, but she has said that she stays masked when she has to go into a business or to get her mail at a friend's house. She has said she does not eat inside with people. This seemed like a reasonable compromise to us.

However, recently the actions she has taken (spending the day inside with these people, sharing meals inside) makes us think she does not get (or does not want to abide by) social distancing and that her risk will only grow once she is living there.

My husband wants to let her go and look for someone new. He says the grandparents are more important. We pay very decently ($30/hr, 2 weeks vacation, 40 hours per week). He is hopeful that we can find a new nanny who either lives alone and takes social distancing seriously or who would be willing to live with us. I am afraid we might be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire. And my heart breaks for my kids and for her. We have such a happy arrangement!

Nannies and employers, what do you think? Can we find someone who will be safer, or is this par for the course?[/quote]

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