A senior homecare startup last valued at $1.4 billion is in the center of a storm over reports of alleged abuse - including a contractor accused of raping a 70-year-old at knifepoint.Papa, which was founded in 2017 by CEO Andrew Parker, aims to address America's severe shortage of healthcare workers and caregivers with a gig economy version of home assistance.Customers, who are known as 'papas' hire contractors, known as 'pals', from Papa's network through a mobile app. When opening the app, the 'pals' will see a map of clients and details of their request.
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