Health & Fitness
New Free Guide: Senior Care - A Guide to Staying Safe in the Kitchen
New Free Guide: Senior Care - A Guide to Staying Safe in the Kitchen, written by Stan Lawson of Sequoia Senior Solutions
You may have heard the expression “a watched pot never boils,” but what if you don’t want it boiling over while your mother is cooking? Like they say, “there’s an app for that” only here we are talking about some interesting applications. Sequoia Senior Solutions has a new free guide that will explain about that app and much more in Senior Care – A Guide to Staying Safe.
You know that your aging parents want to remain in their familiar home, but you are worried about all the things that can go wrong, like the pot boiling over or other kitchen disasters. Even with a caregiver in the home part of the day, you worry. While you may know what they are since you have to watch out for them yourself, you know that sometimes your mother has left a pot holder or cup towel on the stove and it caught fire. She got distracted for a just a minute. So you worry.
Remember that pot boiling over? There are things called pot watchers, ceramic disks that you can put in a pot that will prevent it from boiling over.
Also in the kitchen are these other aids for comfort and safety:
- Kitchen fires and home safety for the elderly: Most kitchen fires occur because food is left unattended on the stove or in the oven. If you must leave the kitchen while cooking, take a spoon or potholder with you to remind you to return to the kitchen. Never cook with loose, dangling sleeves that can ignite easily. Heat cooking oils gradually and use extra caution when deep-frying. If a fire breaks out in a pan, put a lid on the pan. Never throw water on a grease fire.
- Pot stabilizers utilize a wire frame the keeps the pot from spinning while you’re stirring. This device holds the pot handle in place, preventing the cook from knocking the pot off the stove.
