{"id":629,"date":"2000-01-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2000-01-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/home-safety-kitchen\/"},"modified":"2021-06-29T20:43:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T20:43:07","slug":"home-safety-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/home-safety-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Home &#038; Safety- Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\"><p>(Please print this page for your personal safe keeping)<\/p>\n<p><b>Kitchen:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are the dishes and food accessible on lower shelves?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a telephone available? Are there emergency phone numbers displayed near the phone or on the refrigerator?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a work triangle everywhere there is a food preparation area, mixing area and cooking area in a linear or trangular pattern for easier access?<\/li>\n<li>What type of refrigerator is in use? Is the freezer side by side to the refrigerator or is it on top? (Side by side provides easier accessibility.)<\/li>\n<li>Are there adjustable counter tops, corner counters, pull out surfaces and stools?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a non skid runner or rug in front of the sink?<\/li>\n<li>Are the floors non skid? (Do not use floor polishes and make sure grease and other items are not present.)<\/li>\n<li>Is there a smoke alarm and fire extinguisher?<\/li>\n<li>Are the sinks deep? If wheelchair accessiblity is needed, provide one with a free standing sink.<\/li>\n<li>Are there any foods with expired dates that should be thrown away?<\/li>\n<li>If adaptive devices are required such as extended graspers or eating devices, are they provided?<\/li>\n<li>Are sharp object which may be harmful to a confused adult kept out of the way in a secure area?<\/li>\n<li>Are towels and curtains near the stove? (if the window is open, you will want to remove these to prevent fires from starting.)<\/li>\n<li>Is there sufficient lighting above the stove, the sink and the countertops?<\/li>\n<li>Are all electrical wires and appliances a safe distance from the sink?<\/li>\n<li>Are there clearly marked &#8220;off&#8221; indicators for the stove and appliances?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a food timer and a whistling teakettle to remind your loved one when something is ready?<\/li>\n<li>Is there plastic dinnerware available if needed to prevent breakages of glass and china? Are they microwaveable?<\/li>\n<li>Are pots and pans too heavy for maneuvering? If so, they should be replaced with lighter ones. If this is not possible, provide access to them at a proper level.<\/li>\n<li>Are pot holders or mittens available for use?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a sturdy step stool?<\/li>\n<li>Are pet food dishes out of the walking path?<\/li>\n<li>Do chairs have casters or rollers for easier movement?<\/li>\n<li>Is there an E-Z Reacher type of device to reach the higher shelves?<\/li>\n<li>Are exhaust and ventilation systems working properly?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do&#8217;s and don&#8217;t&#8217;s in the kitchen for the elderly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[38],"class_list":["post-629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-safety-and-modification"],"authors":[{"term_id":38,"user_id":6,"is_guest":0,"slug":"gail-mitchell","display_name":"Gail Mitchell","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5236,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629\/revisions\/5236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}