Kitchen safety tips

In the kitchen:

• Prevent access to potentially dangerous appliances. Install safety knobs on the stove to prevent the person with dementia from turning the stove on or off. Disconnect the garbage disposal.
• Remove artificial fruits or vegetables or food-shaped magnets. These objects might appear to be edible.
• Lock up breakable or potentially dangerous supplies. Install childproof latches on cabinets and drawers to limit access to items such as cleaning products, alcohol, matches, knives, scissors and even plastic bags.