Cooking Safety

Who doesn’t look forward to savory aromas meeting them when they enter the kitchen? Whether it’s grandpa’s homemade saucer mom’s holiday cookies, the kitchen is a warm and inviting place—the room that often makes a house a home. Yet the kitchen in general and cooking in particular present a high risk for accidents and injuries, especially for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, who often have difficulties with memory, balance, judgement and sense of smell, and for the elderly, who are more susceptible to falls and food borne illnesses.

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