5/22/2023 0 Comments Brainbread 2 have a cup of tea![]() Let your imagination run riot – some of these ‘issues’ can be a great exercise for the family to come up with ingenuity which makes everyone feel part of the solution – and not just the problem! and promote her self esteem and independence in ‘safe’ activities. tell MIL she has spent too many years in the kitchen looking after everyone else, it’s her turn to be pampered now. make up some ‘house rules’ all the family can go along with in a sense of fun. ![]() make trying other drinks an activity and something special (non-alcoholic cocktails are great fun and healthy! ). let her arrange cups and saucers but keep her away from the kettle. pouring apple juice from the fridge is less worrying. Disable appliances as a last resort (other family can know how to re-enable). Marrtian – creativity comes around - “You don’t need to do that when you have me to do it for you ,”. they take all the pride in the ‘making’ and the final product even if they have no awareness of some of the (dangerous) processes in between. or distracted from (or keenly supervised in) the kitchen area while any danger to them of hot ovens or cake tins might be an issue. they get involved in the mixing and making but are constantly supervised when the oven is hot. (and how would anyone deny a child that pleasure?). but this is much like supervising a child making cookies or cup cakes. I shy away from analogies with children’s activities sometimes. The kettle does not have to be ‘broken’ and the sufferer still is very much part of the activity and process and maintaining some degree of independence if using flasks. I'm not sure if the temperature difference between 85C and 100C would make much of a difference in the case of an accident. There are also now multi-temperature kettles on the market which have temperature settings of 85C, 95C and 100C. I hadn't seen the Tefal device that iMac suggested, but it looks interesting - it's really a question of whether or not MIL would accept it as a way of making tea. I could see that the kettle tipper could potentially be dangerous if the person with dementia did not understand how to use it and attempted to remove it from the cradle when it was filled with freshly-boiled water. In terms, of mobility aids, it seems like two options are kettle tippers: So much depends on what your MIL is capable of and how much change she can cope with.įirst of all, it is worth saying that you are right to worry about scalds as this info on the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents makes clear: ![]() The time will come where she will be at risk and steps will have to be taken for her safety,like removing all the dangers, but if you think she can deal with this and it might improve her quality of life and her sense of worth, then go for it!! You know your MIL and if she seems to be at the stage where new instructions and new gadgets are no good, then I don't know if this would work. Good thinking Imac.girl! Always a risk, hot water, but if it means hanging onto independence for just a little longer, might be worth a try. It probably holds enough water for roughly 5 cups. There is a big "bucket" with a carry handle that fits on the back which you simply fill up to the line with cold water. Very simple operation: put cup on metal tray, press large red button, take cup off tray, add milk & sugar. The machine then memorizes the level so it fills every cup the same. Obviously still hot, but you can set it to fill the cup a little lower than perhaps she would fill it so that any spillages would be minimized. We have one (non-dementia related!) and it is made to the right temperature every time.
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