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HOME SAFETY
Alzheimer's & Dementia
Bathroom
Bedroom
Kitchen & Dining
Living Room - Any Room
Smart Home
Stairs
Outdoors - Wandering

Stove Off-Limits - Gas & Electric

Lock the Oven
Most new stoves have this feature
Locks oven door
Locks oven controls

Lock the Burners
Optional feature on some new stoves/cooktops
Turns off power/gas to burners
Lockout controls remain visible - can person unlock?
Higher cost

Attachable Child Safety Oven "Lock"

Most new stoves include an oven lock feature as standard equipment that locks the oven door and disables the oven controls. Some new stoves, both gas and electric, have an optional feature, for an additional cost, which also locks the range top.

Built-in cooktops are also available with a lockout feature. For example, some gas models have a separate knob that turns the gas on and off that goes to the all the burners.

If neither of the above options is available, you can use oven "locks" developed for child safety. These are not really locks, but rather devices that open and close by pressing and squeezing the interlocking parts.

Keep in mind that care receivers may become confused or agitated, especially at the beginning, when they cannot use the stove. You'll want to provide more supervision and be sure to have alternative activities for the person to engage in.

Cooktops
A cooktop has four burners (no oven) and is installed into the kitchen countertop.


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