Luz turned the burners on once when I wasn't looking. One lit and the other did not. Gas smell was confined to the kitchen. Shut burners off, opened doors. Shut the AC/Heater off.. Removed the knobs and hid them. 30 minutes later my pulse was back to normal. House smelled normal. She knew something was not right. We hugged and I talked about it, told her it was okay now and that I loved her. She then watched TV and I thanked the Lord.
If ur Mom is living on her own or with you, she should not be alone. My Mom left a pot on the stove. TG my nephew was in time to shut the burner off. The pot was ditched. Dementia is so unpredictable. There is no reasoning or explaining. They can no longer process and short term memory loss makes it hard to retain new info.
Does your mother have cognitive decline or dementia that is causing memory loss or loss of attention? If so, I'd explore if she is able to stay home alone, even with precautions to prevent her from using the stove. The thing with a monitor is that she could burn herself with little warning. She could start a fire due to being inattentive, even if you were monitoring her behavior remotely. I'd also consider that when a person is not able to use proper judgment, they can do other things that are risky, like let strangers into the house, mistake medication, provide personal information to a caller, wander away, etc. People who are not thinking clearly can do all kinds of things that you would not expect, because, it's outside their normal behavior, but, it can happen. I'd really figure out ways to keep her supervised. I'd try to get her evaluated, so you can know more of her competency.
My brother installed a on/off switch up high where mother cannot reach it. If she feels like cooking, which is rare, he comes in and turns it on then off later.
She's left stuff in pans many times. In the oven, not so much and she cannot get anything into the oven due to her needing her walker for balance. But the switch controls all of that.
Please provide more info. Does she live alone or with you? If she lives with you, just throw the stove circuit breaker when you leave. Does she have any cognitive issues? My wife turned all the burners on ignoring a plastic container sitting on one burner. This is a serious safety issue. Tell us more.
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We hugged and I talked about it, told her it was okay now and that I loved her.
She then watched TV and I thanked the Lord.
When this sort of thing happens it is a sign the the person is no longer safe alone and needs 24/7 supervision.
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If ur Mom is living on her own or with you, she should not be alone. My Mom left a pot on the stove. TG my nephew was in time to shut the burner off. The pot was ditched. Dementia is so unpredictable. There is no reasoning or explaining. They can no longer process and short term memory loss makes it hard to retain new info.
She's left stuff in pans many times. In the oven, not so much and she cannot get anything into the oven due to her needing her walker for balance. But the switch controls all of that.
And what happened?