Food preparation

Creating delicious meals shouldn't be a struggle.

Within this section, you'll find information on a variety of food preparation solutions, equipment, and aids, all aimed at helping you enjoy delicious meals and allowing you to live life to the fullest.

Kitchen aids: Explore a range of practical tools like easy-grip knives, jar openers, and vegetable peelers that can make everyday tasks in the kitchen easier and safer.
Food preparation technology and gadgets: Discover innovative solutions like food processors, electric can openers, and slow cookers that can streamline your time in the kitchen.
Daily living aids: Reduced mobility, dexterity, vision, or hearing can make tasks like dressing, bathing, cooking, and managing medications complicated. This can lead to reliance on others, frustration, and even safety hazards.
Technology to help with household tasks: Living independently can be incredibly rewarding, but everyday tasks like cooking, cleaning, and laundry can become challenging as we age. Fortunately, technological advancements offer a variety of tools and solutions that can make these tasks easier and more manageable.

Where to buy equipment to help keep your home safe

Plymouth City Council, NHS Devon, and Livewell Southwest have jointly commissioned NRS Healthcare to deliver the Safe+Well service, and they have over 2,500 daily living aids that you can purchase by mail order, telephone, or online.

View the Plymouth Safe+Well website

NRS has a dedicated phone line with a trained team of specialists who can answer any questions you might have. Just call 0345 6461860.

Other places to buy equipment from:

How to get adult social care support

Depending on your circumstances and how your needs are assessed, you might be eligible for support from the council.

The easiest way to check what help you might be entitled to is to complete our online self-assessment. It only takes a few minutes, and at the end of the form, you have the option of making a referral and requesting a formal assessment.

Kitchen aids

The kitchen is often the heart of the home, and whipping up delicious meals can be a source of joy and independence. However, age-related changes in mobility, dexterity, vision, and strength can make navigating the kitchen a challenge.

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Food preparation technology and gadgets

Preparing delicious and nutritious meals at home is essential for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. However, for older adults living independently, physical limitations due to age or health conditions can make food preparation challenging.

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Daily living aids

Maintaining independence in your home often involves finding solutions to everyday challenges that arise with age. Reduced mobility, dexterity, vision, or hearing can make tasks like dressing, bathing, cooking, and managing medications complicated. This can lead to reliance on others, frustration, and even safety hazards.

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Technology to help with household tasks

Living independently can be incredibly rewarding, but everyday tasks like cooking, cleaning, and laundry can become challenging as we age. Fortunately, technological advancements offer a variety of tools and solutions that can make these tasks easier and more manageable.

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