I’ve been using baking soda to deodorize my grandmother’s kitchen sink after she urinates and dumps it down the garbage disposal and the smell is starting to become horrible. Any suggestions on other ways (bleach, lysol etc) to sanitize and and deodorize the kitchen sink??
Call a plumber and have him REMOVE the sink!
Problem solved.
Grandpa needs help too.... to take care of her.
Kitchen sink = average 36" tall
Toilet - approximately 18" tall
Grandma cannot make it to bathroom on time, so she has her porta potty near bed. I am assuming..
I am assuming it is not located in the kitchen...nor is her bed located in kitchen.
So, remove the portapotty, put a diaper on her and see what happens, or just remove the porta potty. Cover the sink with a cutting board or cookie sheet. Pots and pans.. etc... Fill the kitchen sink up and see what happens.
You know she is just not only peeing in the porta potty, she is pooping too sometimes,, and using toilet paper hopefully for her health?
She has myotosis... How good is her aim? I am also assuming there are no wheels on porta potty, so now you are dealing with an elder person (?) trying to push or carry a porta potty to the kitchen... She may be spilling contents on the way there... And when she picks it up to pour into sink, she may not have the best aim..
Now you are not only trying to figure out how to get rid of the smell, but now it has absorbed into the floors of kitchen, possible halls, and into the kitchen cupboards just below the sink... You may be dealing with a complete kitchen makeover..... to get rid of the smell.... Do you see toilet paper remnants near or around the kitchen sink on the floor, in the hall?
Also, how ambulatory is she? You may kindly guide her with her porta potty and show her physically and with emotional support this needs to go here, grandma, in the toilet. It is too much for you to lift this porta potty into the sink every time you use it...
Since she can do that, move her bed closer to bathroom, and put the portapotty closer to the toilet... It really doesn't matter what her room looks like, give her the best options available so she can stay in her home comfortably and safely... and put a lid on the porta potty and show her the better option.. the toilet.. and she doesn't have to push that down the hallway, all she has to do is::: FLUSH.
Show her again and again... Maybe she will re learn this habit...
As far as the smell... well... it's more than just the sink.....
You really don't want porta potty stuff sitting in the dishes...
That's the Magic Of Disney... Family.... Not to leave one at home....So, you don't go on all the rides. So you Don't stay as long.... But I am sure all of you would have enjoyed the adventure....TOGETHER...... What a memory that would have been.......
I am sorry about your situation,.... but it hits too close to home.....
I blasted this blog/scenario too much.... Hope you find your answers... From what I saw what you texted.... Your Grandma is not capable of doing that....
Look at someone else.... You said she has a very bad disease.... Find another caretaker who will empty her porta potty more often... Perhaps grandma is embarrassed, but the kitchen sink seems to high, and that's why you have smells that will not go away... It's on the floor and everywhere else..... Think about it.
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