If you do not have a 3D printer and CAD software, you are 100% right.

If you already have those things like OP, then why not just design / print one? I am also a 3D printer / CAD person, and I love designing replacement parts that are wither too expensive, or often impossible to find. Mostly though, I design and print things that make my and my families lives easier / nicer / more convenient. And they are customized to the exact item and function, something that you would most likely never be able to get in a store or online.

Stove Knob guards. https://www.printables.com/model/278668-stove-knob-guard

Salt / Pepper Grinder Holder. https://www.printables.com/model/155219-salt-and-pepper-grinder-caddy

Spice Jar Organizer. https://www.printables.com/model/151171-spice-jar-spacer-organizer

Just to name a few things.

Yeah, we had a different stove when our kids were small, and it had the knobs at the back of it.

I think some newer stoves will automatically shut off after a certain amount of time when the gas is on but no flame is detected.

You push the knob in and turn it. The guard goes around the knob, but doesn’t stop it from turning.

And if you need guards for your knobs, I designed some after bumping mine and turning on the gas more than once.

https://www.printables.com/model/278668-stove-knob-guard

And now I need to make a 3D printed mold in a comfortable shape that can be used to easily cast concrete around a lighter.

Maybe a simple cylinder, with the lighter off center so it can easily be flicked?

Maybe I’ll squish some play-doh around one and scan it and use that.

Whatever, it just needs to be too big to “accidentally” end up in someone’s pocket.

My favorite to hold you over until you find it.

Yes, but if your caregiver gets sick, either they have to find coverage while they are sick, or you do on short notice.

With a company, they can reassign someone to fill in with little disruption (theoretically). The reality is, they are struggling with hiring and keeping people for all of the reasons listed in this thread, so even if you hire a company, maybe you will get someone to cover for your regular, or maybe you won’t.

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1396907/Georgia-Pacific-Enmotion.html?page=4#manual

There are adjustable for just about every aspect of your interaction with it.

All (well, the two or 3 models we have at work) of the enMotion dispensers have that option. It’s just a switch inside to leave one out or not.

I bought a set of keys for the most common ones, and when I run across paper towel dispensers that spit out the shortest length of paper with the longest delay, I pop them open and flip the switches to give the longest length of paper and shortest delay. And fix jams and misfeeds as well if I run across them.