If soups work for your sensory issues, then that might be your answer. You'll generally want to start by sautéing some onion in oil, then add your rice or potatoes or lentils or (dried) peas and a bunch of vegetable broth, also other veggies if you have them or feel like them. Cook until the consistency of the rice/potato/lentil/pea is where you want it, adding more broth if there's too little liquid left. Season with whatever spices or herbs you have.

Is say that's the bardic shape, but there are many actual recipes out there. I make one with red lentils, sun-dried tomatoes and rice that's delicious. I'd say the important things are onion, powdered vegetable broth (every German supermarket has a cheap good version of this), and some kind of starch and protein

Since the problem of the joycons breaking down has come up a few times, I just want to mention that you can easily couple 8bit-do controllers, or presumably any others, and play with those instead. That's likely to mean they'll be available for a while. Not sure that you can do anything about a DS's buttons breaking

Vacuum robot helps a bit, too, less dealing with animal fur. Other than that, I second the automatic feeder and automatic water bowl. Maybe an automatic litter box, too, though I have no experience with those