JP2000020629A - Welfare support system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To monitor the current position of a care service user,
In the case of abnormalities, it is possible to dispatch visitors immediately. A user terminal attached to a user, calculates the current position of the user by a GPS signal, and, when the current position is out of an activity range, outputs a current position to which a user ID is attached by radio wave. A user database 31 storing user information including a care level and a health condition of each user, and a map database 35. When a current position to which a user ID is assigned is received from a user terminal, the map database The location map range 54 including the current position is extracted from the
a, the current position is superimposed on the location map range, and the user information of the user is read from the user database and displayed on the display device. According to the display content of the display device, A welfare facility device 6 for selecting and specifying a visitor who performs visit care for the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a welfare support system capable of appropriately protecting a user who receives a nursing care service.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the aging of society, it is necessary to provide assistance to the elderly and persons with disabilities as a whole society.
Then, a visit is made to the elderly at home and persons with disabilities to perform various care services.

[0003] A welfare support system has been constructed in order to allow a small number of visitors to efficiently visit users who receive each care service, and to immediately visit in an emergency to perform necessary care services. In this welfare support system, a user database in which user information such as an address, a name, an age, and a nursing level for each user who receives a nursing care service is registered. And a visitor database in which addresses and telephone numbers of a plurality of visitors performing the above are registered. Then, in this welfare support system, a home-visit care service for each user is efficiently allocated to each visitor.

[0004] In such a welfare support system, a user who receives various care services is not always at home and has many opportunities to go out. Then, when suddenly needing nursing care while on the go, the accompanying family members call a welfare facility (welfare center) in the welfare support system,
In many cases, we ask for the support of visitors.

[0005] In such a case, the manager of the welfare facility searches the visitor database to select a visitor who cares for the user, contacts the selected visitor, and rushes to the site.

[0006] The contents of care provided to each user receiving the above-mentioned care service are determined based on the care level (determined based on the degree of independence, ADL, etc.). The content of care differs for each person. Since this nursing care level is determined when the user receiving the nursing care service applies to the administrative agency, the visitor is required to give the administrative institution We offer advice to urge application to.

[0007] Further, since a visitor may have different care contents depending on the user's health condition, information such as body temperature, pulse, blood pressure and the like is stored in a time-series manner. By comparing the normal value at the age of the person with the normal value in relation to the medical condition, it is determined whether the health condition of the day is normal or abnormal, and the health condition is managed.

[0008] In addition, each welfare facility is usually assigned a jurisdiction for each area, and is in charge of nursing care for users within the jurisdiction. Furthermore, the jurisdiction is subdivided, and visitors are arranged in each area to provide care for users. The arrangement of the visitors is determined based on the ratio of the number of users belonging to each district.

[0009]

However, when a user goes out alone, it is not possible to confirm the exact position of the user in a welfare facility (welfare center). In particular, when a user has a dementia disease or a wandering disease and the user goes out alone, it takes a lot of time and traffic to confirm the location of the user. .

[0010] Further, since the nursing care level of the user is not changed unless the user applies, there is a problem that a user who does not apply cannot receive a more accurate nursing care service.

[0011] Furthermore, health management in nursing care for users is determined by general judgment criteria, so that accurate health management cannot be performed due to different medical conditions for each user.

[0012] Further, since the arrangement of visitors who provide care to the user in each welfare facility is simply determined based on the ratio of the number of users, depending on the nursing care level of the user, the visitor's care level may vary. There has been a possibility that the load will increase or the response to the user will be insufficient.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a first object is to allow a user to always wear a small user terminal and use a GPS satellite to determine the current position of the user. By constantly monitoring, if the user goes out of the normal activity range, the visitor can be sent to the position of the user, and more nursing care service can be provided to the user, and less It is to provide a welfare support system that can utilize visitors efficiently.

A second object is to monitor the current position of not only each user but also each visitor using a GPS satellite, and if an emergency occurs for the user, the corresponding user is monitored. It is an object of the present invention to provide a welfare support system that can make a visitor who is closest to the city rush to the site and provide more detailed care services.

[0015] A third object is a welfare support system capable of providing an appropriate care service for a user by determining and updating a care level based on input of care content from a visitor device owned by a visitor. It is to provide.

A fourth object is to provide a welfare support system capable of performing more accurate health management by judging the health status of the user by comparing it with the past status of the user. To provide.

A fifth object of the present invention is to provide a welfare support system capable of reducing the load on a visitor and providing a sufficient care service for the user by determining the arrangement of the visitor in consideration of the care level of the user. To provide.

[0018]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a welfare support system according to the first aspect of the present invention is mounted on each user, receives a GPS signal from a GPS satellite, and determines the current position of the user. When the calculated current position deviates from the activity range determined based on the residence of the corresponding user, a plurality of user terminals that output the current position with the user ID of the corresponding user by radio wave and A user database that stores at least user information including a care level and a health condition of each user, and a map database. When a current position to which a user ID is assigned is received from a user terminal, the map database is used. The location map range including the current location is extracted and displayed on the display device, the current location is overlaid on the location map range, and the user information of the corresponding user is further obtained from the user database. Out and displayed on the display device, in accordance with the display contents of the display device, and a welfare facility device for selecting and designating visitors to perform a visit long-term care for the corresponding user.

In the welfare support system configured as described above, when the user goes out of the activity range determined based on the residence of the user, the current position calculated using the GPS signal of the GPS satellite is used as the welfare support system. Sent to facility equipment.
That is, the current position is not transmitted to the welfare facility apparatus unless the user departs from the activity range, so that the power consumption of the user terminal is suppressed and the battery life can be extended.

In the welfare facility apparatus, the current position of the user received from the user terminal is displayed in a state where the current position is displayed on the location map range. Further, the nursing care level and the health status of the corresponding user are displayed at the same time. Then, based on the displayed contents, a visitor who performs home visit care for the corresponding user is selected and designated.

That is, in the welfare facility apparatus, the current position of the user who has deviated from the activity range requiring the nursing care service, the nursing care level and the health condition of the user can be immediately grasped, so that the optimal visit to the applicable user can be immediately performed Can be selected.

Further, in the welfare support system according to the second aspect, each user is provided with a GPS signal from a GPS satellite, calculates the current position of the user, and sets the user ID of the user. A plurality of user terminals that output the attached current position by radio wave, and a user database that stores at least user activity information including an activity range determined based on each user's residence and the nursing care level and health status of the user. When the current position with the user ID is received from the user terminal, it is determined whether or not the current position is out of the activity range of the corresponding user. The location map range including the current location is extracted from the map database and displayed on the display device, the current location is superimposed on the location map range, and the user's interest is retrieved from the user database. Party information displayed on the display device reads the, according to the display contents of the display device, and a welfare facility device for selecting and designating visitors performing home care for the corresponding user.

In the welfare support system configured as described above, the activity range of the user is not stored in the user terminal. Therefore, the user terminal constantly transmits its current position to the welfare facility device.

The activity range of the user is stored in the user database in the welfare facility device together with the user information including the care level and the health status of the user. Then, the welfare institution apparatus determines whether the user has gone out of the activity range. Therefore, the activity range registered in the user database on the welfare facility apparatus side can be easily changed.

Other functions and effects are almost the same as those of the welfare support system of the first aspect. In the welfare support system according to the third aspect, the current position of each user is calculated by receiving a GPS signal from a GPS satellite, calculating the current position of the user, and determining the current position of the user with the user ID. A plurality of user terminals that output radio waves, a user database and a map database that store at least user information including an activity range determined based on each user's residence and the nursing care level and health status of the corresponding user. When receiving the current position to which the user ID is assigned from the user terminal, the location map range including the current position is extracted from the map database and displayed on the display device. The activity range and the current position are superimposed, and it is determined whether or not the current position is out of the activity range.
Reads the user information of the user from the user database and displays it on the display device. According to the display content of the display device, a welfare facility device that selects and designates a visitor who performs on-site care for the user. Have.

In the welfare support system configured as described above, the current position of each user is displayed on the display device of the welfare facility apparatus within the location map area regardless of whether the user is within the activity area. Is done. Then, only when the current position of the user is out of the activity range, the user information on the care level and the health condition of the corresponding user is displayed on the display device,
Further, a visitor to the user is selected and designated.

With such a configuration, the current position of each user is always displayed on the display device. The manager of the welfare facility device can monitor the current positions of all users registered in the welfare support system in more detail.

In the welfare support system according to claim 4,
In the welfare facility apparatus of the welfare support system according to claim 3, the current position of the user is displayed on the location map range when the current position is within the activity range and when the user is out of the activity range. A function to change the form is added.

In such a configuration, the manager of the welfare institution apparatus can determine at a glance the display screen whether or not each user has gone out of the activity range. Further, in the welfare support system according to claim 5, in each of the welfare support systems according to claims 1 to 4, each visitor who carries out on-site care for each user receives a GPS signal from a GPS satellite. A plurality of visitor terminals for calculating the current position of the visitor and outputting the current position with the visitor ID of the visitor by radio are provided. Also. The welfare institution apparatus displays the current position located within the location map range among the current positions received from each visitor terminal together with the user's current position on the display device, and transmits the selected designated visitor to the visitor terminal. The location map range to which the current position of the user is attached and the selection designation information are transmitted.

In the welfare support system configured as described above, the current position of each visitor is also monitored using a GPS satellite. The monitored current position of each visitor is displayed on the same screen as the current position of the user in the welfare facility device. Therefore, the manager of the welfare facility device can more quickly select and designate the most appropriate visitor for the user who needs care.

In the welfare support system according to claim 6,
The activity range of the user is set in a circular range around the residence of the user, and in the welfare support system according to claim 7,
The activity range of the user is set to a rectangular shape indicated by latitude and longitude centered on the residence of the user, and in the welfare support system according to claim 8, the activity range of the user is the residence of the user. It is set to the administrative area to which it belongs.

As described above, the shape of the activity range of each user can be arbitrarily set in accordance with the situation of each user and the management and operation of the welfare support system. The welfare support system according to claim 9, wherein input means for inputting a result of nursing care for the user, a user identification information file for storing information for identifying the user, and information relating to the nursing level among the nursing care results. Based on the nursing level-related file, the nursing level determination criterion memory storing the criterion for determining the nursing level based on the information stored in the nursing level-related file, and the nursing result stored in the nursing level-related file. A care level determination unit for determining a care level for the user in accordance with the criteria of the care level determination reference memory when information related to the care level based on the care level is updated; And a care level updating means for updating the care level for the user.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a welfare support system for inputting a care result concerning a user, a user specifying information file storing information for specifying a user, and a health result related to a health condition. A health condition-related information file that stores a criterion for determining whether the information and the data relating to the health condition input from the input means are normal; and an input based on the criterion stored in the health condition-related information file. Health condition determination means for determining whether or not the data on the health condition input from the means is a normal value.

Further, the welfare support system according to the eleventh aspect provides a user identification information file for storing information for identifying a user, and a user residence relating to at least a district code assigned based on the residence of the user. An information file, a care level-related file that stores at least the user's care level, a district code of the user's house-related information file, and the user's care level stored in the care level-related file. A user distribution calculating means for calculating a distribution of users at the nursing level, and a visitor allocating means for determining the number of visitors to be allocated to each district based on a ratio of the distribution calculated by the user calculating means. .

According to the ninth, tenth and tenth aspects of the present invention,
In the first welfare support system, automatic updating of the nursing care rep, automatic determination of the health condition, and automatic determination of the visitor assignment are respectively performed. Therefore, since the visitor who performs home-visit nursing for the user can grasp the latest situation in advance, a more detailed nursing care service can be provided.

[0036]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a welfare support system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

A user terminal 2 composed of a micro computer is attached to each user 1 who receives a nursing care service in this welfare support system. The user terminal 2 is formed as small and light as a watch, for example, and is attached to the arm or waist of the user 1. The user 1 can freely act without being conscious of the user terminal 2. is there. In addition, in the welfare support system, the visitor 3 who provides a visit and nursing service to each user 1 as needed has a visitor terminal 4 in which a mobile terminal (mobile terminal) or the like is incorporated. The user terminal 2 and the visitor terminal 4 receive GPS signals from the GPS satellites 5.
The signal can be received.

Then, the user terminal 2 outputs the current position Pa by radio wave. The welfare facility device 6 installed in the welfare facility (welfare center) receives the current position from each user terminal 2 directly via the antenna 7. A mobile phone terminal is incorporated in the visitor terminal 4, and the visitor terminal 4 transmits the current position Pb to the welfare facility device 6 installed in the welfare facility (welfare center) via the telephone station 8. .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the user terminal 2 attached to each user 1. GPS receiver 1
1 receives GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites 5 via a small antenna 10 and sends them to the current position calculating unit 12 at a constant period of, for example, 10 seconds. Current position calculator 12
Calculates the current position Pa of the user 1 based on latitude and longitude based on GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites 5,
It is sent to the position comparison / determination unit 15. In the user terminal 2, a user identification information memory 12 and an activity range memory 1 are stored.
4 are provided.

In the user identification information memory 12, FIG.
As shown in (a), a user ID for identifying the user 1 having the user terminal 2, a name, a date of birth, a facility code, and the like are stored.

FIG. 3 shows the contents of the activity range memory 14.
As shown in (b), the user ID for identifying the user 1 possessing the user terminal 2, the activity range 14a determined based on the residence of the user, and the district code 14b of the activity range 14a are: It is remembered. This activity range 14
a is an activity range necessary for performing the daily life of the user 1. If the activity 1 deviates from the activity range 14a, the relevant user 1 suffers from dementia or wandering illness. It is defined as the area where it can be determined that it is necessary to be protected and taken back to the residence.

The method of setting the activity range 14a is as follows: (a) As shown in FIG. Set.

(B) A circular shape having a radius of, for example, 5 km centering on the residence of the user 1 is set. (C) Set to the minimum administrative range such as the ward or town to which the residence of the user 1 belongs. Among them, the shape is set to the best shape for the manager of the welfare support system, the visitor 3, and the government. And
The activity range 14a is represented by latitude and longitude information.

The position comparison / determination unit 15 determines whether the calculated current position Pa is the active range 1 stored in the active range memory 14.
It is determined whether or not the current position Pa has deviated from the inside of the activity range 14a, and when it has deviated from the activity range 14a, the calculated current position Pa is sent to the transmission data editing unit 16. The transmission data editing unit 16 stores the user I read from the user identification information memory 13 at the current position Pa.
D is added and transmitted to the transmission unit 17. The transmitting unit 17 directly transmits the current position Pa to which the user ID is attached to the welfare facility device 6 via the small antenna 18 by radio wave.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the contents of processing performed by the above-described units 11 to 17 of the user terminal 2. When a certain period T elapses (S1), a plurality of GPS satellites 5
The user terminal 2 receives the PS signal (S2), calculates the current position Pa of the user 1 (S3), and sets the activity range 14a.
Is read. Then, it is determined whether or not the current position Pa is out of the activity range 14a (S5). When the current position Pa of the user 1 is out of the activity range 14a (S6), the user ID is read (S7), and the current position Pa with the user ID is transmitted to the welfare facility device 6 (S8).

If the current position Pa of the user 1 is within the activity range 14a, the current position Pa is set to the welfare facility device 6.
Do not send to. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the visitor terminal 4 possessed by each visitor 3. GPS receiver 2
1 denotes a plurality of GPS satellites 5 at a constant period, for example, one minute.
The GPS signal is received via the small antenna 20 and transmitted to the current position calculation unit 22. The current position calculation unit 22 calculates the current position Pb of the visitor 3 consisting of latitude and longitude based on the GPS signals from the plurality of GPS satellites 5 and sends it to the transmission data editing unit 23.

In the visitor terminal 4, a visitor information memory 24 for storing the visitor ID and name of the visitor 3 having the visitor terminal 4 An assigned user file 30 for storing the user ID of the user 2 is formed.

Then, the transmission data editing section 23 attaches the visitor ID read from the visitor information memory 24 to the current position Pb and sends it to the portable telephone terminal 25. The mobile phone terminal 25 transmits the current position Pb to which the visitor ID is assigned to the welfare facility device 6 via the antenna 26 and the telephone office 8.

The mobile phone terminal 25 sends the visit instruction data with the location map describing the current position Pa of the care recipient 1 addressed to the visitor from the welfare facility device 6 received via the telephone station 8 described above. The instruction display unit 28 is activated when the information is received by the receiving unit 27 via the
Send to 9 The permission response to the visit instruction of the visitor 3 to the welfare facility device 6 which is input from the keyboard 31 is transmitted to the transmission data editing unit 23 and the mobile phone terminal 2.
5 and transmitted to the welfare facility apparatus 6 via the telephone office 8.

The welfare institution 6 composed of a host computer is configured as shown in FIG. 5, for example. In the welfare facility device 6, a user database 31, a care level determination reference memory 32, a visitor database 33, a visitor arrangement information file 34, a map database 35, a visitor current position memory 44, and the like are formed.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the user database 31, a user specifying information file 31a, a user residence related information file 31b, a user activity range information file 31c, a user care level related information file 31d, A user health condition related information file 34e, a user treatment history related information file 31f, and the like are formed.

In the user identification information file 31a, as shown in FIG. 7, for each user 1 registered in this welfare support system, a user ID, a name, a date of birth, a gender, an institution code, Etc. are registered. User residence related information file 31b and user activity range information file 31c
In FIG. 8, for each user 1 registered in this welfare support system, the user ID of the corresponding user 1,
The telephone number, the residence position represented by latitude and longitude, the residence code, the district code, the above-described activity range 14a, the activity range district code 14b, and the like are registered.

User care level related information file 31d
As shown in FIG. 9, the user ID, ADL information, mental and physical information, bedridden degree, independence degree, dementia degree, nursing level, etc. of the user 1 are stored for each user 1, as shown in FIG. .

The user health condition related information file 31e and the user treatment history related information file 31f include the information shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, for each user 1, the user ID of the corresponding user 1, the name of the main illness, the medical condition / treatment state, the drug being administered, the state of dementia, the medical device worn, the name of the attending physician, and the emergency contact information , Body temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, other considerations, abnormal value determination reference value 31g, normal state of health condition, and the like are stored.

Here, the abnormal value determination reference value 31g is, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, a normal value indicating the above-mentioned healthy state of the corresponding user 1, each determination reference value for this normal value, and an abnormality. It is information such as a range when the determination is made.

If this determination criterion is set based on, for example, a past history of the user's health condition, a more accurate determination can be made. Care level judgment reference memory 3
2, “1”, as shown in FIG.
For each care level such as “2”, “3”, “4”,..., A determination condition for satisfying the care level is set. Each care level is determined according to the score of the care level. As shown in FIG. 10B, the score of each care level is determined by the degree of bedridden and ADL information. Where ADL
Information is "movement""excretion""change of clothes""meal""bathing"
This is information indicating the degree to which "make-up" can be performed on its own, whether partial care is required, or whether full care is required.

As shown in FIG. 13, the visitor database 33 in the welfare facility apparatus shown in FIG. 5 contains, for each visitor 3 registered in the welfare support system, a visitor ID,
The name, gender, affiliation facility code, home area code, user code of each user 1 assigned to the visitor 3 and the like are stored.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, a visitor location information memory 34 formed in the welfare facility apparatus 6 shown in FIG. 5 stores, for each visitor 3 registered in this welfare support system, The responsible district code and the responsible user code of the visitor are stored. In the visitor current position memory 44 formed in the welfare facility apparatus 6, the current position Pb of each visitor 3 received from the visitor terminal 4 of each visitor 3 is stored in the form of latitude and longitude. ing.

The welfare facility apparatus 6 incorporates a GUI device 39 including a display unit 39a and a keyboard / mouse 39b. The contents stored in the user database 31 are changed by the user information update unit 36, the care level determination unit 37, and the care level update unit 38 in accordance with an input operation by the manager of the welfare facility using the GUI device 39. Updated automatically.

More specifically, the user information updating unit 3
As shown in FIG. 15, when information relating to a health condition in which a user ID is specified is input via the GUI device 39 as shown in FIG. 15, the user health condition related information file 31e shown in FIG. The storage content of the user action history related information file 31f is updated (Q1). Next, for example, using the abnormality determination criterion 31g described above and shown in FIG. 12, it is automatically determined whether or not the updated health condition is abnormal (Q2). A warning is displayed on the section 39a or a beeping sound is made to call attention (Q
3, Q4).

Further, as shown in FIG. 16, when the care level determining unit 37 performs the above-described operation of changing the ADL information or the like specifying the user ID via the GUI device 39, as shown in FIG.
The storage content of the user care level related information file 31d shown in FIG. 9 is updated (P1), and a new care level for the corresponding user is determined using the determination criteria of the care level determination reference memory 32 of FIG. 10 ( P2).

When it becomes necessary to change the care level stored in the current user care level related information file 31d (P3), this change information is warned to the manager of the welfare facility on the display unit 39a. A warning is displayed or a buzzer sounds to call attention (P4).

The care level changing unit 38 is activated, and updates the care level of the corresponding user stored in the user care level related information file 31d to a new care level. In addition, the visitor arrangement processing unit 40 of the welfare facility apparatus 6 in FIG. 5 according to the operation instruction of the welfare facility manager according to the flow chart shown in FIG.
4, each visitor and each user are set.

That is, the manager of the welfare institution decides the user 1 for each district and nursing level based on the home code of each user.
The distribution of nursing care in each district
Ask how many people are (R1). Next, the distribution of the users 1 in each district is quantified by weighting the users 1 having a high nursing level (R2). Then, the number of visitors to be assigned to each district is determined based on the ratio of the quantified distribution (R
3).

Then, based on the final number of required visitors 3 and the home code or the facility code of the visitor 3, the number of visitors 3 to be assigned to each district is determined. When the visitor 3 is registered, one or more assigned users are assigned to each visitor 3 and registered in the visitor arrangement information file 34.

The map database 35 of the welfare facility apparatus 6 in FIG. 5 stores map data of the entire serviceable area of the welfare support system. The accuracy (scale) of this map data is comparable to that of a commercially available residential map. This map data can be searched for by latitude and longitude.

The current position receiving section 42 of the welfare facility apparatus 6 shown in FIG. 5 receives the current position Pb of each visitor 3 from each visitor terminal 4 via the telephone office 8 and the modem 41, and It is sent to the updating unit 43. The current position updating unit 43 calculates the current position P of each visitor 3 input from the current position receiving unit 42.
Based on b, the current position Pb of each visitor 3 stored in the visitor current position memory 44 is updated to the latest value.

As described above, the contents stored in the user database 31 and the visitor present position memory 44 formed in the welfare facility apparatus 6 are constantly updated to the latest contents.

Further, in the welfare facility device 6, a user position receiving unit 45, a related map extracting unit 46, a user information extracting unit 47, a location map creating unit 48, a user / visitor map creating unit 49, a visit The user extraction unit 50, the visitor information extraction unit 51, the assigned visitor selection unit 52, the visit command unit 53, and the like are formed as program modules on the application program.

The above-described units 45 to 53 correspond to FIG.
9, the user 1 who has departed from the activity area 14a according to the flow chart 9
The selection process of the visitor 3 who performs the home-visit nursing service for is performed.

When the user position receiving unit 48 receives the current position Pa with the user ID from the user terminal 2 of the user 1 via the antenna 7 (T1), the related map extracting unit 46 starts up, From the map data in the map database 35, for example, a range of 5 km square centered on the current position Pa is extracted and transmitted to the location map creating unit 48 (T2).

The location map creation unit 48 checks the extracted 5 km
Location map 54 where the corresponding user 1 exists in the map area on all sides
As shown in FIG. 20 (a), a display is output on a part of the display screen of the display unit 39a. Further, on the displayed location map 54, the current position Pa of the corresponding user 1, the user ID of the corresponding user 1 indicated by a numeral such as [0001], and the corresponding user read from the user database 31. The name [Taro Yamada] of the user 1 is displayed, and the address 55 of the corresponding location map 54 is displayed below the location map 54 (T3).

Next, the user information extraction unit 47 is activated,
The user detailed information 56 related to the user 1 is extracted from the user information database 31 (T4). Next, the user / visitor map creating unit 49 is activated, and displays the user detailed information 56 at the same time as the location map 54 displayed on the display unit 39a as shown in FIG. 20A (T5). . The user detailed information 56 is, as shown in FIG. 20C, the name, gender, date of birth, address, affiliation facility code, health status, nursing level, treatment history, and the like of the corresponding user 1. .

When the visitor extracting unit 50 is activated, the current position Pb is displayed from the visitor current position memory 44 on the display unit 39a.
Is read out (T6, T7) and sent to the visitor information extraction unit 51 and the user / visitor map creation unit 49. As shown in FIG. 20B, the user / visitor map creating unit 49 sets the extracted current position Pb of the visitor 3 to the location map 54.
Overlay on top. Further, for example, the visitor ID of the visitor 3 and the name of the visitor 3 [Hanako Uchida] indicated by a numeral such as [013] are displayed (T8).

The visitor information extraction unit 51 extracts various detailed information on the visitor 3 from the visitor database 33 and the visitor arrangement information memory 34 using the inputted visitor ID (T9), and User detailed information 57
It is displayed simultaneously with the location map 54 (T10).

If there are a plurality of visitors 3 within the range of the corresponding location map 54, each current position Pb of the plurality of visitors 3 and each visitor detailed information 57 are simultaneously displayed on the same screen.

The current position P of the user 1 shown in FIG.
a and location map 5 where the current position Pb of visitor 3 is displayed
4. Looking at the display screen of the display unit 39a on which the user detailed information 56 and the visitor detailed information 57 are displayed, the manager of the welfare facility uses the keyboard / mouse 39b to select the user 1
One visitor 3 who is most suitable for providing nursing care services
Is designated (T11), the assigned visit selection unit 52 operates to send the selected visitor 3 to the visit command unit 53.

The visit instruction unit 53 creates visit instruction data with a location map 54 in which the current position Pa of the care service target user 1 with respect to the designated visitor 3 is written (T12). The command data is transmitted to the visitor terminal 4 of the visitor 3 via the modem 41 and the telephone office 8 (T13).

The visitor terminal 4 of the visitor 3 shown in FIG. 4 that has received the visit instruction data displays the visit instruction data with the location map 54 describing the current position Pa of the user 1 as described above. Is displayed on the container 29. Then, when the designated visitor 3 operates and inputs a permission response of command reception via the keyboard / mouse 31, the permission response is transmitted to the welfare facility device 6. The welfare facility apparatus 6 outputs the permission response on the display unit 39a.

In the welfare support system of the first embodiment configured as described above, each user 1 has a user terminal 2
Is installed. When the user 1 deviates from the activity range 14a predetermined for himself, the current position Pa calculated using the GPS signal of the GPS satellite is wirelessly transmitted from the user terminal 2 to the welfare facility device 6. You.

Then, in the welfare facility apparatus 6, the current position Pa of the user 1 received from the user terminal 2 is displayed on the display section 39a in a state of being displayed on the location map 54. Further, user detailed information 56 including the nursing care level and health status of the user 1 is also displayed at the same time.

The current position Pb of each visitor 3 registered in this welfare support system is also monitored using a GPS satellite. When the monitored current position Pb of each visitor 3 is close to the current position Pa of the user 1 who has deviated from the activity range 14a, the current position Pb of the visitor 3 is also used in the welfare facility device 6. Is simultaneously displayed on the same location map 54 as the current position Pa of the person. Also, the visitor detailed information 57 of the visitor 3 is displayed at the same time.

Then, the current position Pa of the user 1 and the current position Pb of the visitor 3 and each detailed information 5 of the user and the visitor 3
In a state where 6, 57 are displayed, the manager of the welfare facility selects and specifies the visitor 3 who performs the home-visit care service for the corresponding user 1 based on the displayed contents.

That is, in the welfare facility device 6, the current position Pa of the user 1 who has deviated from the activity range 14a requiring the nursing care service immediately, the nursing care level and health condition of the user, and the visitor 3 who is near Can be immediately grasped, so that the most suitable visitor 3 for the user 1 can be immediately selected, and the visit command data with the location map 54 describing the current position Pa of the user 1 can be transmitted to the visitor 3. . Therefore, the optimum visitor 3 can be selected and specified more quickly.

In the first embodiment, the user 1
Since the current position Pa is not transmitted to the welfare facility device 6 unless the user departs from the activity range 14a, the power consumption of the user terminal 2 is suppressed, and the battery life can be extended.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a user terminal 2a mounted on each user 1 in a welfare support system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In the user terminal 2a, the activity range memory 14 and the position comparison / determination unit 15 in the user terminal 2 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are removed. Therefore, in the user terminal 2a, the current position Pa calculated at, for example, an interval of 10 seconds is transmitted to the welfare facility device 6 unconditionally without being compared with the activity range 14a.

In the welfare facility device 6 in the welfare support system of the second embodiment, when the current position Pa of the user 1 is received from each user terminal 2, the user activity range information file 31c of the user database 31 is received. Only when the user deviates from the activity range 14a for each user 1 stored in the same manner as in the system of the first embodiment described above, FIG.
As shown at 0, a location map 54 on which the current position Pa of the corresponding user 1 is drawn is displayed.

In the welfare support system according to the second embodiment having such a configuration, the activity range 14a registered in the user database 31 on the welfare facility apparatus 6 side is changed to the residence of the user 1 and the user 1 It can be easily changed according to the change of the medical condition.

The present invention is not limited to the system according to the second embodiment. The current position Pa of each user 1 received from the user terminal 2 is represented by the activity range 14.
This current position Pa can be displayed on the location map 54 irrespective of whether or not it has deviated from “a”. In this case, since the current position Pa of each user 1 is dispersed over a wide range,
The enlargement rate of the location map 54 is set small, and a wide map range is displayed on the display unit 39a at a time.

For each user 1, only when the current position Pa of the relevant user 1 is out of the activity range 14a set for the relevant user 1, the detailed user information of the relevant user 1 56, the current position Pb of each visitor 3 near the current position Pa of the user 1 and the visitor detailed information 57 are displayed. Then, the administrator selects and designates a visitor 3 who performs a care service for the corresponding user 1.

Further, when the current position Pa of each user 1 is within the activity range 14a and when the current position Pa is out of the activity range 14a,
The display form of the current position Pa of the user 1 on the location diagram 54 is different. For example, only when the current position Pa is out of the activity range 14a, the corresponding current position Pa is blinked in red, for example.

In such a configuration, the current position Pa of each user 1 is always displayed on the display device 39a. The welfare facility manager is the current position P of all users 1
a can be monitored in more detail. Further, the manager of the welfare facility can determine at a glance whether or not each user 1 has left the activity range 14a.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the data input and stored in the visitor terminal 4 may be such that the visitor 3 brings the visitor terminal 4 back to a welfare facility and inputs the data directly to the welfare facility device 6 via the LAN.

Further, the judgment of the health condition of the user 1 can be carried out not only at the welfare facility device 6 but also at the visitor terminal 4, so that the latest condition can be obtained even when the visitor 3 takes care. The determination result may be made available.

[0096]

As described above, in the welfare support system according to the present invention, a user is always provided with a small user terminal, and the current position of the user is constantly monitored using GPS satellites. If the user goes out of the normal activity range, an instruction to send the visitor to the position of the user can be output.

[0097] Therefore, a more nursing care service can be provided to the user of the welfare support system, and a small number of visitors can be used efficiently. Further, not only each user but also the current position of each visitor is monitored using a GPS satellite. Therefore, when an emergency occurs for a user, the visitor located closest to the user can be rushed to the site, and more detailed care services can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a welfare support system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a user terminal incorporated in the welfare support system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing storage contents of a user identification information memory and an activity range memory provided in the user terminal.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a visitor terminal incorporated in the welfare support system of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a welfare facility device incorporated in the welfare support system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a file configuration of a user database formed in the welfare institution apparatus;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing storage contents of a user identification information file provided in the user database;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing storage contents of a user housing related information file and a user activity range file provided in the user database.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing storage contents of a user care level related information file provided in the user database.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing storage contents of a care level determination reference memory formed in the welfare institution apparatus;

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing storage contents of a user health state file and a user treatment history file provided in a user database formed in the welfare institution apparatus;

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a health condition determination reference value.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the storage contents of a visitor database formed in the welfare institution apparatus;

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing storage contents of a visitor arrangement information memory formed in the welfare institution apparatus;

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a user health state check processing operation in the welfare institution apparatus;

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a care level automatic determination processing operation in the welfare institution apparatus;

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a visitor arrangement processing operation in the welfare institution apparatus;

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a user terminal of the welfare support system of the embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the overall processing operation of the welfare facility apparatus of the welfare support system of the embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing display contents on a display unit of the welfare institution apparatus;

FIG. 21 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a user terminal mixed with bears in a welfare support system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... User 2 ... User terminal 3 ... Visitor 4 ... Visitor terminal 5 ... GPS satellite 6 ... Welfare facility device 13 ... User specific information memory 14 ... Activity range memory 24 ... Visitor information memory 30 ... Person information File 31: User database 32: Care level determination reference memory 33: Visitor database 34: Visitor location information file 35: Map database 39: GUI device 39a: Display unit 44: Visitor current position memory 46: Extraction of related map Part 47 ... User information extraction part 50 ... Visitor extraction part 51 ... Visitor information extraction part 52 ... Responsible visitor selection part 54 ... Location map

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A GPS satellite attached to each user.
Upon receiving the S signal, the current position of the corresponding user is calculated, and when the calculated current position is out of the activity range determined based on the residence of the relevant user, the user ID of the relevant user
A plurality of user terminals for outputting the current position attached with a radio wave, a user database and a map database for storing at least user information including a care level and a health state of each of the users, the user terminal When receiving the current position to which the user ID is attached from, the location map range including the current position is extracted from the map database and displayed on a display device, and the current position is superimposed and displayed on the location map range, Further, a welfare facility device which reads out the user information of the corresponding user from the user database and displays it on the display device, and selects and designates a visitor who performs on-site care for the corresponding user according to the display contents of the display device. Welfare support system with 2. A GPS satellite GP attached to each user.
A plurality of user terminals that receive the S signal, calculate the current position of the corresponding user, and output the current position with the user ID of the relevant user by radio, and at least based on the residence of each user. It has a user database and a map database that store user information including a defined range of activities and the nursing level and health status of the user, and receives a current position with a user ID from the user terminal. Then, it is determined whether or not the current position has deviated from the activity range of the corresponding user, and when the current position has deviated, the location map range including the current position is extracted from the map database and displayed on a display device, The current position is superimposed and displayed on the location map range, and user information of the corresponding user is read from the user database and displayed on the display device. hand,
A welfare support system including a welfare facility device for selecting and specifying a visitor who provides home care for the user. 3. A GPS satellite attached to each user.
A plurality of user terminals that receive the S signal, calculate the current position of the corresponding user, and output the current position with the user ID of the relevant user by radio, and at least based on the residence of each user. It has a user database and a map database that store user information including a defined range of activities and the nursing care level and health status of the user, and receives a current position with a user ID from the user terminal. Then, the location map range including the current position is extracted from the map database and displayed on the display device, and the activity range of the corresponding user and the current position are superimposed and displayed on the location map range. It is determined whether or not the user is out of the activity range, and when the user is out of the activity range, the user information of the corresponding user is read from the user database and displayed on the display device. A welfare support system that includes a welfare facility device that selects and specifies a visitor who performs on-site nursing care for the user according to the content. 4. The welfare institution apparatus displays a display form of the current position of the user on a location map range when the current position of the user is within the activity range and when the current position is out of the activity range. 4. The welfare support system according to claim 3, wherein the welfare support system is different. 5. A device which is carried by each visitor who provides nursing care to each user, receives a GPS signal from a GPS satellite, calculates a current position of the visitor, and attaches a visitor ID of the visitor. A plurality of visitor terminals that output the current position as a radio wave, and the welfare facility apparatus uses the current position located within the location map range among the current positions received from each visitor terminal for the display device. The location map range to which the current position of the user is attached and the selection designation information are displayed together with the current position of the user and transmitted to the visitor terminal of the visitor selected and designated. The welfare support system according to any one of the above. 6. The welfare support system according to claim 1, wherein the activity range of the user is set in a circular range centering on the residence of the user. 7. The welfare according to claim 1, wherein the activity range of the user is set in a rectangular shape indicated by latitude and longitude centered on the residence of the user. Support system. 8. The welfare support system according to claim 1, wherein the activity range of the user is set in an administrative range to which the residence of the user belongs. 9. An input means for inputting a care result for a user, a user specifying information file for storing information for specifying the user, and a care level for storing information related to the care level among the care results. A related file, a care level determination criterion memory for storing a criterion for determining a care level based on information stored in the care level related file, and a care based on a care result stored in the care level related file. When the information related to the level is updated, a care level determining means for determining a care level for the user according to the reference of the care level determination reference memory, and based on a result of the determination by the care level determination means, A welfare support system including a care level updating unit for updating a care level. 10. An input unit for inputting a result of nursing care for a user, a user specifying information file for storing information for specifying a user, and information relating to a health condition among the nursing result and the input unit. A health condition-related information file that stores a criterion for determining whether or not the input data on the health condition is normal; and a criterion stored from the input unit based on the criterion stored in the health condition-related information file. A welfare support system comprising: health condition determination means for determining whether or not data on the health condition is a normal value. 11. A user identification information file for storing information for identifying a user, a user residence-related information file for storing at least a district code assigned based on the place of residence of the user, and at least care for the user Based on the care level related file storing the level, the district code of the user house related information file and the care level of the user stored in the care level related file, the distribution of the users at each care level for each district is calculated. Based on the calculated user distribution calculating means and the ratio of the distribution calculated by the user calculating means,
A welfare support system including a visitor allocating unit that determines the number of visitors to be allocated to each district.