JPH09327442A - Aged person attending and supporting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aged person attending and supporting system to reduce the load on an attendant to attend a person to be cared such as an always- in-bed, dementia or errant person. SOLUTION: A urination detecting sensor 11, an on-bed behavior sensor 19, a leaving-bed sensor 20, an indoor area sensor 21, an exit detecting sensor 22, and a toilet detecting sensor 23 are mounted on a person to be cared. Information of life rhythm of the person to be cared detected by those sensors is inputted into a sensor control relay system 9 and informed to a beeper 8 carried by an attendant through a premise beeper controller 3 from a center control computer 1 with a learning function through a data controller 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a learning type behavior management function for learning abnormality information of a cared person such as an elderly person and correcting the abnormality information to assist medical treatment. It is related to the elderly care support system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Care-giving persons such as bedridden, demented or wandering elders who are receiving medical treatment at hospitals or facilities for the elderly receive care by a shift work of a caregiver such as a professional caregiver or a nurse. ing. Caregivers at these facilities patroll each room to check changes in the life rhythm and sleeping state of the care recipient.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, there is a problem that the caregiver enters each room for inspecting because it invades the privacy of the person who is in the room or is caused when sleeping. was there.

Further, in a facility where the number of caregivers is small relative to the number of caregivers, long-term care or midnight care is forced, and there is a problem that the caregiver is physically and mentally burdened. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and informs a caregiver or a manager of information by generating an alarm sound only when an abnormality of the caregiver is detected. This reduces the burden on caregivers and caretakers, and provides an elderly computer equipped with a management computer that has a function to assist medical care that automatically learns and corrects when there is an abnormality in the life rhythm of the care recipient. The purpose is to obtain a person care assistance system.

[0006]

The present invention detects the wetness of a diaper of a care receiver, the behavior on the bed, the leaving from the bed, the movement in the room, the indoor / outdoor access, and the toilet access. A sensor management relay system for inputting information on the life rhythm of the care-receiver detected by these sensors and a center management computer for inputting the sensor information via a data controller are provided. The in-house pager controller reports the input information to the pager to the caregiver or the manager to assist the caregiver or the manager in caring.

Further, the center management computer is adapted to report the information from each sensor to the pager after a lapse of a set time.

Further, the center management computer has a function of learning information from each sensor.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the present invention, a signal detected by a urination detecting sensor is wirelessly received by a receiver from a transmitter and input to a sensor management relay system. Information detected by the behavior sensor, the bed leaving sensor, the indoor area sensor, the entrance detection sensor, and the toilet entrance sensor is also input to the sensor management relay system. In the sensor management relay system, the data of each sensor is aggregated, converted into data that can be understood by the computer by the data controller, input to the center management computer, and then sent to the pager of the caregiver or manager via the internal pager controller. Send.

The center management computer outputs the information from each sensor to the internal pager controller after a preset time.

Further, the center management computer learns information from each sensor.

[0012]

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a system when various sensors are attached to a private room with a toilet and a shared toilet, FIG. 2 is a layout diagram showing an example in which the various sensors of FIG. 1 are arranged in a premises.

In these figures, reference numeral 100 denotes the entire elderly care assist system of the present invention. The elderly care assisting system 100 includes a center management computer 1, a data controller 2, a premises pager controller 3, a display 4, a printer 5, a number of wires 6 extending from the data controller 2, and a connector provided at a required portion of the wire 6. 7, a common management section is formed in each room, and the internal pager controller 3 and the plurality of pagers 8 are configured to communicate wirelessly. The pager 8 is always carried by a caregiver or a manager.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a sensor management relay system, which is provided in each room or in a required part of the corridor, but one room is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Reference numeral 10 denotes a urination detection unit, which is a urination detection sensor 11 attached to a diaper of a care receiver and a care receiver name sending unit 1.
2 and the transmitter 13, when the diaper gets wet due to urination, the urination detection sensor 11 detects this and sends a signal from the transmitter 13. An outdoor receiver 14 receives signals from the transmitter 13 and inputs them to the sensor management relay system 9 regardless of whether the cared person is indoors or outdoors such as a corridor. .

Reference numeral 15 denotes a private room used by a cared person who can freely move instead of being bedridden. This private room 15 is equipped with a bed 16 and a toilet 17. Reference numeral 18 indicates a shared toilet. The bed 16 has a behavior sensor 19 for detecting movement of the care receiver on the bed 16 and a bed leaving sensor 2 for detecting that the care receiver leaves or falls from the bed 16.
0 is provided. The behavior sensor 19 detects the movement of the cared person, and the bed leaving sensor 20 detects these when the person leaves the bed, and the detected signal is input to the sensor management relay system 9.

Reference numeral 21 is an indoor area sensor for detecting the movement of the care-receiver in the private room 15, and 22 is an entrance / exit detection sensor provided at the entrance / exit of the private room 15, which monitors the entrance / exit of the care-receiver from the private room 15. And detect any intruders from outside.

The toilet 17 in the private room 15 is provided with a toilet detection sensor 23 for detecting when a care receiver goes in and out, and also detects the passing direction of whether the care receiver enters or leaves the toilet 17. It is like this. The signal detected by the toilet detection sensor 23 is input to the sensor management relay system 9.

Further, an entrance / exit detection sensor 24 is provided at the entrance / exit of the shared toilet 18 so that the care-receiver can use it.
When it detects that the user enters or exits the room or is in the shared toilet 18, it outputs a signal, which is input to the sensor management relay system 9. Further, the care receiver at that time is identified by inputting a transmission from the care receiver name sending unit 12 carried by the care receiver to the sensor management relay system 9 via the outdoor receiver 14. .

On the other hand, the sensor management relay system 9 is used for inputting the information of the above-mentioned various sensors.
They will be installed one by one and also in the corridor, etc. if necessary. The input information is sent to the data controller 2 in the next stage.

The data controller 2 receives information from the sensor management relay system 9 and sends the information to the center management computer 1. The data received by the sensor management relay system 9 in each private room 15 are collectively collected by the center management computer 1. In addition to converting to data that can be understood by, correct data errors due to disturbances such as noise.

The center management computer 1 stores various data of each cared person, displays them on the display 4, and records them on the printer 5. On the other hand, the center management computer 1 selects information received from various sensors, and after a required time has passed, that is, unless the input information is noise or the like,
After confirming, send to the pager controller 3 on the premises,
Necessary information is transmitted to the pager 8 carried by the caregiver or the manager to notify the caregiver or the manager of changes such as abnormalities occurring in the cared person.

Further, the center management computer 1 stores various data for a long period of time in order to analyze the data of the cared person, and has the life rhythm of the cared person, the data contents set for the cared person, and the cared person's possession. Learn the data, make any necessary corrections, and save. These can be displayed on the display 4 and can be recorded by the printer 5.

The on-site pager controller 3 is a pager 8 carried by a caregiver or a manager on the premises of a facility or the like.
The combination of numbers informs the caregivers and managers of what happened to the care recipients where and what happened. Note that FIG. 1 shows a state in which the urination detection unit 10 carried by the care receiver is located outside the private room 15. Actually, each cared person carries the urination detection unit 10, but only one is shown in FIG.

Next, the operation will be described. When the urination detection sensor 11 detects, the center management computer 1
Sends a signal to the pager 8 carried by the caregiver or the caregiver via the in-house pager controller 3.

After the data is sent to the pager 8, if there is no entry of the caregiver into the private room 15 of the care receiver who causes the pager 8 to be called (transmitted) within a preset time, Data is sent again to prevent errors due to poor electric field conditions on the premises. Further, until the caregiver is in the room, the center management computer 1 continues to send data to the pager 8 for warning until the diaper is replaced.

The contents of the urination detection sensor 11 are learned at any time, and when urination is concentrated at a specific time, an alarm is issued before the diaper gets wet and the urine detection sensor 11 detects it, that is, before the diaper gets wet. A signal may be issued to warn the caregiver that it is time to go to the toilet for the purpose of educating them to leave the diaper by independent urination and defecation training. On the contrary, an alarm signal can be issued when a predetermined time has passed since the diaper got wet.

Next, an example of the content of the signal sent to the caregiver's pager 8 will be described.

In principle, the cared person in the private room 15 in FIG. 2 can walk freely inside and outside the private room 15 during the day, and only in the room at night. When the cared person enters the state as shown below, the sensors 11, 19 to 24 detect them and input their signals to the sensor management relay system 9, and the center management computer via the data controller 2. 1 is input, and a signal is sent from the indoor pager controller 3 to the pager 8. That is, (1) From the output of the urination detection sensor 11,
When it is judged that a few minutes have passed since the diaper got wet at noon.

(2) When it is determined from the output of the behavior sensor 19 that the cared person does not move on the bed 16 for 90 minutes or more at night.

(3) When it is judged from the output of the bed leaving sensor 20 that the care-receiver who is absolutely resting has slipped out of the bed 16 or dropped during the daytime and has left the bed 16 for 15 seconds or more.

(4) When it is judged from the output of the entrance / exit detection sensor 22 that the cared person has gone out of the room at night for 3 seconds.

(5) Based on the output of the toilet detection sensor 23, the care receiver enters the toilet 17 of the private room 15 day and night for 10 days.
When it is determined that more than minutes have passed.

(6) When the cared person is on the bed 16 at night, and 30 seconds or more have elapsed after the output from the entrance / exit detection sensor 22 has passed and it is determined that there is an intruder.

(7) From the output of the care receiver name sending section 12 in the shared toilet 18, the care receiver is in the daytime and the shared toilet 1
When it is judged that 10 minutes have passed since entering 8.

(8) When it is determined from the output of the indoor area sensor 21 that the cared person does not move at all in the daytime private room 15 for 60 minutes.

The set times of the sensors in the above states (1) to (8) are variable, and the caregiver is notified at a time suitable for any of the set times by combining the respective information.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which various sensors are attached to a double room with a toilet and a shared toilet, and FIG. 3 shows various types of FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system showing an example in which a sensor is attached to a two-person room with a toilet, and FIG. 4 is a layout diagram showing an example in which the various sensors shown in FIG. 3 are arranged in a premises.

In these figures, the same symbols as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 indicate the same parts.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, reference numeral 15A is a double room with a toilet, and the outdoor receiver 14 receives the transmission from the care receiver name sending unit 12 in the urination detecting unit 10 carried by each care receiver. This will identify the care recipient individually. The other configurations are the same as those in FIGS. 1 and 2.

In FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the contents of the signal sent to the pager 8 of the caregiver are shown in the following points, which are different from those in FIGS. 1 and 2.

(1) From the output of the toilet detection sensor 23, one of the care recipients enters the toilet 17 in the room and
When it is determined that minutes have passed. This is set to the longest time in the room.

(2) From the output of the care receiver name sending section 12 in the double room 15A, it is detected that there are two care receivers at night. However, in this case, the caregiver and the manager only confirm the presence of the room by inputting the room presence signal to the center management computer 1, and no call is sent to the pager 8.

If there is no toilet 17 in the double room 15A, the shared toilet 18 is used. In this case, the pager 8 is notified in the following conditions.

(1) When it is determined that the care receiver does not return to the bed 16 within 20 minutes according to the output of the bed leaving sensor 20.

(2) When it is judged at night that the cared person does not come out in the shared toilet 18 within 10 minutes by the output of the cared person name sending section 12.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a third embodiment of the present invention in which various sensors are attached to a multi-person room without a toilet and a shared toilet, and FIG. 5 shows a system configuration. FIG. 6 is a block diagram shown, and FIG. 6 is an arrangement diagram showing an example in which various sensors are arranged.

In these figures, reference numeral 15B designates a multi-person room, and the care receivers there distinguish the care receivers by the signal from the care receiver name sending unit 12 of the urination detecting unit 10 of their own.

The third embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is characterized in that the pager 8 is notified in the following cases.

(1) When it is judged from the output of the bed leaving sensor 20 that the cared person at night has left the bed 16 for 20 minutes or more.

(2) The shared toilet 1
When it is judged that 15 minutes or more have passed since entering 8.

The other points are the same as in the case of the second embodiment shown in FIGS.

In the above embodiment, each cared person carries the urination detecting unit 10, but when the diaper gets wet, the urination detecting sensor 11 detects it and the transmitter 13
Is activated to transmit, but at this time, the care receiver name sending unit 12 sends the care receiver name (ID number) at the same time as the urination signal, so that the care receiver can be clearly distinguished from other care receivers.
The same applies to other cases. For example, shared toilet 18
When entering / exiting, when the entrance / exit detection sensor 24 detects that someone has entered the shared toilet 18, the urination detection unit is urged from the entrance / exit detection sensor 24 or the sensor management relay system 9 to transmit the care recipient name. Since the care receiver name sending unit 12 and the transmitter 13 of 10 start up and send out the care receiver name, the center management computer 1 can identify who entered the shared toilet 18.

In the above example, since the care receiver's name is sent after being prompted, the urination detection unit 10 is inactive (standby) until then, so the power battery consumption is small, but
In addition to this, if the care giver name is transmitted from each urination detection unit 10 at regular time intervals, in the case of the above example, the entrance / exit detection sensor 24 detects that someone has entered the shared toilet 18. At this time, it is possible to identify who entered the shared toilet 18 from the care-receiver name that was voluntarily transmitted after that time.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, the urine detection sensor for detecting the wetness of the care receiver's diaper, the receiver wirelessly receiving the signal transmitted from the urine detection sensor, and the care receiver's A behavior sensor that detects movement on the bed, a bed leaving sensor that detects separation from the bed, an indoor area sensor that detects movement of the cared person in the room, and an entrance / exit between the room and the outdoors An entrance / exit detection sensor for detecting movement of the care receiver, and a toilet detection sensor for detecting entrance / exit of the care receiver's toilet,
Further, a sensor management relay system for inputting detection information from the receiver and each sensor, a data controller for inputting and controlling information output from this sensor management relay system, and information input from this data controller It has a center management computer that manages and manages it and an on-site pager controller that sends required information to the caregiver or manager's pager. It is possible to know this promptly and to perform processing corresponding to it. Further, even if the robot falls from the bed or wanders around without permission, its behavior can be grasped by the outputs of the sensors arranged at various places. In particular, even if the person falls down in a toilet or the like, an alarm is issued because there is no output from the toilet detection sensor within a certain period of time, so that appropriate measures can be taken.

Further, even if an output is output from each sensor, the pager is not called immediately but is called after a lapse of a certain time, so that it is possible to prevent the transmission of an erroneous alarm due to an instantaneous signal.

Further, since the center management computer is provided with a learning function, the data of each sensor is automatically corrected, so that there is an effect that appropriate care can be given to each care receiver.

In a facility for the elderly, etc., there is almost no behavior in which the cared person makes a nurse call by pressing the nurse call switch. Was imprecise and it was an effective vehicle only when the cared person was in bed.

However, according to the present invention, elderly people, elderly weak people,
It is a care support system for demented elderly people to prevent the life-long independence and independence in all aspects of life until the end of life without giving up on life and psychological regression of infants. For example, the child can freely live in and out of the building as if he / she were playing around freely, and the caregiver can accurately follow the movement through this system even if the mother is out of sight as the mother raises the child. You can grasp the behavior.

Further, at the beginning of the care-receiver's entrance, the living behavior pattern (sleeping / wake-up time / wandering behavior range and time zone / defecation urination rhythm, etc.) is investigated, and a care plan is prepared based on the data. However, in the present situation, the data collection was a visual inspection of the caregiver and had to be created based on fairly rough data due to the problem of manpower. Separately, it was possible to formulate a nursing care plan based on accurate data, and the latest revision of information enabled appropriate nursing care and guidance. This is the most important factor in the future of the super-aged society, and the practicality of the present invention will be highly evaluated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a layout view showing an example in which various sensors are arranged in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a layout view showing an example in which various sensors are arranged in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a layout view showing an example in which various sensors are arranged in the embodiment of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 Elderly care assistance system 1 Center management computer 2 Data controller 3 Campus pager controller 4 Display 5 Printer 6 Wiring 7 Connector 8 Pager 9 Sensor management relay system 10 Urination detection unit 11 Urination detection sensor 12 Care recipient name sending unit 13 Transmitter 14 Outdoor receiver 15 Private room 15A Double room 15B Multi-person room 16 Bed 17 Toilet 18 Shared toilet 19 Behavior sensor 20 Bed leaving sensor 21 Indoor area sensor 22 Doorway detection sensor 23 Toilet detection sensor 24 Doorway detection sensor

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A urination detection sensor for detecting wetness of a care receiver's diaper, a receiver for wirelessly receiving a signal transmitted from the urination detection sensor, and a movement of the care receiver on the bed. A behavior sensor, a bed leaving sensor that detects a detachment from the bed, an indoor area sensor that detects a movement of the cared person in the room, and a movement of the cared person going in and out between the room and the outside. An entrance / exit detection sensor for detecting and a toilet detection sensor for detecting entrance / exit of the care recipient's toilet, and a sensor management relay system for inputting detection information from the receiver and each sensor, and this sensor management relay A data controller that inputs and controls the information output from the system, and a center management computer that inputs and manages the information from this data controller. An elderly person care assistance system, which is provided with an on-site pager controller for transmitting necessary information to a pager of a caregiver or a manager. 2. The elderly person care assistance system according to claim 1, wherein the center management computer outputs the detection information from each sensor to the in-house pager controller after a lapse of the time set for each. 3. The elderly person care assistance system according to claim 1, wherein the center management computer has a function of learning the detection information from each sensor.