JP2001104436A - Caring system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the bathing assistance by a carer. SOLUTION: The height of a floor 2 is almost set to the upper edge height of a bathtub 4 arranged on the floor 2 and a bed 5 with castors is arranged on the floor 2. A carer operates a lift device 6 to move a bed support surface of the lift device 6 to a position continued to the surface of the floor 2 and moves the bed 5 from the floor 2 to the bed support surface by utilizing the castors of the bed and the bed 5 is raised and lowered between the interior of the bathtub 4 and the upper edge thereof by the lift device 6 to allow a person to be cared to take a bath.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to a technique for facilitating nursing care for an elderly person, an injured person, and a physically handicapped person, particularly, bathing assistance.

[0003]

[Prior art]

[0004] Caring for a cared person such as an elderly person is a difficult task for a carer, and various techniques for facilitating caring have been conventionally proposed.

[0005] For example, as a technique for facilitating bathing assistance of a cared person, a cared person is mechanically lifted outside a bathtub and suspended inside the bathtub, so that the cared person can be easily taken in and out of the bathtub. Background Art Hanging devices for bathing are known.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

[0007] With the progress of the aging society in Japan in recent years, the problem of caring for the elderly has become a major social issue.

[0008] There are various forms of care, one of which is home care in which the elderly are cared for at the home of the elderly.

[0009] Such forms of home care include, for example, the point that the elderly can continue to live in a home where they are accustomed, the point that their families can continue to live together, and When a family member provides care, there may be an advantage in that the elderly can receive care without relatively psychological resistance.

[0010] However, in the case of home care, when the nuclear family is advanced, there is a case where only one family can be engaged in the care of the elderly at a time. In addition, even when a specialized caregiver is accepted into the home of an elderly person by visiting care, only one caregiver can be secured by various uses. Alternatively, in these cases, care may need to be provided by a very small number of caregivers, if not alone.

[0011] Therefore, in each case of the care, it is desirable that the work required for the care can be performed by one person or as few people as possible in each case of the care so that the care of the elderly can be appropriately performed even in such a case. .

[0012] However, when taking a look at bathing assistance, for example, if the above-described hanging device for bathing is used, after the care recipient is put on the hanging device, it is necessary for one person to take in and out of the bathtub. Although it can be made possible by a caregiver, it is not possible for a single caregiver to perform all of the caregiver's work required for bathing assistance. This is because the caregiver's work required for bathing assistance not only goes into and out of the bathtub, but actually starts when the elderly are sleeping on the bed, and the elderly return to the bed and lie down All of the work up to and including
This is because, in the case where a woman or an elderly person is a caregiver, there is a task that is difficult for one or a small number of caregivers to perform properly.

[0013] Therefore, the present invention is to make it possible for one or a very small number of caregivers to appropriately perform all of a series of operations required for the care of the care receiver, especially for bathing assistance. Make it an issue.

[0014]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

[0015] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides, for example,
A bed having casters on the lower surface, a lifting device having a support portion for supporting the bet at a position inside the bathtub when viewed from the vertical direction, and a lifting mechanism for lifting and lowering the support portion,

When the vertical position of the support portion is set to a position substantially equal to the height of the upper edge of the bathtub by the elevating mechanism, the position of the support portion is substantially equal to the height of the upper edge of the bathtub outside the bathtub. Allowing horizontal movement of the bet by the casters between the upper bet support position,

The elevating mechanism raises and lowers the support portion at least between a position substantially at the height of the upper edge of the bathtub and a vertical position at which the bed supported by the support portion has a predetermined height in the bathtub. Provide a care system characterized by the following.

[0018] According to such a nursing care system, the care receiver can get on and off the lift device based on the position of the upper edge of the approximate bathtub adjacent to the bathtub using the casters of the bed and the support unit. It is only necessary to move the bet between the adjacent positions. Then, after getting on the lift device, the cared person can be easily bathed using the lifting mechanism of the lift device. Therefore, a single or extremely small number of caregivers can easily perform a series of assisting operations for getting on and off the bathing of the cared person and bathing in the lift device.

By using the invention as an elemental technology and applying the invention as shown in the following embodiment to the structure of the care-receiver's room, the structure of the bed, etc., more work can be performed. Specifically, a single or extremely small number of caregivers can perform a wide range of care work from bathing in a bed to resting in a bathing state and returning to a resting state.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1A is a plan view of a care room constituting the care system according to the present embodiment.

[0023] The basic elements of the care system according to the present embodiment include:
1a includes a nursing room 1, a bathtub 4, a bed 5, a lift device 6, and a urinal 7, and additionally includes a sleepwear for a care recipient and other elements to be described later. Also, in this figure,
Reference numeral 8 denotes a wheelchair.

Next, FIG. 1B shows the relationship in the height direction of each basic element. However, in FIG. 1b, illustration of the lift device 6 is omitted to avoid complication of the drawing.

Now, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the care room 1
Is composed of two portions, for example, two floors 2 and 3 having a step of 390 to 450 mm, and a bath tub 4 is provided in a form in which a lower part is embedded in the floor 3.
The height of the floor 2 substantially corresponds to the height of the upper edge of the bathtub 4. A bed 5 is arranged on the floor 2. Here, the arrangement of the illustrated bed 5 is the arrangement position at the time of rest,
As will be described later, the bet 5 can be moved from this resting position. There is a dig 21 dug on the floor 3 below the arrangement position of the bed 5 at the time of rest, and the urinal 21 is located in the moat 21 so that the opening of the urinal 6 is immediately below the bed 5. It is provided in.

Next, the details of the bet 5 will be described.

The bet 5 includes a bet frame 51 and a mat set including a plurality of mats placed on the bet frame 51.

First, the mat set will be described.

Here, in the present embodiment, two types of mat sets are prepared for resting and bathing.

FIG. 2A shows a mat set 52 used at rest.
It is shown.

As shown in the top view of the mat set in FIG. 2A-1, the mat set used at rest is a mat 521 for the upper body, a mat 522 for the right hip, and a mat 52 for the left hip.
3. A total of four mats on a flat plate of a leg mat 524, and these four mats are provided with a magic tape 525.
2a on a bet frame 51 to be described later.
They are placed in an arrangement relationship of -1.

The thickness of each mat is, for example, 70 to 100 m
m. The upper body mat 521 and the leg mat 5
24 (vertical length in the figure) is, for example, 850-9.
The width of the right butt portion mat 522 and the left butt portion mat 523 is １ ／ of the width. Further, for example, the length of the upper body mat 521 is 750 to 800 m.
m, the width of the right hip mat 522, the left hip mat 523, and the leg mat 524 is 480 to 500 mm.

Here, the mat 522 for the right buttocks and the mat 523 for the left buttocks are connected to the bed frame 51 as shown in FIG.
It has another side of the mat that is concave so that an opening for excretion is formed between the two mats when placed on top.
The opening for excretion is, for example, a long diameter (transverse direction in the figure) 30
It is an ellipse having a length of 0 to 350 mm and a minor diameter of 250 to 280 mm.

Each mat has a structure in which a cushion material 526 is wrapped with a cloth 527 such as a cotton material, as shown in a cross-sectional view of the mat in FIG. 2A-2.

Next, FIG. 2B shows a mat set 53 used when taking a bath.

As shown in the top view of the mat set in FIG. 2B-1, the mat set used for bathing includes a mat for upper body 531, a mat for right butt 532, and a mat for left butt 53.
3. A total of four mats on a flat plate of leg mats 534. Now, these four mats are connected by a magic tape 535, and are placed on a bet frame 51 described later.
2b-1.

The thickness of each mat is, for example, 50 to 60 mm.
And The width and length of each mat are the same as those of the mat set for rest.

As shown in the cross-sectional view of the mat in FIG. 2B-2, each of the mats is provided with a cushioning material 536, a waterproof sheet adhered to the lower surface, and a waterproof coating plywood 53 coated with a waterproof coating.
7, a cloth 538 made of a water-resistant material such as vinyl chloride, which covers the cushioning material, is bonded to the lower part of the water-resistant plywood with a waterproof property. In addition, 539 shown in the enlarged view of the lower corner of the mat of FIG.
An aluminum fitting 540 that winds around the end of the cloth 538 is a waterproof seal, which is used to ensure the waterproofness of each mat.

Next, the bet frame 51 of the bet 5 will be described.

FIG. 3 shows the bet frame 51.

As shown in the top view of the bet frame 51 in FIG. 3A, the upper frame part 511 and the lower frame part 512 have an upper frame part 511 and a lower frame part 512. 3a so as to be rotatable in the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 3a. On the lower surface of the upper frame part 511, one rotating wheel (caster) 5 is provided at the center of the left end beam in the figure.
14 are attached. On the lower surface of the lower frame part 512, a total of six rotating wheels (casters) 514, two at the top and bottom of the left end beam in the figure, three at the top and bottom center of the center beam in the figure, and one at the center of the right end beam in the figure. Is attached.

As shown, the upper frame part 511
And the lower frame part 512 has a daytime shape having two openings, and the fence 51 serving also as a bet spring so as to cover each of the openings.
5 is attached. However, the fence frame attached to the left side of the lower frame part 512 in the drawing has an excretion opening at a position overlapping the excretion opening formed by the left / right buttocks mats 522 and 523 used at the time of rest. It uses a fenced one to be used.

A non-slip metal fitting 55 having an upward U-shaped locking portion is provided at the left end of the upper frame part 511 in the drawing.
Non-slip metal fittings 552 having two U-shaped locking portions at the right end of the lower frame part 512 in FIG.
Are attached at two places, and handrails 519 are respectively attached to the upper and lower sides of the lower frame part 512 in the figure. At each of the four corners of the upper frame part 511 and the lower frame part 512, a shift stopper for preventing a shift of the placed mat is attached. The upper frame part 511 has an upper frame part
A fastener 553 is attached for fixing 11.

The material of each part of the bed frame 51 is made of a material such as stainless steel having excellent strength and rust prevention.

FIG. 3B is a top view of the bet frame 51 in a state where one of the two mat sets shown in FIG. 2A or 2B is placed on the bet frame 51.

FIG. 3C shows a side surface of the bet frame 51 in this state, in which 514 is a caster and 519 is a handrail.

Now, as described above, the real bet frame 51
Can be fixed with the upper frame part 511 raised (with an angle) with respect to the lower frame part 512. FIG. 3D-1 shows the side surface in a state where the upper frame part 511 is raised 45 degrees with respect to the lower frame part 512 and is fixed.

In this state, the lower frame part is fixed as shown in FIG. 3d-2, which is an enlarged view of the portion A in FIG. 3d-1, and FIG. This is realized by inserting the fastener 553 fixed to the upper frame part 511 into one of a plurality of locking holes 554 provided in the handrail 519 fixed to 512 and locking the same.

In such a configuration, the upper frame part 511 is fixed at an arbitrary angle with respect to the lower frame part 512 by changing the locking hole 554 for inserting and locking the fastener 553. Will be able to do it.

For example, at the time of a meal, the upper frame part 511 can be fixed in a state of being raised 60 degrees with respect to the lower frame part 512, and at this time, two handrails 519 have a meal thereon. A table can be placed and served for meals.

Note that reference numeral 555 in FIG. 3D-2 denotes a cushion attached to the upper part of the handrail 519 so that the two handrails 519 can be used for elbow rest with the upper frame part 511 raised.

Next, the sleepwear worn by the care receiver will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4, this sleepwear is composed of a pair of upper and lower clothes including an outerwear 91 and pants 92.

In FIG. 4, a indicates the front of the jacket, b indicates the front of the pants, c indicates the rear of the jacket, and d indicates the rear of the pants.

As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4C, the outer garment has a structure in which the left and right portions are fastened to the front and rear neck portions with Velcro 911. The back part of the back does not cover the body, and the waist part has a structure in which the left part and the right part are simply overlapped.

According to such a structure of the outerwear, the caregiver removes the front magic tape 911 and inserts his / her hand at the neck of the rear face even when the cared person is in the sleeping state, and puts the magic tape on the rear face. By detaching and pulling out the left and right portions of the outerwear from the care receiver and the bed in the left-right direction of the care receiver, the outerwear 91 can be easily removed by one person.
In addition, according to the reverse procedure, it is possible for the care recipient to easily wear the jacket 91 by inserting the jacket between the bed and the care receiver while slightly lifting the body of the care receiver alone. Can be.

Next, as shown in FIGS.
Has a structure in which the left and right portions are fastened with a Velcro 921 on the front surface of the buttocks. Further, the rear surface of the buttocks has a structure in which the left portion and the right portion are simply overlapped.

[0058] According to such a structure of the pants, even when the care receiver is in a sleeping state, the caregiver removes the front magic tape 921 and moves the pants left and right portions in the care recipient's foot direction. Is pulled out from between the care receiver and the bed, so that the pants 92 can be easily taken off by one person. In the reverse procedure, the trousers 92 are inserted between the bed and the care receiver while the body of the care receiver is lifted little by little.
Can be removed.

When excreting, the part of the body of the caregiver that needs to be exposed for excretion can be easily removed by removing the front Velcro 921 or simply opening the overlapping portion on the rear side. Can be exposed.

Next, the lift device 6 shown in FIG. 1A will be described.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the lift device 6 is attached to the bathtub 4. In the following, for convenience of explanation, FIG.
The lower side is the front, the right side is the right, the left side is the right, the front side perpendicular to the page is the upper side, and the direction perpendicular to the page is the rear side.

[0062] In the drawings, a is a front view of the lift device 6, b is a top view of the lift device 6, and c is a side view of the lift device 6. However, in order to clearly show the structure of the lift device 6, the front and rear walls of the bathtub 4 are not illustrated in a, and the left and right walls of the bathtub 4 are not illustrated in c.

As shown, the lift device 6 includes two guide bases 61, a lift frame 62, and a lift frame 6
Two bed guides 6 slidably mounted on 2
3. An upper auxiliary frame 65 and a lower auxiliary frame 66 which are detachably mounted on the hydraulic jack 64 and the lift frame 62.

Here, FIG. 5D shows a side view and a top view schematically showing the structure of the guide base 61. FIG.

[0065] As shown in the figure, the guide base 61 is formed by a U-shaped guide rail 612, 6 on both sides of a downwardly U-shaped plate-shaped member 611 when viewed from the left and right directions.
13 are fixed to each other.

The two guide bases 61 are shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3 (c), they are attached to the front wall of the bathtub 4 so that the wall of the bathtub 4 is sandwiched by the downward U-shaped portions.

Next, as shown in a schematic shape in FIG. 5E, the lift frame 62 is roughly four
The book leg 621 and two beams 623 and 62 each having a tip portion and a middle portion extending rearward perpendicularly to the leg at the middle portion of the leg.
4 has two forks 622, a beam 625 stretched between the front two legs at the middle of the legs, and four beams 626 connecting the four legs at the top. Have.

[0068] As shown in Figs. 5a, 5b and 5c, the two forks 622 are positioned in the bathtub 4 when viewed from above and below.
The two right and left legs 621 of the lift frame 62 are connected to the guide rails 612 / on the same side of the different lift frames 62.
613, two legs arranged in front and rear of the lift frame 62 arranged in front and rear of the lift frame 62 are connected to two guide rails 612 and 613 in front and behind of the same guide base 61, respectively.
Inserted from above. That is, the lift frame 6
2 is a bathtub 4 when two forks 622 are viewed from above and below.
And the guide rail 61 of the guide base 61
It is mounted on the guide base 61 so as to be able to move up and down along 2,613.

The hydraulic jack 64 is a floor surface 6 for installing the hydraulic jack 64, which is provided by slightly dug the floor 3 in front of the front wall of the bathtub 4.
A beam 625 stretched between two legs in front of the lift frame 62 is fixedly arranged on the base 41 so as to be supported and moved vertically.

In such a structure, the hydraulic jack 64
Moves the lift frame 62 up and down with the depression of the pedal under the caregiver's foot, and accordingly, the two forks 622 of the lift frame 62
It moves up and down between the upper edge height and a predetermined height in the bathtub 4.

The guide rails 6 of the guide base 61 are designed so that the lifting of the lift frame 62 in the oblique direction does not hinder the smooth lifting and lowering of the lift frame 62.
Bearings 11 and 612 may be provided. That is, for example, the guide rail 61 on the bathtub front wall side
A bearing is provided on the front, rear, front or inner wall of the vehicle.

Hereinafter, the above-described bet guide 63 and the upper and lower auxiliary frames 65 and 66 will be described.

First, the bet guide 63 will be described.

FIG. 6A is an enlarged top view of the bet guide 63, FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the bet guide 63 and the lift frame 62 taken along the section line DE in FIG. 6A, and FIG.
It is a top view of a part.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the bet guide 6
Reference numeral 3 denotes an upward U-shaped guide rail in which a number of drain holes 633 are formed.
Fork 622 of lift frame 62 inserted in
It is attached to the lift frame 62 so as to be restricted from moving up and down with respect to the lift frame 62 by a guide screw 631 fixed above and to be slidable back and forth by a predetermined distance along the fork 622.

The movable range of the bet guide 63 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the rear end of the bed guide 63 is located between the position where it fits inside the bathtub 4 when viewed from above and the position where it touches the floor 2 substantially beyond the rear wall of the bathtub 4 when viewed from above. is there. However, of course, only when the height position of the lift frame 62 moved by the hydraulic jack 64 is such that the lower surface of the bet guide 63 is higher than the wall of the bathtub 4, the rear end of the bet guide 63 is located behind the bathtub 4. Can move over walls.

Next, the upper / lower auxiliary frames 65 and 66 will be described.

FIG. 6D is an enlarged view showing a place where the upper auxiliary frame 65 is attached to the lift frame 62, and FIG. 6E is an enlarged view showing a place where the lower auxiliary frame 66 is attached to the lift frame 62.

As shown in FIGS. 6C and 6D, the upper auxiliary frame 65 has the two legs of the upper auxiliary frame 65 inserted into two mounting pipes 651 fixed to the left fork 622 of the lift frame 62. By doing so, it is mounted on the lift frame 62 at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal.

[0080] As shown in Figs. 6e and 6d, the lower auxiliary frame 66 is provided on the right fork 6 of the lift frame 62.
22 to two mounting pipes 661 fixedly provided.
By inserting the two legs of the lower auxiliary frame 66,
It is mounted on the lift frame 62 horizontally.

[0081] The components of the care system according to the present embodiment have been described above.

[0082] The use of such a care system and other appliances additionally used in the care system will be described below.

[0083] First, a method of using the care receiver at rest will be described.

In this case, the mat set 52 for resting described with reference to FIG. 2 is placed on the bet frame 51 to form a bet, and the upper frame part 511 and the lower frame part 512 of the bet 5 are made horizontal. In the state, the bet 5 is arranged at the position shown in FIG. 1a.

[0085] The caregiver lays the care receiver on the bed 5, and
And wear a blanket or quilt as appropriate to rest.

[0086] Next, a method of using the wheelchair by the cared person will be described.

In this case, the caregiver uses the casters 514 of the bed 5 to move the bed 5 in the resting position and state to near the boundary with the floor 3. Then, the user removes the blanket or the comforter, raises the care receiver from the bed 5, sits down with the legs down on the floor 3 side, lifts up a little from there, moves to the vicinity of the floor 2, and moves the wheelchair 8 Carry on. Then, after the wheelchair 8 has been pressed and the desired task has been performed and the patient has returned to the nursing room 1, the wheelchair 8 is arranged near the floor 2 in the reverse procedure, and the care receiver is lifted slightly from the wheelchair 8. , Sit on the bed 5, lift the legs and place the bed 5
Then, the bed 5 is moved back to the resting position, and the care receiver is relieved with a blanket or comforter as appropriate.

Next, a method of using the cared person for excretion will be described.

[0089] In this case, the caregiver keeps the upper frame part 511 and the lower frame part 512 of the bed 5 in the resting position and state horizontal, or raises the upper frame part 511 at an appropriate angle, as described above. Handrail 5
Secure with 19 and remove the blankets and comforters as appropriate. Then, the part of the body of the caregiver that needs to be exposed for excretion of the cared person is exposed by removing the Velcro on the front surface of the nightwear 91 or 92, or simply opening the overlapping portion on the rear surface. Have the cared person excrete. The excrement passes through the excretion opening of the bed 5 and is excreted into the toilet 7 placed under the floor 2.

[0090] When the excretion is completed, the caregiver may use the ass washing function and the drying function of the toilet 7 as appropriate.
The excrement part of the urinal is discharged using the flushing function of the urinal 7 while washing the dirt due to the excretion of the cared person. And
Return the sleepwear 91, 92 to the original position, and return the exposed part of the care receiver to the original position. If the upper frame part 511 is raised, return it to the horizontal position, and hang a blanket or a comforter as appropriate. To rest.

[0091] Next, the usage of the cared person at the time of eating will be described.

[0092] In this case, the caregiver raises the upper frame part 511 of the bed 5 in the resting position and state by 60 degrees, fixes it with the handrail 519 as described above, and removes the blanket and the comforter as appropriate. Then, a dining table is placed on the two handrails 519 to assist the care receiver's meal. When the meal is completed, the dining table is leaned down from the handrail 519, the upper frame part 511 is returned to a horizontal position, and a blanket or a comforter is appropriately put on the cared person to rest.

[0093] Next, the usage of the cared person when taking a bath will be described.

[0094] In this case, the caregiver first operates the hydraulic jack 64 of the lift device 6 to move the lift frame 62 to a position where the upper surfaces of the two bed guides 63 substantially coincide with the surface of the floor 2, The bet guide 63 is moved to a position where the tip of the bet guide 63 is set on the floor 2. However, since this state is a state at the time of completion of bathing as described later,
If such a state has already occurred, it is not necessary to perform such a movement.

[0095] If the bathtub 4 does not have a suitable amount of hot water, the caregiver uses the hot water supply facility of the bathtub 4 to supply hot water.

[0096] Next, the caregiver uses the casters 514 to move the bed in the resting position and state to the position beside the bathtub 4 as shown in Fig. 7A.

[0097] Then, the bed is fixed by the lower fixing device 100 attached on the right wall of the bathtub 4 and the non-slip metal fitting 552 of the lower frame part 512 so as not to move left and right.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the lower fixing device 100 mounted on the right wall of the bathtub 4 is engaged with the U-shaped portion of the anti-slip metal member 551. 7A, the long rod 101 is rotated between a position where the long rod is engaged with the non-slip metal 551 and a position above the non-slip metal with the longitudinal direction as an axis. An instrument having a mechanical part 102 for moving a long rod 101 between a position on the floor 2 and a position on the floor 3 in the direction, and a part 103 for attaching to the bathtub wall. At the time of rest, the caregiver has the long stick 101 of the lower fixing device 100,
When moving to a position that is not located on the floor 2 and fixing the bed 5 so as not to move left and right, the long rod 101 is appropriately rotated and moved to dispose the long rod at a position above the fixing device 551. Further, the long rod 101 is rotated to a position where the long rod 101 is locked to the non-slip fitting 551.

[0099] After the bed is fixed, the caregiver raises the upper frame part 511 of the bed 5 by 45 degrees, fixes it with the handrail 519 as described above, and removes the blanket and the comforter as appropriate.

[0100] Then, from the state, the care receiver is supported and the upper body is slightly raised, and the rest mat set 52 is set.
The upper body mat 531 shown in FIG. 2 is replaced with the upper body mat 531 shown in FIG.
Is attached to the bet frame 51. Next, the leg of the care receiver is lifted slightly while supporting the care receiver's leg, the leg mat 524 of the rest mat set 52 is removed, and the leg mat 534 of the bath mat set 53 is attached to the bed frame 51 instead. Then, the care receiver is caused to slightly turn right sideways, and the right ass mat 52 of the rest mat set 52 is set.
2 and the mat 532 for the right butt of the mat set 53 for bathing is attached to the bed frame 51, and the care receiver is slightly left sideways, and the mat 523 for the left butt of the mat set 52 for rest is provided. And remove
Instead, mat 53 for the left butt of mat set 53 for bathing
3 is attached to the bed frame 51.

[0101] As described above, in the present embodiment, the bed mats are configured as the mat sets 51 and 52 composed of the four separate mats as shown in FIG. Can be easily performed by the user.

[0102] When the mat set is replaced with the mat set 53 for bathing in this way, the care giver can use the magic tapes 911, 9
Remove and pull off 21 to undress.

[0103] Next, the caregiver operates the long rod 10 of the lower fixing device 100.
Return 1 to its resting position.

[0104] Then, each row of the casters 514 of the two rows of the left end beam and the center beam of the lower frame part 512 of the bet frame 51 is moved so as to roll on the bet guide 63 in the direction of the bathtub 4 toward the bed 5. .

At this time, the upper frame part 5
The sliding clasp 551 attached to 11 is inserted into the upper fixing device 200 provided on the upper part of the left wall of the bathtub, so that the movement in the left-right direction is restricted.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7C, the upper fixing device 200 mounted on the left wall of the bathtub 4 has a U-shape of a non-slip metal fitting 551 of the upper frame part 511. The long rod 201 which locks to the shape part, the long rod 2
This is an instrument comprising a mechanism part 202 for guiding the 01 in the vertical direction and a part 203 for attaching to the bathtub wall. Long rod 201
When it is locked to the non-slip fitting 551 of the upper frame part 511, it moves vertically with the movement of the bed 5, but does not move left and right, thereby suppressing the movement of the bed 5 in the left and right direction. Further, a weak upward urging force is applied to the long rod 201 by the mechanism portion 202, and there is no downward force, that is, the long rod 201 is not locked to the anti-slip fitting 551 of the upper frame part 511. In the state, the predetermined uppermost position, that is, the bed 5 is
As it moves on the bet guide 63 in the direction, it stops at the position where it is inserted into the non-slip fitting 551 of the upper frame part 511.

[0107] As described above, when the caregiver moves the bet 5 on the bet guide 63, the caregiver moves the bet guide 63.
Is moved to a position where the tip of the bet guide 63 is in the bathtub 4.

[0108] Fig. 7D is a diagram showing this state from the front.

[0109] In this state, the caregiver releases the hydraulic jack 6
4 to lower the lift frame 62, as shown in FIG.
The cared person is moved to the bathing position shown in (1) and bathed.

[0110] The care receiver is washed while operating the hydraulic jack 64 as appropriate to move the bed 5 to an appropriate position.

[0111] Then, when the bathing of the care receiver is completed, the procedure reverse to the previous procedure is performed. That is, the lift frame 62 is raised, the bed 5 is moved and returned on the floor 2,
The bed is fixed with the lower fixing device 100, the care receiver is dried with a bath towel or the like, the bed mat set is returned to the bed mat set 52 for resting, and a new sleepwear 9 is set.
1, 92 are put on the clothes, the bed 5 is returned to the horizontal position, the lower fixing device 100 is returned to the resting position, the blanket and the comforter are laid on the care receiver, and the bed 5 is moved to the resting position.

In the above description, the upper frame part 511 is not obstructed from rotating with respect to the lower frame part 512 even at the resting bet position.
A fixing device for suppressing the movement of the bed 5 may be further provided to prevent the movement of the bed 5 when the upper frame part 511 is raised even in this position.

[0113] In the above nursing care system, the bathtub 4
If the lift frame 62 is removed by pulling it upward from the guide base 61, it can be used as a normal bathtub 4.

[0114] The care system according to the present embodiment has been described above.

[0115] According to the above-described care system, it is possible for one caregiver at a time to appropriately perform the main care work required in the life of the care receiver.

[0116] In particular, replacement of bed mats, bathing assistance including movement from a resting position for bathing, assisting in undressing and clothing of sleepwear, assisting in excretion, assisting in meals, assisting movement between a wheelchair and a resting position, etc. Can be properly performed by one caregiver at a time.

[0117] Further, the bathing posture at an angle of 45 degrees of the upper body according to the present embodiment is a bathing posture that is comfortable for the cared person, and is suitable for the carer to assist bathing while maintaining appropriate communication with the cared person. Posture. Further, it is also possible to realize a care system having the above-described effects by using a general bathtub 4 having a size shorter than the bed 5.

[0118] Further, according to the present embodiment, the mounting of the lift device 6 to the bathtub 4, that is, the mounting form in which the guide base 61 sandwiches the wall of the bathtub 4 has strength, stability, required installation area, and the existing bathtub 4. It has advantages in terms of the possibility of attachment.

[0119]

As described above, according to the present invention, all of a series of operations necessary for the care of the cared person, especially for bathing assistance, can be performed by one person or a very small number of carers at once. Can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a care system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration and a structure of a bed mat.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a bet frame.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a structure of nightwear.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a structure of a lift device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a mounting structure of a bet guide and an auxiliary frame.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing how to use the care system when taking a bath.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Nursing room, 2 beds, 3 beds 4 Bathtub, 5 beds,
6 lifting device, 7 toilet bowl, 8 wheelchair

Claims (6)

[Claims] A lift device having a bed having casters on a lower surface, a supporting portion for supporting the bed at a position inside the bathtub when viewed from a vertical direction, and a lifting mechanism for lifting and lowering the supporting portion; The support portion is configured such that, in a state where the vertical position of the support portion is set to a position substantially equal to the height of the upper edge of the bathtub by the elevating mechanism, a position outside the bathtub having a substantially upper edge height of the bathtub, and a bet on the support portion. Between the supporting position, horizontal movement of the bet by the casters, the elevating mechanism, at least the position of approximately the upper edge height of the bathtub, and the bed supported by the support unit is a predetermined height in the bathtub A nursing system that raises and lowers the support portion between the vertical position and the vertical position. 2. The nursing care system according to claim 1, wherein the first floor on which the bed can be placed is in contact with the first floor in a horizontal direction, which is lower than the first floor. A nursing room having a second floor, and a height and an upper edge height of the first floor, wherein the height is set on the second floor or at least a part of a lower part is embedded in the second floor. A nursing system comprising: the bathtub installed in the nursing room such that the first floor and the upper edge are close to each other. 3. The nursing care system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the nursing care systems includes two waterproof bet mattresses, wherein the bet includes a bet frame and the bet frame. A nursing care system comprising one mattress appropriately selected and placed from two bed mattresses. 4. The nursing care system according to claim 3, wherein each of the bet mattresses includes two left and right surfaces out of three surfaces obtained by dividing a wide surface of the bet into three in the long side direction of the bet. The center surface of the three surfaces obtained by dividing the mat surface into three in the long side direction of the bet is placed on each of four surfaces consisting of two surfaces obtained by dividing the central surface into two in the short side direction of the bet. A nursing care system comprising four mattresses each having a shape corresponding to the surface on which the subject is placed. 5. A holding structure having a support portion, a base portion, and an elevating mechanism, wherein the base portion fixes itself to the bathtub by holding a side wall of the bathtub, and a bathtub viewed from a vertical direction. A guide structure for guiding the support portion in a vertical direction at a position inside the support portion, the support portion supporting the bed at a position inside the bathtub when viewed from a vertical direction, and the lifting mechanism A lift device for nursing care, which raises and lowers a part. 6. A nursing care bed having a bet frame and a bet mattress placed on the frame, wherein the bet mattress is obtained by dividing a wide surface of a bet into three in a long side direction of the bet. Of the left and right two sides,
The central surface of the three surfaces obtained by dividing the mat surface into three in the long side direction of the bet is placed on four surfaces consisting of two surfaces obtained by dividing the mat surface into two in the short side direction of the bet. ,
A nursing care bed comprising four mattresses having a shape corresponding to the surface on which the bed is placed.