JP7404682B2 - Control device, control program, and control method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a control device, a control program, and a control method.

In Japan, life expectancy has become noticeably longer due to improved living standards, improved sanitary environments, and improved medical standards due to post-war high economic growth. For this reason, combined with a decline in the birth rate, Japan has become an aging society with a high aging rate. In such an aging society, it is expected that there will be an increase in the number of care recipients and care recipients who require nursing care due to illness, injury, aging, or the like.

In such a situation, it is important that care work is carried out appropriately, and for this purpose, it is necessary to appropriately manage the staff who provide care. Patent Document 1 discloses the following technology. Alert information indicating that the cared person needs nursing care is sent to multiple caregivers' mobile terminals. Then, by receiving response notifications from mobile terminals that correspond to alert information and recording them as a history, and checking the number of responses within a predetermined time for each caregiver based on the history, labor management of caregivers is implemented. do.

JP2017-204247A

However, when care is provided, various data regarding the person being cared for are obtained, but these data do not necessarily directly clarify the condition of the person being cared for or the state of care provided by the care provider. Therefore, there is a problem in that it is not possible to easily and quickly evaluate the condition of the care recipient or the care provider. The prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1 cannot deal with such problems.

The present invention has been made to solve such problems. That is, it is an object of the present invention to provide a control device, a control program, and a control method that can easily and quickly evaluate the condition of a care recipient and the care provider.

The above-mentioned problems of the present invention are solved by the following means.

(1) An acquisition unit that acquires information regarding the person, including the start time and end time of the behavior, from a behavior detection means that detects the behavior of the care recipient or the care executor; a specifying unit that specifies index data serving as an index for evaluating care by a care executor based on a time difference between a start time and an end time of the behavior included in the acquired information; a determination unit that determines whether the index data satisfies a predetermined condition by comparing the index data with a predetermined threshold; and a determination unit that determines the condition of the care recipient or care execution based on the determination result by the determination unit. an evaluation unit that evaluates the care provided by the care recipient , and a storage unit that stores a table in which a correspondence relationship between the condition of the care recipient or the care provided by the care executor and the index data is defined in advance, and the identification unit specifies any of the index data specified in the table, and the evaluation unit determines, in the table, the condition of the care recipient or the care executor that has a correspondence relationship with the specified index data. Control device to evaluate care .

(2) The control device according to (1) above, wherein the index data is measurable data.

(3) The control device according to (1) or (2) above, wherein the index data is data that changes depending on the actions of a care provider who provides care to the care recipient.

(4) The control device according to any one of (1) to (3) above, wherein the information regarding the subject is information regarding care performed for the care subject.

(5) The control device according to any one of (1) to (4) above, further comprising an output section that outputs an evaluation result by the evaluation section.

(6 ) An acquisition unit that acquires, from the care call unit and the mobile terminal, the detection time by the care call unit of the care call simultaneously transmitted to each mobile terminal and the response acceptance time for the care call, respectively, and the quality of the care executor's service. an identification unit that identifies index data serving as an index for evaluating each of the care executors who carry the mobile terminal based on the time difference between the acquired detection time and the response acceptance time; a determination unit that determines whether the index data satisfies a predetermined condition by comparing the specified index data with a predetermined threshold; and a determination unit that determines the quality of the service based on the determination result by the determination unit. A control device comprising: an evaluation unit that evaluates each of the care executors.

( 7 ) Step (a) of acquiring information regarding the person to be cared for, including the start time and end time of the behavior, from a behavior detection means that detects the behavior of the person to be cared for or the person performing the care, and the state of the person to be cared for; or a step (b) of identifying index data serving as an index for evaluating care by the care executor based on a time difference between a start time and an end time of the behavior included in the acquired information; a step (c) of determining whether the index data satisfies a predetermined condition by comparing the identified index data with a predetermined threshold; Step (d) of evaluating the condition of the care recipient or care by the care executor; and step (d) of storing a table in which the correspondence between the condition of the care recipient or the care by the care executor and the index data is defined in advance. (e), in the step (b), any of the index data specified in the table is specified, and in the step (d), in the table, the specified index A control program for causing a computer to perform a process of evaluating the condition of the person to be cared for or the care provided by the care executor, which has a correspondence relationship with data .

( 8 ) A method for a control device to perform, the step of acquiring information about the person, including the start time and end time of the behavior, from a behavior detection means that detects the behavior of the person being cared for or the person performing the care. a), and index data serving as an index for evaluating the condition of the care recipient or the care performed by the care executor based on the time difference between the start time and end time of the action included in the acquired information. a step (c) of determining whether the index data satisfies a predetermined condition by comparing the identified index data with a predetermined threshold; step (d) of evaluating the condition of the care recipient or the care by the care executor based on the determination result in c), and the correspondence between the condition of the care recipient or the care by the care executor and the index data; (e) storing a predefined table; in step (b), identifying any of the index data defined in the table; and in step (d), , evaluating the condition of the person to be cared for or the care provided by the care executor, which has a correspondence relationship with the specified index data in the table .

The predetermined state is evaluated by identifying index data that serves as an index for evaluating the predetermined state based on information about the subject, and determining whether the index data satisfies a predetermined condition. This makes it possible to easily and quickly evaluate the condition of the care recipient and the care provider.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a care support system. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a detection unit installed around a bed in a room of a care recipient. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a detection section. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a management server. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a table in which correspondence relationships between index data and evaluation items in predetermined states are registered. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile terminal. It is a flowchart showing the operation of the care support system.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A control device, a control program, and a control method according to embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the drawings, the same elements are given the same reference numerals, and overlapping explanations will be omitted. Furthermore, the dimensional ratios in the drawings are exaggerated for convenience of explanation and may differ from the actual ratios.

In addition, in this specification, the care recipient who is the target of care broadly includes those who need to discover when a predetermined inconvenient event such as an abnormal state occurs to that person. Examples include care recipients, patients, and support recipients. Types of care include a wide range of care provided by care providers (staff) to the person being cared for, such as incontinence care, bathing care, meal care, mobility care, monitoring care, patrolling care, turning care, and nursing care records. In addition to preparing meals, this includes daily life assistance such as meal preparation and cleaning.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a care support system 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the detection unit 10 installed around the bed 90 in the room of the care recipient 80.

As shown in FIG. 1, the care support system 1 includes a plurality of detection units 10, a management server 20, a fixed terminal 30, and one or more mobile terminals 40. These are connected to be able to communicate with each other by wire or wirelessly via a network 50 such as a LAN (Local Area Network), a telephone network, or a data communication network. Network 50 may include a relay device that relays communication signals. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 40, the detection unit 10, the management server 20, and the fixed terminal 30 communicate with each other via a network 50 such as a wireless LAN (for example, a LAN based on the IEEE802.11 standard) including an access point 51. Connected for communication.

The care support system 1 is suitably installed, for example, in buildings such as hospitals and welfare facilities for the elderly. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the care support system 1 is placed in a building of a facility that includes a plurality of rooms including a plurality of living rooms and a care station in which a plurality of care recipients 80 reside.

The detection unit 10 is arranged in each room on each floor (floors A to C), which is the observation area of the care recipient 80. In the example shown in FIG. 1, on floor A, four detection units 10 are arranged in the rooms of care recipients 80, Mr. a, Mr. B, Mr. C, and Mr. D, respectively. Although not shown, a plurality of detection units 10 are arranged in the rooms of the care recipients 80 on other floors as well. Users u001 and u002 who are care practitioners each carry a mobile terminal 40. Management server 20 may be an external server connected to network 50. Alternatively, the fixed terminal 30 may be omitted and the management server 20 or the mobile terminal 40 may have this function.

(Detection unit 10)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the detection section 10. As shown in FIG. The detection unit 10 includes a control unit 11, a communication unit 12, a camera 13, and a care call unit 14, and these components are interconnected by a bus.

The control section 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and memories such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory), and controls each section of the detection section 10 and performs arithmetic processing according to a program.

The communication unit 12 is an interface for communicating with other devices including, for example, the management server 20, the fixed terminal 30, and the mobile terminal 40 via the network 50, and may be, for example, a LAN card.

The camera 13 is arranged, for example, on the ceiling or the upper part of the wall of the living room, photographs an area including the bed 90 of the care recipient 80 as an observation area, and outputs a photographed image (image data). This captured image includes still images and moving images. Camera 13 may be, for example, a visible light camera or a near-infrared camera. Hereinafter, the photographed image photographed by the camera 13 will also be simply referred to as a "photographed image."

The control unit 11 recognizes a predetermined behavior of the care recipient 80 from the photographed image. The predetermined actions include, for example, getting up, getting out of bed, falling down, falling, and walking.

The control unit 11 detects a silhouette of a human image (hereinafter referred to as a "human silhouette") from a plurality of captured images (for example, a moving image). A human silhouette can be detected, for example, by extracting a pixel range where the difference is relatively large using a time subtraction method that subtracts images captured at different times. A human silhouette may be detected by a background subtraction method that subtracts a background image from a photographed image. The predetermined behavior of the person to be cared for 80 includes temporal changes in the posture of the person to be cared for (for example, standing, sitting, and lying positions) recognized based on a human silhouette, and the placement of the bed 90 in the living room. It can be detected from the relative positional relationship with an object. When the control unit 11 detects the above-mentioned predetermined behavior, the control unit 11 generates information including the detected predetermined behavior, a unique ID (for example, a MAC address) that identifies the detection unit 10, and the detection time (hereinafter referred to as "sensor transmission information"). ) is transmitted to the management server 20 via the communication unit 12. Sensor transmission information may be repeatedly transmitted at regular time intervals while a predetermined behavior is being detected.

The control unit 11 can detect the execution of care by the care practitioner from the captured image. The control unit 11 can detect the execution of care by a care practitioner, for example, as follows. The transfer robot is recognized using well-known machine learning image recognition technology using a neural network based on captured images. By detecting the movement of the transfer robot, the start of transfer care for transferring the care recipient 80 to the wheelchair is recognized. After detecting the movement of the transfer robot, the completion of transfer care is recognized by detecting that the transfer robot has been returned to the position before starting movement and stopped. Note that execution of transfer care by the care executor may be detected by turning on and then turning off the power of the transfer robot. In this case, while the transfer robot is powered on, the transfer robot transmits a signal including a unique ID that identifies the transfer robot, and the communication unit 12 receives the signal. The control unit 11 may recognize the start and end of transfer care. The control unit 11 transmits the detected care execution by the care executor to the management server 20 via the communication unit 12 as care execution information. The care execution information includes a unique ID that identifies the detection unit 10 (for example, a MAC address), a care executor (or a unique ID that identifies the care executor), the type of care, the time when the care was started, and the time when the care was completed. may include the time when the The unique ID that identifies the detection unit 10 and the care recipient 80 may be stored in the control unit 11 in advance. The care provider can be detected by the above-described known image recognition technique using a photographed image. The care provider may be detected using a beacon or GPS function provided in the mobile terminal 40.

Note that, as will be described later, when providing care, the care provider may input the care recipient 80, the information that the care is to be started, and the information that the care is to be ended into the portable terminal 40 that the care provider carries. As a result, the mobile terminal 40 sends information to the management server 20 including a unique ID that identifies the mobile terminal 40 (for example, the number of the mobile terminal 40), the care recipient 80, the type of care, and the time when the care started and the time when the care ended. By transmitting care execution information including the time, it is notified that care has been performed on the care recipient 80 by the care executor. The care execution information transmitted from the mobile terminal 40 to the management server 20 may be a care record (nursing care record).

Note that the management server 20 may detect a predetermined behavior of the care recipient 80 and detect the execution of care for the care recipient 80. In this case, the control unit 11 transmits the photographed image to the management server 20.

The care call unit 14 includes a push-button switch, and detects a care call when the switch is pressed by the care recipient 80. Instead of a push button switch, a voice microphone may be used to detect care calls. When the care call unit 14 detects a care call by pressing a switch of the care call unit 14, the care call unit 14 generates information including a unique ID (for example, a MAC address) that identifies the care call unit 14 and the detection time (hereinafter referred to as "care call information"). ) is transmitted to the management server 20 via the communication unit 12 as a care call. Note that the care call unit 14 may include a microphone and a speaker for voice communication with the mobile terminal 40.

Among the predetermined actions included in the sensor transmission information, a predetermined specific action that needs to be notified to the staff and the like, and a care call based on the care call information constitute an event for the person to be cared for 80 . The predetermined specific actions include, for example, getting up, getting out of bed, falling down, and falling. Hereinafter, information regarding an event will be referred to as "event information."

(Management server 20)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the management server 20. As shown in FIG. The management server constitutes the control device. The management server 20 includes a control section 21, a communication section 22, and a storage section 23. The control unit 21 constitutes an acquisition unit, a specification unit, a determination unit, and an evaluation unit. Further, the control section 21 and the communication section 22 constitute an output section. The basic configurations of the control section 21 and the communication section 22 are the same as those of the control section 11 and the communication section 12, which are the corresponding components of the detection section 10. Each component is interconnected by a bus.

Based on the sensor transmission information, the control unit 21 specifies the predetermined action, the care recipient 80, and the start time and end time of the predetermined action, and stores them in the storage unit 23 as information regarding the target person. When the control unit 21 determines that the predetermined action included in the sensor transmission information is a specific action, the control unit 21 notifies that the event has occurred by transmitting an event notification to the mobile terminal 40 or the like. The event notification may include an event name, the care recipient 80, and an event ID that identifies the event. The control unit 21 generates, as event information, the event name, care recipient, event start time, and response acceptance time based on sensor transmission information and a response acceptance signal in response to an event notification received from a mobile terminal 40 or the like, which will be described later. , and the end time are specified and stored in the storage unit 23. Event information is included in information regarding the target person. The correspondence acceptance time can be calculated as the time from transmitting the event notification to the mobile terminal 40 or the like until receiving the correspondence acceptance signal from the mobile terminal 40 or the like. The response acceptance time is determined not only by the response acceptance time of the care practitioner who actually responded to the event, but also by all care practitioners to whom the event notification was sent, by sending the earliest response acceptance signal in response to the event notification. Includes response acceptance time. Whether a predetermined behavior is a specific behavior is determined by referring to a list of specific behaviors stored in the storage unit 23 in advance. The event name is specified from a predetermined action. The care recipient 80 is identified by referring to a table in which the correspondence between the ID and the care recipient 80 is registered, based on the unique ID that identifies the detection unit 10 . The table is stored in the storage unit 23 in advance. The start time and end time of an event can be respectively identified as the time when the sensor transmission information regarding the event starts to be received and the time when the sensor transmission information is no longer received.

When the control unit 21 receives a care call, it notifies that a care call event has occurred by transmitting an event notification to the mobile terminal 40 or the like. The event notification may include a care call that is an event name, a care recipient 80, and an event ID that identifies the event. Based on the care call information received as the care call and the response acceptance signal for the event notification of the care call received from the mobile terminal 40 etc., the control unit 21 inputs the event name of the care call, the person to be cared for, and the start of the care call as the event information. The time (occurrence time), response acceptance time, and care call end time are specified and stored in the storage unit 23. The event name is identified as a care call by receiving the care call information. The care recipient 80 is specified by referring to a table in which the correspondence between the ID and the care recipient 80 is registered, based on the unique ID that identifies the care call unit 14 . The table is stored in the storage unit 23 in advance. The start time and end time of the care call are respectively specified as the reception start time and reception end time (care call release time) of the care call information.

Based on the care execution information received from the detection unit 10, the control unit 21 identifies the care recipient 80, the care executor, the type of care, and the time when the care was started and the time when the care was finished, and The information is stored in the storage unit 23 as information. The care recipient 80 is identified by referring to a table in which the correspondence between the ID and the care recipient 80 is registered, based on the unique ID that identifies the detection unit 10 .

Based on the care execution information received from the mobile terminal 40, the control unit 21 identifies the care recipient 80, the care executor, the type of care, and the time when the care was started and the time when the care ended, and The information is stored in the storage unit 23 as information. The care provider is identified by referring to a table in which the correspondence between the ID and the care provider is registered, based on the unique ID that identifies the mobile terminal 40. Note that the care execution information received from the mobile terminal 40 may include the current location of the care executor detected by the mobile terminal 40 instead of the care recipient 80. In this case, the control unit 21 specifies the area within the facility corresponding to the current location of the care provider, and specifies the care recipient 80 whose room is the specified area. For example, by storing in advance in the storage unit 23 a table that associates areas within the facility with the rooms of the care recipients 80, the control unit 21 can provide care based on the current location of the care recipient using the table. The subject 80 can be identified.

Note that the control unit 21 uses information for identifying the care provider (for example, the employee number of the care provider or the mobile terminal 40 of the care provider) in place of the care provider included in the information regarding the target person. number) may be stored in the storage unit 23. The information for identifying the care provider is used to identify the care provider. For example, by storing in advance in the storage unit 23 a table that associates information for identifying care practitioners with care practitioners, the table can be used to identify care practitioners based on information for identifying care practitioners. The person to be cared for 80 can be identified.

The control unit 21 specifies index data that serves as an index for evaluating a predetermined state based on information related to the subject stored in the storage unit 23. The predetermined state is a state to be evaluated, and includes the state of the person to be cared for 80 and the state of care by the care executor (quality of care, attitude, etc.). Indicator data is data that serves as the direct basis for evaluation.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a table in which correspondence relationships between index data and evaluation items in predetermined states are registered.

In the example of FIG. 5, the amount of exercise (or the presence or absence of exercise), the reaction time of each care provider to a care call, and the time required to operate the transfer robot (transfer care time required) are registered in the table as index data. . Furthermore, as evaluation items representing predetermined conditions, the sleep state of the person to be cared for 80, the quality of the care practitioner's service, and the robot operation proficiency level of the care practitioner are registered in correspondence with each index data.

The control unit 21 stores the predetermined behavior, the care recipient 80, and the start time and end time of the predetermined behavior, which are stored in the storage unit 23 as information regarding the target person identified based on the sensor transmission information. Among them, those whose predetermined action is walking are extracted. Then, based on the extracted information regarding the subject, the walking time can be specified as the amount of exercise that is index data. The amount of exercise can be identified by calculating the walking time from the start time and end time of a predetermined action. Note that the amount of exercise may be specified by calculating the calorie consumption based on the walking time, taking into account the weight of the person to be cared for 80 and the like. Note that the index data may be the presence or absence of exercise.

The control unit 21 uses the care call, the person to be cared for, the start time of the care call, the response acceptance time, and the end time of the care call, which are stored in the storage unit 23 as information regarding the person identified based on the care call information. Extract. Then, based on the extracted information regarding the subject, the reaction time to the care call can be specified for each care executor as index data. The reaction time to a care call can be determined by calculating from the start time of the care call and the response acceptance time.

The control unit 21 stores the care recipient 80, the care executor, the type of care, and the time and time at which the care was started, which are stored in the storage unit 23 as information regarding the person specified based on the care execution information. Among the times at which care was completed, those whose type of care was transfer by a transfer robot are extracted. Then, based on the extracted information regarding the subject, the required time for operating the transfer robot can be specified as the required time for operating the transfer robot, which is index data. The time required for operating the transfer robot can be determined by calculating from the time when the care started and the time when the care ended.

The control unit 21 determines whether the index data satisfies a predetermined condition, and evaluates each evaluation item based on the determination result.

Specifically, for example, when the amount of exercise is specified as the index data, the control unit 21 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied if the amount of exercise is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, and determines that the care recipient's sleep state is good. Evaluate that there is. On the other hand, if the amount of exercise is less than the predetermined threshold, the control unit 21 determines that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, and evaluates that the sleep state is poor.

When the reaction time to the care call is specified as the index data, the control unit 21 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied if the reaction time to the care call is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and indicates that the quality of the care provider's service is good. Evaluate that there is. On the other hand, if the reaction time to the care call exceeds the predetermined threshold, the control unit 21 determines that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, and evaluates that the quality of the care provider's service is poor. The quality of a care practitioner's services may be evaluated for each care practitioner.

When the required operation time of the transfer robot is specified as the index data, the control unit 21 determines that a predetermined condition is satisfied if the required operation time of the transfer robot is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, and Evaluate that the robot operation proficiency level is high. On the other hand, if the time required to operate the transfer robot exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the control unit 21 determines that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, and evaluates that the care provider's robot operation proficiency level is low. A care practitioner's robot operation proficiency level may be evaluated for each care practitioner.

The index data, such as the amount of exercise, the reaction time to a care call, and the time required to operate the transfer robot, are measured data. By using such measured data as index data, a given state can be objectively evaluated. Furthermore, the response time to a care call and the time required to operate the transfer robot are data that vary depending on the actions of the care provider. By using such data as index data, the attitude of the care provider can be reflected in the evaluation of a predetermined condition.

The control unit 21 can output an evaluation result obtained by evaluating a predetermined state based on the index data by transmitting it to the fixed terminal 30 or the like via the communication unit 22. The control unit 21 may output the evaluation result of a predetermined state based on the index data by displaying it on a display (not shown).

(Fixed terminal 30)
The fixed terminal 30 is a PC (Personal Computer), and includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an HDD, a display section, a communication section, an input section, and the like. The display section constitutes an output section. The input unit accepts operational inputs of various information by the administrator. The display unit can display the evaluation result of a predetermined state based on the index data received from the management server 20.

(Mobile terminal 40)
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the mobile terminal 40. As shown in FIG. The mobile terminal 40 includes a control section 41, a wireless communication section 42, a display section 43, an input section 44, an audio input/output section 45, and a position detection section 46, which are interconnected by a bus. The mobile terminal 40 can be configured by a communication terminal device that is portable by the care provider, such as a tablet computer, a smartphone, or a mobile phone.

The control unit 41 has the same basic configuration as the control unit 11 of the detection unit 10, such as a CPU, RAM, and ROM.

The wireless communication unit 42 has a function of performing wireless communication according to standards such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (registered trademark), and wirelessly communicates with each device via the access point 51 or directly.

The display section 43 and the input section 44 are touch panels, and a touch sensor as the input section 44 is provided on the display surface of the display section 43 made of liquid crystal or the like. The display section 43 and the input section 44 allow the care executor to input information such as the care recipient 80 for whom care is to be performed, the content of the care, and the fact that the care is to be started and that the care is to be ended. Various operation screens including screens are displayed, and various operations are accepted through the operation screens.

When care execution information is input on the operation screen that accepts input of care execution information, the control unit 41 inputs a unique ID that identifies the mobile terminal 40 (for example, the number of the mobile terminal 40), the care recipient 80, and the type of care. The wireless communication unit 42 transmits care execution information including the time when the care was started and the time when the care was finished to the management server. Thereby, it is notified that care has been performed on the care recipient 80 by the care executor. Note that instead of the care recipient 80, the current location of the care provider detected by the location detection unit 46 may be transmitted to the management server 20. By transmitting the current location of the care provider to the management server 20, the management server 20 specifies the area within the facility corresponding to the current location of the care provider, and the care recipient 80 lives in the specified area. is specified.

The control unit 41 displays the contents of the event notification received by the wireless communication unit 42 from the management server 20 on the operation screen, and accepts an operation for accepting a response to the event regarding the event notification. When the control unit 41 receives an operation for accepting a response to an event related to an event notification, it transmits a response acceptance signal to the management server 20 to notify acceptance of the event notification. The corresponding acceptance signal may include a unique ID that identifies the mobile terminal 40 and an event ID.

The audio input/output unit 45 is, for example, a speaker and a microphone, and enables voice communication between care practitioners with other mobile terminals 40 via the wireless communication unit 42. Furthermore, the audio input/output unit 45 may have a function of enabling voice communication with the detection unit 10 via the wireless communication unit 42.

The position detection unit 46 has, for example, a beacon function or a GPS function, and detects the current position of the care practitioner who carries the mobile terminal 40. The position detection unit 46 has an IC tag function, and may detect the current position of the care provider by reading it with an RFID reader provided in each room.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the care support system 1. This flowchart can be executed by the control unit 21 of the management server 20 according to a program.

The control unit 21 acquires information about the subject stored in the storage unit 23 by reading it (S101).

The control unit 21 reads a table stored in the storage unit 23 in which the correspondence between index data and predetermined states is registered, and extracts information regarding the subject related to the index data registered in the table. , index data is specified based on the extracted information regarding the target person (S102).

The control unit 21 determines whether the specified index data satisfies a predetermined condition (S103).

If the control unit 21 determines that the specified index data satisfies the predetermined condition (S103: YES), the control unit 21 evaluates the predetermined state (for example, sleep state or robot operation proficiency) as good or high ( S104). If the control unit 21 determines that the specified index data does not satisfy the predetermined condition (S103: NO), the control unit 21 evaluates the predetermined state (for example, sleep state or robot operation proficiency) as poor or low. (S105).

The control unit 21 outputs the evaluation result (S106).

Note that this flowchart may be executed periodically every predetermined period (for example, January). This flowchart may be executed when the management server 20 receives an instruction to evaluate a predetermined state, which is input to the fixed terminal 30 or the like.

The embodiment has the following effects.

The predetermined state is evaluated by identifying index data that serves as an index for evaluating the predetermined state based on information about the subject, and determining whether the index data satisfies a predetermined condition. This makes it possible to easily and quickly evaluate the condition of the care recipient and the care provider.

Furthermore, the index data should be measurable data. This allows objective evaluation of a given state.

Furthermore, the index data is data that changes depending on the actions of the care provider who provides care to the person being cared for. Thereby, the attitude of the care provider can be reflected in the evaluation of a predetermined condition.

Furthermore, the information regarding the target person is information regarding the care performed for the care target person. This makes it possible to more accurately evaluate the condition of the care recipient and the care provider.

Furthermore, an evaluation result of a predetermined state is output. This makes it possible to share or visualize the evaluation of the condition of the care recipient and the evaluation results of the care provider.

Furthermore, a table in which the correspondence between a predetermined state and index data is predefined is recorded, any of the index data specified in the table is specified, and the table has a correspondence with the specified index data. Evaluate a given condition. This makes it possible to more quickly evaluate the condition of the person being cared for and the person performing the care.

The configuration of the care support system 1 explained above is the main configuration explained in explaining the features of the above-mentioned embodiment, and is not limited to the above-mentioned configuration, and may be variously modified within the scope of the claims. can. Moreover, the configuration provided in a general care support system is not excluded.

For example, the detection unit 10 may have the functions that the management server 20 has.

Further, the detection unit 10, the management server 20, and the mobile terminal 40 may each be configured with a plurality of devices, or any of the plurality of devices may be configured as a single device.

Further, in the flowchart described above, some steps may be omitted, and other steps may be added. Further, a part of each step may be executed simultaneously, or one step may be divided into a plurality of steps and executed.

Moreover, the means and methods for performing various processes in the care support system 1 described above can be realized by either a dedicated hardware circuit or a programmed computer. The program may be provided on a computer-readable recording medium such as a USB memory or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)-ROM, or may be provided online via a network such as the Internet. In this case, the program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium is usually transferred and stored in a storage unit such as a hard disk. Further, the above program may be provided as a standalone application software, or may be incorporated as a function into the software of the device such as the detection section.

1 Care support system,
10 detection section,
11 control unit,
12 Communications Department,
13 camera,
14 Care Call Department,
20 Management server,
21 control unit,
22 Communications Department,
23 storage section,
30 fixed terminal,
40 Mobile terminal,
41 control unit,
42 Radio Communications Department,
43 Display section,
44 input section,
45 Audio input/output section,
46 position detection unit,
50 network,
51 Access point.

Claims (8)

an acquisition unit that acquires information about the person, including the start time and end time of the behavior, from a behavior detection means that detects the behavior of the care recipient or the care executor;
Index data serving as an index for evaluating the condition of the care recipient or the care provided by the care executor is specified based on the time difference between the start time and end time of the action included in the acquired information. A specific part,
a determination unit that determines whether the index data satisfies a predetermined condition by comparing the identified index data with a predetermined threshold;
an evaluation unit that evaluates the condition of the care recipient or the care provided by the care executor based on the determination result by the determination unit;
a storage unit that stores a table in which a correspondence relationship between the condition of the care recipient or the care provided by the care executor and the index data is defined in advance ;
The identifying unit identifies any of the index data defined in the table,
The evaluation unit is a control device that evaluates the condition of the care recipient or the care provided by the care executor, which has a correspondence relationship with the index data specified in the table . The control device according to claim 1, wherein the index data is measurable data. The control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the index data is data that changes depending on the actions of a care provider who provides care to the care recipient. The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information regarding the person to be cared for is information regarding care to be performed for the person to be cared for. The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an output section that outputs an evaluation result by the evaluation section. an acquisition unit that acquires, from the care call unit and the mobile terminal, a detection time by the care call unit of a care call simultaneously transmitted to each mobile terminal, and a response acceptance time for the care call;
Index data serving as an index for evaluating the quality of the care provider's service is determined for each care provider carrying the mobile terminal based on the time difference between the acquired detection time and the response acceptance time. a specific part that specifies the
a determination unit that determines whether the index data satisfies a predetermined condition by comparing the identified index data with a predetermined threshold;
an evaluation unit that evaluates the quality of the service for each care provider based on the determination result by the determination unit;
A control device having: a step (a) of acquiring information about the person, including the start time and end time of the behavior, from a behavior detection means that detects the behavior of the person being cared for or the person performing the care;
Index data serving as an index for evaluating the condition of the care recipient or the care provided by the care executor is specified based on the time difference between the start time and end time of the action included in the acquired information. Step (b);
a step (c) of determining whether the index data satisfies a predetermined condition by comparing the identified index data with a predetermined threshold;
a step (d) of evaluating the condition of the care recipient or the care provided by the care executor based on the determination result in the step (c);
a step (e) of storing a table in which a correspondence relationship between the condition of the care recipient or the care by the care executor and the index data is defined in advance ;
In the step (b), identifying any of the index data specified in the table;
In the step (d), a control program for causing a computer to execute a process for evaluating the condition of the care recipient or the care by the care executor, which has a correspondence relationship with the index data specified in the table; . A method for causing a control device to perform,
(a) acquiring information about the person, including the start time and end time of the behavior, from a behavior detection means for detecting the behavior of the person being cared for or the person performing the care;
Index data serving as an index for evaluating the condition of the care recipient or the care provided by the care executor is specified based on the time difference between the start time and end time of the action included in the acquired information. step (b);
(c) determining whether the index data satisfies a predetermined condition by comparing the identified index data with a predetermined threshold;
a step (d) of evaluating the condition of the care recipient or the care provided by the care executor based on the determination result in the step (c);
a step (e) of storing a table in which a correspondence relationship between the condition of the person to be cared for or the care provided by the care executor and the index data is defined in advance ;
In the step (b), identifying any of the index data defined in the table;
In the step (d), the condition of the person to be cared for or the care by the care executor is evaluated, which has a correspondence with the specified index data in the table;
Control method.