JPH11338941A - Nursing care system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nursing care system capable of efficiently performing courteous nursing care. SOLUTION: A sub system 2 for monitoring confirms the state of a person to be cared from the video image of an infrared ray camera 10, image-processes the video image and detects the abnormal state of the person to be cared. The sub system 3 for incontinence detection is provided with an incontinence detection sensor 28 attached inside a diaper worn by the person to be cared and detects the incontinence of the person to be cared. The sub system 4 for wandering detection is provided with an electric lock 32 and a met sensor provided on a gateway and detects the exit, entrance and wandering of the person to be cared. The sub system 5 for communication is provided with a slave unit 49 disposed to a living room where the person to be cared lives, establishes a line between the slave unit 49 and a care station 7 and enables communication with a care worker present in a room where the care station 7 is installed. The care station 7 is constituted of PCs(personal computers) 14a-14j and centralizedly manages signals from the respective sub system 2-5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a care system for caring for a cared person such as an elderly person or an inpatient.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As this kind of care system, a system for detecting the state of a cared person from a camera image, a system for detecting incontinence of the cared person, a room for entering and leaving the cared person, There was a system for detecting wandering.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned nursing care system, the information detected by each system is not monitored intensively, so that the information detected by each system cannot be used effectively, and care is taken carefully. There is a problem that it cannot be performed efficiently.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a nursing care system capable of efficiently performing generous nursing care.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring subsystem for confirming a state of a cared person from an image of a camera, and detecting incontinence of the cared person. In a nursing care system including a incontinence detection subsystem that generates a detection signal and a wandering detection subsystem that detects a cared person's entry / exit and wandering and generates a detection signal, the video signal of the camera and the A signal receiving means for receiving a detection signal, a display means for displaying a signal having a predetermined content among the signals received by the signal receiving means, and a content of the signal received by the signal receiving means. A care stay comprising signal output means for generating a command signal when the contents need to be cared for a caregiver, and storage means for storing information related to the care of the individual cared person. And a signal distributing means for distributing a signal for instructing a caregiver to a portable terminal carried by the caregiver based on the command signal, and detecting the incontinence detection subsystem and the wandering detection subsystem. The care station centrally manages the signals and video signals of the monitoring subsystem, so that commands to caregivers are not duplicated, and efficient care can be provided to care receivers. it can.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, for each individual care receiver, the monitoring subsystem takes care of the time and frequency of capturing the image of the camera and the care receiver. Since the care station has a care condition setting means for setting the necessary incontinence detection amount,
In accordance with the health status of each cared person, the time period and frequency of capturing images from the camera and the amount of incontinence that needs to be cared for the cared person can be set,
Care can be performed according to the health condition of each care receiver.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, since the portable terminal is provided with a receiving means for receiving information of the individual cared person from the storage means of the care station, The information of the cared person can be obtained while staying at the home, and appropriate care can be provided to each cared person.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the display means displays the number of times of care for each care receiver,
Since the frequency and the frequency of each time zone are displayed, the current care status of each care receiver can be grasped from the display of the display means, and a camera for each care receiver can be grasped from the care status. By setting the time period and frequency of capturing the video of the patient and the amount of incontinence that needs to be cared for the cared person, appropriate care can be given to the cared person, and individual care It is possible to reduce the burden on the caregiver without excessive care for the caregiver.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the signal transmission means distributes a signal relating to each care receiver to only the portable terminal of the caregiver who is in charge of care of the care receiver. Therefore, the caregiver can obtain only the necessary information, the unnecessary information is not sent to the caregiver, and the caregiver can eliminate the trouble of confirming the unnecessary information.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a care system 1 of the present embodiment. The care system 1 checks the condition of the care receiver from the image of the infrared camera 10, and generates a signal indicating the condition of the care receiver. The monitoring subsystem 2 detects the care receiver's incontinence. An incontinence detection subsystem 3 that generates a signal indicating occurrence, a wandering detection subsystem 4 that detects entry and exit and wandering of the care receiver, and generates a signal indicating entry and exit and wandering of the care receiver, A communication subsystem 5 for a care receiver in a living room or the like to contact a caregiver in a room where a care station 7 described later is installed;
The mobile terminal 6 for wireless communication, for example, the pager slave unit 20 and the PHS terminal 29 carried by the caregiver, the signal receiving means for receiving signals from the respective subsystems, and the signal received by the signal receiving means. Display means for displaying a signal of the received content, signal output means for generating a command signal when the content of the signal received by the signal receiving means is a content that needs to be cared for the cared person, and individual cared persons A care station 7 comprising storage means for storing information relating to human care; a pager master unit 21 and a private branch exchange PBX as signal distribution means for distributing a command signal output from the care station 7 to the portable terminal 6 by wireless signal. And Here, the care station 7 includes a plurality of personal computers (hereinafter abbreviated as PCs) PCs 14a.
To 14j.

An example in which this care system is applied to a four-story building will be described below.

First, the configuration of the monitoring subsystem 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The first floor (1F)-the fourth floor (4
F) is provided with a living room 8 and a common toilet 9 in which the care receiver enters, and a rooftop (RF) portion is provided with a common toilet 9.
Is provided. And living room 8 and shared toilet 9
Infrared cameras 10 for picking up images of the cared person are arranged on the ceilings of the respective persons. In addition, the living room 8 and the shared toilet 9 are provided with an infrared lamp 11 together with the infrared lamp 10. The infrared light emitted from the infrared lamp 11 is reflected by the cared person, and the reflected light is captured by the infrared camera 10. Thereby, the image of the care receiver can be captured even at night. In the present embodiment, the infrared camera 10 and the infrared lamp 11 are provided on the ceiling of the living room 8 and the shared toilet 9, respectively. The infrared lamp 11 may be provided.

On the second to fourth floors of the building, control panels 12a to 12c for controlling infrared cameras 10 provided on each floor and infrared lamps 1 provided on each floor are provided.
Illumination control panels 13a to 13c for controlling the lighting of No. 1 are provided. In addition, the control panel 12a and the lighting control panel 13a provided on the second floor portion are respectively provided with the infrared camera 10 and the infrared lamp 11 provided on the second floor portion and the infrared camera 10 and the infrared camera 10 provided on the first floor portion. It also controls the infrared lamp 11, and also has a control panel 12c and a lighting control panel 13c provided on the fourth floor.
Are infrared cameras 10 provided on the fourth floor, respectively.
In addition to the infrared lamp 11, the camera also controls the infrared camera 10 and the infrared lamp 11 provided on the roof.

On the second to fourth floors, PCs 14a to 14c constituting a care station are provided.
14c is a control panel 12 via an RS-485 line.
a to 12c, and P as signal receiving means.
C14a to 14c receive video signals from the infrared camera 10 via the control boards 12a to 12c, respectively. The slave PCs 14b and 14c are connected to a hub (H
The master PC 14a is connected to the master PC 14a via the UD) 15a, and the master PC 14a may centrally manage information obtained by the slave PCs 14b and 14d. The PC 14a on the master side is connected to the private branch exchange PBX via the modem 16, and the PCs 14a to
14 c is supplied with power from an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) 17.

Here, each of the PCs 14a to 14c has an infrared camera 1 to protect the privacy of the care receiver.
The video 0 is processed into an image in which a person cannot be specified, character information indicating the state of the care receiver is created, and the created image and character information are displayed on the display device 50 as a display unit. . Also, the slave side PCs 14b and 14c
Can transmit the created image and character information to the PC 14a on the master side and display the information on the display device of the PCa. A video signal from the infrared camera 10 is input to a four-screen splitting unit 18 for controlling display on a monitor television 19 via a control panel 12a, and an image of the infrared camera 10 is projected on the monitor television 19. And monitor video from the infrared camera 10
9 can also be confirmed.

By the way, from the infrared camera 10 to the PC 14
a to 14c, each infrared camera 1
When an individual ID code is assigned to 0 and transmitted by a multiplex transmission signal, an individual ID code is assigned to each infrared camera 10, and each infrared camera 10 transmits a video signal together with its own ID code to the PCs 14a to 14c. . In addition, each infrared camera 10 and the PCs 14a to 14c are connected by a transmission line, and the infrared cameras 10
A video signal may be transmitted to C14a to C14c.

Each of the PCs 14a to 14c has an infrared camera 1
Image processing is performed on the 0 image to determine whether an abnormal state has occurred in the care receiver. For example, an abnormal state in which the cared person moves out of the bed and stays around the bed for a certain period of time (hereinafter referred to as bed surrounding stationary abnormality), or moves from a toilet or a toilet in a shared toilet for a certain period of time around the toilet Abnormal condition such as stationary above (hereinafter referred to as rest resting abnormal), abnormal condition such as remaining in the toilet or common toilet for a certain period of time (hereinafter referred to as toilet time abnormal), care recipient Abnormal state in which the person wanders in an area other than the bed or toilet (hereinafter referred to as abnormal wandering), an abnormal state in which the care recipient moves too frequently in the bed (hereinafter referred to as abnormal bed), or a living room When an abnormal state where the care receiver is stationary for a long time (hereinafter referred to as a long-time stationary abnormality) is detected, a detection signal indicating the abnormal state is generated. Note that when the care receiver stops for a long time in a place where it does not normally stop for a long time, the PCs 14a to 14a
It may be determined that c is in an abnormal state.

A detection method in which the PCs 14a to 14c detect each abnormal state will be described below.

When the PCs 14a to 14c detect abnormalities around the bed, for example, when an image of the living room 8 as shown in FIG. 6 is input from the infrared camera 10 to the PCs 14a to 14c, the PCs 14a to 14c convert this image signal into an image. To process. When only the image of the area S1 corresponding to the bed 8a arranged in the living room 8 changes, the PCs 14a to 14c
Activates the first internal timer, and if the image of the area S1 and the image of the area S2 of the living room 8 other than the bed 8a simultaneously change before the first internal timer counts up, the image of the area S1 changes. After a certain period of time
Since the two images simultaneously changed, it is determined that the care receiver A has gone out of the bed 8a. Thereafter, when the image of the area S2 changes, the PCs 14a to 14c activate the second internal timer, and change the image of the area S2 until the second internal timer counts up (for example, 1 to 60 seconds). If not, the PCs 14a to 14c determine that the care receiver A has been stationary around the bed 8a for a long time (abnormal bed peripheral abnormality), and generates a detection signal of the abnormal bed peripheral abnormality.

When the PCs 14a to 14c detect an abnormality around the toilet, for example, an image of the toilet or the shared toilet 9 provided in the living room 8 as shown in FIG.
Are input to the PCs 14a to 14c from the PCs 14a to 14c.
14c performs image processing on this video signal. And the toilet 9
When only the image of the area S3 around the area a changes, the PC 14a
14c activates the first internal timer, and before the first internal timer counts up, when the image of the area S3 and the image of the area S4 of the toilet other than the area 3 simultaneously change, the PCs 14a to 14c Since the images of the regions S3 and S4 have simultaneously changed within a certain time after the image of the region S3 has changed, it is determined that the care receiver A has moved from the region S3 to the region S4. Thereafter, when the image of the area S4 changes, P
C14a to 14c start a second internal timer, and
When the internal timer is counted up without being restarted (that is, when the care receiver A is in a stationary state), the PCs 14a to 14a
14c activates the third internal timer and waits until the third internal timer counts up (for example, 1 to 60 seconds)
When the image of the area S4 does not change in
14c determines that the care receiver A has been stationary around the toilet for a long time (restroom peripheral abnormalities) and generates a detection signal of the toilet peripheral stationary abnormalities.

When the PCs 14a to 14c detect a toilet time abnormality, an image of a toilet or a shared toilet 9 provided in a living room 8 as shown in FIG.
Are input to the PCs 14a to 14c from the PCs 14a to 14c.
14c performs image processing on this video signal. And the toilet 9
When the image of the area S3 around the area a changes, the PCs 14a to 14a-1
4c determines that the care receiver A has entered the toilet, and activates the fourth internal timer. If the image of the toilet area S4 other than the area S3 changes until the fourth internal timer counts up (for example, 5 to 30 seconds), the PC 14a to PC14a
14c resets the fourth internal timer, and if the image in the area S4 does not change before the fourth internal timer counts up, the PCs 14a to 14c determine that the care receiver A has been abnormal in the toilet for a certain period of time. , And generates a detection signal of a toilet time abnormality. In this case, regardless of whether the cared person A is moving in the area S3 or is stationary, the cared person A
The PCs 14a to 14c generate a detection signal of a toilet time abnormality when it detects that the user has been in the toilet area S3 for a predetermined time or more.

When the PCs 14a to 14c detect a wandering abnormality, for example, when an image of the living room 8 as shown in FIG.
14a to 14c perform image processing on this video signal. When the rate of change of the image of the area S2 other than the bed 8a within a predetermined wandering determination time (for example, 1 to 10 minutes) exceeds a predetermined threshold value (1 to 100%), the PCs 14a to 14a.
c determines that the care receiver A is wandering in the area of the living room 8 other than the bed 8a and the toilet, and outputs a detection signal indicating a wandering abnormality. Note that once the PCs 14a to 14c generate the detection signal of the wandering abnormality, even if the image of the exit area S5 having the entrance changes due to the care receiver A going out of the entrance of the living room 8 and the like, the PCs 14a to 14c continue to operate. The detection signal of the wandering abnormality is not reset, and the detection signal is continuously issued.

A detection method in which the PCs 14a to 14c detect a bed abnormality or a long-time stationary abnormality will be described. First,
When the PCs 14a to 14c detect a bed abnormality, FIG.
The image of the living room 8 as shown in FIG.
When input to C14a to 14c, PCs 14a to 14c
In this case, the video signal is subjected to image processing. If the rate of change of the image of the area S1 corresponding to the bed 8a within a predetermined bed abnormality determination time exceeds a predetermined threshold (1 to 100%), the PCs 14a to 14c Determines that the care receiver A has moved too much in the bed 8a (bed abnormality), and issues a bed abnormality detection signal. PCs 14a to 14a
c, once a bed abnormality detection signal is generated, a person other than the care receiver A enters the living room 8 from the doorway,
Even if the image of the exit area S5 changes, the PCs 14a-
14c does not reset the bed abnormality detection signal, and continues to issue the detection signal. In addition, when the PCs 14a to 14c detect the stationary abnormalities for a long time, the PCs 14a to 14c perform image processing on the video illustrated in FIG. 10 and the image in the area S2 does not change while the images in the areas S1 and S5 do not change. Then, a fifth internal timer for counting a predetermined determination time is started. Then, when the fifth internal timer counts up, it is determined that the care receiver A is stationary for a long time in the living room 8 (long-term stationary abnormality), and a detection signal of the long-time stationary abnormality is generated. If the image in any of the areas S1, S2, and S5 changes before the fifth internal timer counts up, the PCs 14a to 14c reset the fifth internal timer.

When the PCs 14a to 14c generate various detection signals as described above, each of the PCs 14a to 14c causes the display device 50 to display character information such as "room 5 toilet abnormality", and outputs the signal output means. The PCs 14a to 14c output to the pager master unit 21 a command signal for transmitting a signal to the pager slave unit 20 as a portable terminal carried by the caregiver. The pager master unit 21 is connected to the paging distributor 22 via a telephone line, transmits a radio signal to the pager slave unit 20 via the paging distributor 22 and the antenna 23, and receives the radio signal. Reference numeral 20 displays, for example, "Room 5 toilet abnormality". PCs 14a to 14a
In c, each caregiver can be set to transmit only the information on the room of the care receiver who is in charge of care and the information on the entire floor to the pager slave device 20 owned by each caregiver. Does not receive unnecessary information and saves the trouble of checking unnecessary information. Also,
Instead of the pager system, a PHS terminal 29 capable of not only displaying character information but also making a voice call may be used. The PHS terminal 29 transmits and receives signals to and from the private branch exchange PBX via an antenna 23 'provided in the building.

Here, the monitoring subsystem 2 to the PC
The images of the infrared camera 10 are input to the devices 14a to 14c at regular intervals, and if there is no abnormality in the input image, the PCs 14a to 14c as storage means store information indicating that there is no abnormality and the confirmed time. On the other hand, PCs 14a-1
When the PCs 14a to 14c determine that the abnormal state as described above has occurred as a result of processing the input video by the pager 4c via the pager master unit 21, the PC 14a to 14c notifies the pager slave unit 20 owned by the caregiver of the occurrence of the abnormal state. Since the indicated character information is transmitted, the caregiver can be promptly directed to the site where the abnormal condition has occurred, and the care can be performed with care. In addition, PC14a-14c as a care condition setting means is
The time period and frequency of capturing the image of the infrared camera 10 are set for each care receiver, and for example, the frequency of monitoring by the infrared camera 10 can be increased or decreased in accordance with the health condition of each care receiver, The caregiver can be provided with generous care, and the caregiver's burden can be reduced by preventing excessive care.

Next, the configuration of the incontinence detection subsystem 3 will be described below.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the incontinence detection subsystem 3 is attached to a diaper worn by a care receiver and generates a detection signal corresponding to the amount of incontinence from a change in humidity in the diaper due to incontinence. Incontinence detection sensor 28 composed of a sensor unit that outputs a detection signal of the sensor unit as a wireless signal, a plurality of reception antennas 24 disposed on the ceiling of the living room 8 and the like, and provided on the second to fourth floor portions And a plurality of receiving antennas 24 disposed on each floor and the first floor portion, and a distributor 25c connected to the receiving antennas 24 and the distributors 25 provided on the second to fourth floor portions, respectively. 26 that receives the wireless signal of
And a display 27 which is provided on the second floor and displays the content of the radio signal received by the receiver 26. Also,
PCs 14d to 14f are arranged on the second to fourth floors, and a receiver 26 is connected to each of the PCs 14d to 14f via a signal line, and receives a radio signal received by the receiver 26.

Here, when the incontinence detecting sensor 28 detects incontinence of the cared person, information indicating the occurrence of incontinence is transmitted by a radio signal together with the ID code for identifying the living room 8 where the cared person is located or each cared person. Send. The receiver 26 receives the wireless signal via the receiving antenna 24 and the distributor 25, and displays, for example, the room number of the room where the incontinent care recipient is located on the display 27, and transmits the received wireless signal to the PCs 14d to 14f. Output to When a wireless signal is input from the receiver 26, the PCs 14d to 14f
14f is a command for displaying the room number of the inhabited care recipient's room, such as “Room 35 diaper”, on the display device, and for transmitting a signal to the pager cordless handset 20, which is a portable terminal carried by the care giver. The signal is output to the pager master 21. The pager master 21 is connected to the pager slave 20 via the paging distributor 22 and the antenna 23.
A radio signal is transmitted to the pager 20 that has received the radio signal, for example, the room number of the room where the incontinent care recipient is located, and the caregiver exchanges the incontinenced caregiver's diaper. To instruct. Note that a signal may be transmitted to the PHS terminal 29 of the PHS carried by the caregiver instead of the pager slave 20. Further, the PCs 14d to 14f may transmit the signal only to the pager slave unit possessed by the caregiver in charge of the care of the incontinent caregiver. As described above, since diaper replacement is performed by detecting the occurrence of incontinence for each care receiver, the time required for the caregiver to change diapers when the caregiver is aware of incontinence is shortened. It is not necessary to look around to see if it is necessary, and diaper replacement can be performed efficiently.

Here, the PCs 14d to 14f store the incontinence time of the cared person for each cared person, and can create time-series data of urination for each cared person. Therefore, the caregiver can guide the cared person to the toilet in advance by referring to the time-series data, and can avoid incontinence and eliminate the need to wear the diaper to the cared person, and can comfortably care. . The slave PCs 14e and 14f are connected to the master PC via the hub 15b.
C14d, the slave PC 14e,
The information obtained by 14f may be centrally managed by the master PC 14d. Further, the incontinence detection sensor 28
When the detected incontinence amount exceeds a predetermined threshold, PC1
4d to 14f may send a signal to the caregiver to perform a treatment such as changing diapers, and PC14d to PC14f as a care condition setting means may perform a threshold such as performing a treatment such as changing diapers. Is set for each cared person, it is possible to provide generous care according to the health condition of the cared person and to reduce the burden on the cared person.

Next, the configuration of the wandering detection subsystem 4 will be described below.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the wandering detection subsystem 4. The wandering detection subsystem 4 has a plurality of electric locks 32 disposed at an entrance such as a living room 8 on the first floor to the roof of the building, and four keys, and can perform an unlocking operation of the electric locks 32. A plurality of four-key operating devices 31, a mat sensor 33 which is arranged at the first floor of the building and at the entrance of the roof, and which detects the cared person's ID code when the cared person steps on it, and a mat sensor 33 A controller 34 for driving, a wire sensor 35 that is installed in a dangerous place such as a rooftop and generates a detection signal when touching a wire,
An electric lock 32, a four-key operating device 31, and a mat sensor 3 provided on the first floor to the roof of the building and provided on each floor.
3, control panels 36a to 36e for controlling a controller 34, a wire sensor 35, and the like.

Each of the control panels 36a to 36e has a transmission converter 37
Is connected to a PC 14g installed on the second floor through the controller 3 of the electric lock 32 and the mat sensor 33.
4 and the signals of the wire sensor 35, etc.
e is input to the PC 14g. An auxiliary PC 14h is provided on the first floor, and a PC provided on the second floor is provided.
When the PC 14g is unusable due to a failure or the like, it is backed up by the PC 14h. Power is supplied to the PCs 14g and 14h from the uninterruptible power supply 17. Further, a printer 38 for printing a detection result is connected to the PC 14g.

Here, an ID tag in which an ID code indicating an individual care receiver is set is attached to clothes or the like worn by the care receiver, and when the care receiver steps on the mat sensor 33, The mat sensor 33 transmits power to the ID tag. The ID tag transmits an ID code when power is sent from the mat sensor 33, and the ID code is received by the antenna of the mat sensor 33, and the ID code received via the controller 34 and the control panels 36a to 36e is the PC1.
4g and 14h. In addition, PC14g, 14h
In this case, the locked state of the electric lock 32 can be confirmed via the control panels 36a to 36e, and the electric lock 32 can be locked by remote control. Therefore, the PCs 14g and 14h can detect entry / exit and wandering based on the locked state of the electric lock 32 and a signal from the mat sensor 33. In addition, an infrared camera and an infrared lamp may be arranged in place of the mat sensor 33 to detect the caregiver's wandering from the image of the infrared camera. Alternatively, the mat sensor 33 may be arranged at the entrance and the ID code may be constantly displayed. All the care receivers may carry a transmitter to transmit, and the wandering of the care receiver may be detected.

Further, when the wire sensor 35 detects that the care receiver has entered a dangerous place and the detection signal of the wire sensor 35 is input to the PC 14g, it is necessary to send the care receiver to the care receiver. If there is, a command signal for transmitting a signal to the pager slave unit 20 which is a portable terminal carried by the caregiver is output to the pager master unit 21. The pager master unit 21 transmits a radio signal to the pager slave unit 20 via the paging distributor 22 and the antenna 23, and displays the location of the care receiver who is wandering around the pager slave unit 20 that has received the radio signal, The caregiver can be rushed to the location of the wandering care receiver.

In an emergency such as a fire or earthquake, the PC 14
For example, various sensor signals SG such as a fire sensor, an earthquake sensor, and a gas sensor (not shown) are input to the control panel 36b so that the g and 14h can unlock all the electric locks 32 by remote control. , These sensor signals S
When G is input to the PCs 14g and 14h via the control panel 36b, the PCs 14g and 14h receive these sensor signals SG.
, All the electric locks 32 are unlocked. Note that a key box 39 and a card reader 40 are provided so that a specific person such as a caregiver or a visitor can enter the building.

Next, the configuration of the communication subsystem 5 will be described below.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of the communication subsystem 5. In the living room 8 in which the care receiver enters, a slave unit 41 for talking with the care station 7 is provided, and the slave unit 41 is connected to a concentrator 42 provided in the living room 8. Further, an emergency pull switch 43 and a grip push button switch 44 provided in a toilet in the living room 8 are connected to the concentrator 42. Each concentrator 42 is connected to a PC via a control panel 45.
14i and connected to the private branch exchange PBX via the control panel 45. The PC 14j and the handset 47 are connected to the private branch exchange PBX via a line unit 46. The line unit 46
Is supplied with DC power of 24 V DC via an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) 17 and an AC / DC converter (AC / DC) 48.

Here, the care receiver enters the push button 41a of the slave unit 41.
Is operated, a line between the handset 41 and the handset 47 of the care station 7 is established, and the care station 7
Can make a call with the caregiver in the room where is installed.

When the operation part 49a of the portable transmitter 49 of, for example, a wristwatch type carried by the care receiver is operated,
A radio signal is transmitted from the portable transmitter 49. Slave unit 41
When this radio signal is received by the antenna 41b, a line is established with the handset 47 of the care station 7 via the private branch exchange PBX, and the care receiver communicates with the caregiver in the room where the care station 7 is installed. Since the call can be made between the care stations, even if the care receiver cannot move to the place where
You can ask for help from a caregiver in the room where the is installed. Further, an emergency pull switch 43 and a grip push button switch 44 are provided on a toilet and a bed in the living room 8, and when the care receiver operates the emergency pull switch 43 and the grip push button switch 44, the child unit 41 Care station 7
Is established, and a call can be made with a caregiver in the room where the care station 7 is installed.

Note that the handset 41 is different from a normal telephone,
Even if the care receiver is away from the slave unit 41, the configuration is such that the voice of the care receiver can be picked up with high sensitivity and noise can be reduced. In addition, a call can be made by calling the slave unit 41 installed in the specific living room 8 from the care station 7 side.

The PC 14i is connected to the control panel 45, and when a signal from the slave unit 41 is input to the PC 14i via the control panel 45, the PC 14i becomes a pager slave unit as a portable terminal carried by the caregiver. A command signal for causing the pager 20 to transmit a signal is output to the pager master unit 21. The pager master unit 21 includes a paging distributor 22 and an antenna 2
3 transmits a radio signal to the pager slave unit 20 and receives the radio signal to the pager slave unit 20, for example, the slave unit 41.
The caregiver can be dispatched to the care receiver by displaying the room number or the like of the living room 8 on which is operated.

As described above, the signals from the respective subsystems are input to the PCs 14a to 14j constituting the care station 7, and the signals from the respective subsystems can be managed for each care receiver. In addition, the instructions to the caregiver are not duplicated, and the care can be efficiently performed. Also, a PC 14a as storage means
14j stores information related to nursing care such as the number of times of nursing care, the frequency of the care, and the frequency of each time period, and can display these data on a display device as a display means. . Then, the caregiver can change the set values such as the time period and frequency for capturing the image of the infrared camera 10 by looking at the display, and can perform generous care according to the health condition of the care receiver. In addition, it is possible to prevent the caregiver from becoming excessive, thereby reducing the burden on the caregiver.

Also, the caregiver uses PHS as a receiving means.
Using the terminal 29, the information of the individual cared persons stored in the PCs 14a to 14j can be received on site,
Appropriate care can be given to the cared person.

[0045]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring subsystem for confirming the state of a cared person from an image of a camera, and an incontinence for detecting a cared person's incontinence and generating a detection signal. In a nursing care system including a detection subsystem and a wandering detection subsystem that detects a cared person's entry / exit or wandering and generates a detection signal, a signal reception that receives the video signal of the camera or the detection signal Means, display means for displaying a signal of a predetermined content out of the signals received by the signal receiving means, and displaying the content of the signal, contents of the signal received by the signal receiving means care for the cared person. A care station comprising signal output means for generating a command signal in the case of necessary contents, and storage means for storing information relating to the care of the individual cared person; and a care station based on the command signal. Signal distributing means for distributing a signal for instructing care to a portable terminal carried by a caregiver, and detecting signals of an incontinence detection subsystem and a wandering detection subsystem and a video signal of a monitoring subsystem. Is managed intensively by the care station, so that there is no effect that instructions to the caregiver are duplicated, and that the care recipient can be efficiently cared for with care.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, for each cared person,
Since the care subsystem is provided with care condition setting means for setting the time period and frequency at which the monitoring subsystem captures the image of the camera, and the detection amount of incontinence required to provide care to the care receiver, The time period and frequency of capturing images from the camera and the amount of incontinence that needs to be cared for the cared person can be set according to the cared person's health condition, etc. There is an effect that care can be performed according to the health condition.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the portable terminal is provided with the receiving means for receiving the information of the individual cared person from the storage means of the care station, the cared person can take care of the patient while staying at the site. There is an effect that information of a person can be obtained, and appropriate care can be provided for each cared person.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the display means displays the number of times of care, the frequency, and the frequency of each time zone for each care receiver, and thus the individual care receiver can be displayed on the display means. The current care situation can be grasped, and the time and frequency of capturing the camera image for each cared person based on the care situation, and the amount of incontinence that needs to be cared for the cared person By setting (1), appropriate care can be given to the cared person, and the care of the cared person can be prevented from becoming excessive, and the burden on the cared person can be reduced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the signal transmitting means includes:
Since the signals related to the individual cared person are distributed only to the mobile terminal of the carer who is in charge of the cared person, the carer can obtain only the necessary information, which is unnecessary for the carer. Since unnecessary information is not sent, the caregiver does not need to confirm unnecessary information, and the burden on the caregiver can be reduced.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic overall configuration diagram illustrating a care system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a monitoring subsystem of the above.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an incontinence detection subsystem according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a wandering detection subsystem of the above.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a communication subsystem of the above.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an abnormality detection method according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another abnormality detection method according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another abnormality detection method according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating still another abnormality detection method according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating still another abnormality detection method according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Monitoring Subsystem 3 Incontinence Detection Subsystem 4 Loitering Detection Subsystem 5 Communication Subsystem 7 Care Station 10 Infrared Camera 28 Incontinence Detection Sensor 32 Electric Lock 33 Mat Sensor 49 Remote Unit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yuichi Kanazawa 1048 Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Inside Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A monitoring subsystem for confirming the state of a cared person from a video image of a camera, an incontinence detecting subsystem for detecting incontinence of the cared person and generating a detection signal, and entering and leaving the cared person And a wandering detection subsystem that detects a wandering and generates a detection signal,
A signal receiving means for receiving the video signal and the detection signal of the camera, a display means for displaying the content when a signal having a preset content is received among the signals received by the signal receiving means, A signal output unit for generating a command signal when the content of the received signal is a content that needs to be cared for the cared person, and a storage unit for storing information related to the care of each cared person. A care system comprising: a care station; and signal distribution means for distributing a signal for instructing care to a portable terminal carried by a caregiver based on the command signal. 2. A care condition for setting, for each cared person, a time period and a frequency at which the monitor subsystem captures an image of a camera, and a detection amount of incontinence which requires caring for the cared person. The care system according to claim 1, wherein the setting means is provided at the care station. 3. The nursing care system according to claim 1, wherein said portable terminal is provided with a receiving means for receiving information of each cared person from a storage means of the care station. 4. The care system according to claim 2, wherein the display means displays the number of times of care, the frequency, and the frequency of each time period for each care receiver. 5. The signal output means for distributing a signal relating to the care of the cared person from the signal distribution means to only the portable terminal of the carer in charge of caring for each cared person. The care system according to 1.