JP7569550B2 - System, server and method for supporting people requiring care - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a support system, a server, and a method for supporting a person requiring care, and in particular to a support system, a server, and a method for supporting a person requiring care that provide the person requiring care with stimulation information about stimulation of at least one of the five senses of the person requiring care related to behavioral and psychological symptoms, and detect the reaction of the person requiring care.

As the aging society arrives, the number of people who require care and assistance from caregivers is increasing. However, there is a chronic shortage of caregivers due to the heavy physical and mental burden of caregiving and assistance. Therefore, it is an urgent task for Japan to consider how to provide care for elderly people who require care in the future.

Incidentally, as the number of elderly people requiring care increases, the number of dementia patients is also on the rise. Dementia has core symptoms such as a decline in memory and cognitive function, as well as behavioral and psychological symptoms that occur in conjunction with these core symptoms.

Behavioral and psychological symptoms include behavioral disorders such as wandering, verbal abuse, or violence, and psychological symptoms such as anxiety, insomnia, hallucinations, and delusions. Before or after such disorders or symptoms appear, non-pharmacological therapies that do not involve the administration of drugs, such as exercise therapy or psychotherapy, are the primary treatment of choice.

As a countermeasure for such cases, the inventors have proposed a technology aimed at appropriately improving the behavioral and psychological symptoms of a care recipient without relying on drug therapy, by having a caregiver provide the care recipient with stimulation information that stimulates at least one of the care recipient's five senses (Patent Document 1).

JP2020-173677A

By the way, when a care worker provides care to a person requiring care and attempts to appropriately improve the person's behavioral and psychological symptoms, the care worker is required to have experience and ability appropriate to the state of the person's behavioral and psychological symptoms, and good communication between the care worker and the person requiring care is also required.

It is expected that this type of good communication between a caregiver and a person requiring care will be established when there are many elements on which the caregiver and the person requiring care can empathize with each other, similar to the case of building a friendship, for example.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to provide a support system, server, and method for supporting people requiring care that can appropriately improve behavioral and psychological symptoms.

The care recipient support system of the present invention, which is for achieving the above-mentioned object, provides the care recipient with stimulus information about stimuli for at least one of the care recipient's five senses related to behavioral and psychological symptoms, and detects the care recipient's reaction, and includes a stimulus information library in which stimulus information to which attributes related to care recipient attribute information related to the attributes of the care recipient are assigned, a care supporter library in which care supporter information having care supporter attribute information related to the attributes of the care supporter who cares for the care recipient is stored, and a care supporter detection unit that detects care supporter information that matches the stimulus information stored in the stimulus information library based on the care recipient attribute information and the care supporter attribute information from the care supporter library.

This allows caregiver information that matches the stimulation information associated with the caregiver attribute information to be appropriately detected from the caregiver library based on the care recipient attribute information and the caregiver attribute information.

If the caregiver corresponding to the detected caregiver information is engaged in caring for the person requiring care, it is expected that good communication will be established between the caregiver and the person requiring care, and therefore it is anticipated that care for the person requiring care by the caregiver will be carried out smoothly.

Therefore, the behavioral and psychological symptoms of those requiring care can be appropriately improved without relying on drug therapy.

The caregiver detection unit of this care recipient support system detects caregiver information based on the degree to which the caregiver attribute information matches the care recipient attribute information.

The care recipient support system further includes a processing unit that requests stimulation information different from the stimulation information when the care recipient does not respond to the stimulation information that is matched to the care recipient information detected by the care recipient detection unit.

The processing unit of this care recipient support system generates a detection signal indicating that the care recipient has responded to other stimulus information when the care recipient responds to other stimulus information provided to the care recipient, and the care supporter detection unit determines whether or not the care supporter attribute information related to the care supporter information detected based on the detection signal generated by the processing unit matches the attributes of the other stimulus information to which the care recipient responded.

Furthermore, when the caregiver detection unit of the caregiver support system detects caregiver attribute information related to the detected caregiver information and the attributes of the other stimulus information to which it reacts, it re-detects caregiver information from the caregiver library that matches the other stimulus information stored in the stimulus information library based on the caregiver attribute information to which the attributes of the other stimulus information have been added as caregiver data based on the detection signal generated by the processing unit and the caregiver attribute information.

The server according to the present invention, which is used to achieve the above object, provides the care recipient with stimulation information about stimulation of at least one of the care recipient's five senses related to behavioral and psychological symptoms, and includes a stimulation information library in which stimulation information to which attributes related to care recipient attribute information related to the attributes of the care recipient are assigned, a care supporter library in which care supporter information having care supporter attribute information related to the attributes of the care supporter who cares for the care recipient is stored, and a care supporter detection unit that detects care supporter information that matches the stimulation information stored in the stimulation information library from the care supporter library based on the care recipient attribute information and the care supporter attribute information.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for supporting a care recipient by providing the care recipient with stimulus information about stimuli for at least one of the care recipient's five senses related to behavioral and psychological symptoms, and detecting the reaction of the care recipient. The method detects care worker information about a care worker who is caring for the care recipient that matches the stimulus information to which attributes related to care recipient attribute information about the attributes of the care recipient are assigned, based on the care recipient attribute information and care worker attribute information about the attributes of the care worker.

This invention makes it possible to appropriately improve the behavioral and psychological symptoms of individuals requiring care.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of a care-requiring person support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of the configuration of a server of the care-requiring person support system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of the configuration of the storage of the server of the care-requiring person support system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of the configuration of a first memory area stored in the storage of the server of the care-requiring person support system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of the configuration of data on a care-requiring person processed by the care-requiring person support system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of the configuration of a second memory area stored in the storage of the server of the care-requiring person support system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of the process of the care supporter detection program of the care requiring person support system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of the configuration of a facility device of the care-requiring person support system according to the present embodiment. 10 is a flowchart outlining an operation procedure of the care-requiring person support system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an outline of a case where content is displayed on a facility device of the care-requiring person support system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an outline of a case where content is displayed on a facility device of the care-requiring person support system according to the present embodiment.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 11.

Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating the outline of the configuration of a support system for care recipients according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, the support system for care recipients 10 mainly comprises a server 20 provided at an operating company 1 and facility devices 30 provided at multiple care facilities 2, and these server 20 and facility devices 30 are connected to each other via the Internet 100.

In this embodiment, this care-requiring support system 10 is used when a care worker 3 provides care to a care-requiring person 4 who has developed behavioral and psychological symptoms and has entered a care facility 2 by providing any content that is stimulation information via a facility device 30.

This content stimulates at least one of the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste) of the person requiring care 4, and in this embodiment, it is composed of videos and images that stimulate the sense of sight, music and sounds that stimulate the sense of hearing, and fragrances that stimulate the sense of smell.

Furthermore, the care recipient support system 10 detects from among multiple care recipients 3 a care provider 3 who has an affinity with the content in which the care recipient 4 is interested, and suggests that the care provider 3 become involved in the care of the care recipient 4.

Figure 2 is a block diagram illustrating the general configuration of the server 20 of the care-requiring person support system 10 according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, the server 20 mainly comprises a processor 21, a memory 22, a storage 23, a transmission/reception unit 24, and an input/output unit 25, which are electrically connected to each other via a bus 26.

The processor 21 is a computing device that controls the operation of the server 20, controls the sending and receiving of data between each element, and performs processing necessary for executing application programs.

In this embodiment, the processor 21 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and executes application programs stored in the storage 23 (described later) and deployed in the memory 22 to perform various processes.

Memory 22 includes a main memory device consisting of a volatile memory device such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), and an auxiliary memory device consisting of a non-volatile memory device such as a flash memory or a HDD (Hard Disc Drive).

This memory 22 is used as a working area for the processor 21, and also stores the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) that is executed when the server 20 is started, as well as various configuration information, etc.

Storage 23 stores application programs and data used for various processes.

The transceiver 24 connects the server 20 to the Internet 100. The transceiver 24 may include a short-range communication interface such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy).

In this embodiment, the server 20 is connected to the facility device 30 via the transmission/reception unit 24 and the Internet 100.

If necessary, information input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse and output devices such as a display are connected to the input/output unit 25.

The bus 26 transmits, for example, address signals, data signals, and various control signals between the connected processor 21, memory 22, storage 23, transceiver unit 24, and input/output unit 25.

Figure 3 is a block diagram illustrating the general configuration of the storage 23 of the server 20. As shown in the figure, the storage 23 includes a first memory area 23A, a first memory area 23B, a support program 23C, and a caregiver detection program 23D, which is a caregiver detection unit.

Figure 4 is a block diagram outlining the configuration of the first storage area 23A. The first storage area 23A is realized as a storage area provided by the storage 23, and as shown in the figure, includes care-requiring person attribute information D1 and a content library L1.

The care recipient attribute information D1 is a collection of data related to the attributes of the care recipient 4, and in this embodiment, is composed of data on the attributes of the care recipient 4, such as the care recipient 4's "age," "gender," "family composition," "place of origin," "hobbies and preferences," or "personality," as well as care recipient data.

The data on the attributes of the care recipient 4 in the care recipient attribute information D1 is generated, for example, by interviewing the family of the care recipient 4.

Figure 5 is a block diagram for explaining the outline of the configuration of the data on a person requiring care. As shown in the figure, the data D1a on a person requiring care includes content attribute data d1, video data d2 of a person requiring care 4 detected by a reaction detection unit (described later) of the facility device 30, image data d3, and audio data d4.

The content attribute data d1 is data related to the attributes of the content that are assigned to the content as metadata, and in this embodiment, the content attribute data d1 stored as the care recipient data D1a is the content attribute data d1 of the content to which the care recipient 4 had an unusual reaction.

In this embodiment, the video data d2, image data d3, and audio data d4 are data that respectively store the unique reactions of the care-requiring person 4 detected by the reaction detection unit of the facility device 30 as video, image, and audio.

This data D1a on the person requiring care can be used, for example, as learning data for machine learning.

The content library L1 shown in FIG. 4 stores multiple pieces of content A to n. In this embodiment, content attribute data d1 corresponding to the attributes of each piece of content A to n is added as metadata to each piece of content A to n.

In this embodiment, for example, "baseball," "soccer," "temple," "music," "flowers," or "travel" is assigned to each piece of content A to n as content attribute data d1.

In this embodiment, each of these contents A to n, which are assigned content attribute data d1 related to the care recipient attribute information D1, are selected and stored as those that will arouse the interest of the care recipient 4 based on the care recipient attribute information D1.

For example, if the "interests and hobbies" in the attribute information D1 of the care recipient is "baseball," an image or video of a person playing baseball is selected and stored as content A, and if the "interests and hobbies" in the attribute information D1 of the care recipient is "soccer," an image or video of a person playing soccer is selected and stored as content B.

Furthermore, for example, if the "hometown" in the attribute information D1 of the care recipient is "Kyoto," an image or video of Kiyomizu-dera Temple (Kyoto) is selected and stored as content C, and if the "favourite thing" in the attribute information D1 of the care recipient is "flowers," an image of a rose and a fragrance that smells like it are selected and stored as content D.

Figure 6 is a block diagram outlining the configuration of the second memory area 23B. The second memory area 23B is realized as a memory area provided by the storage 23, and includes a caregiver library L2 as shown.

The caregiver library L2 stores multiple pieces of caregiver information D2. In this embodiment, this caregiver information D2 is composed of a profile image D2a of the caregiver 3 and caregiver attribute information D2b related to the attributes of the caregiver 3.

In this embodiment, the caregiver attribute information D2b is composed of data such as "care worker/volunteer/family," "background and career," "hobbies and interests," or "place of origin," which indicate the relationship of the caregiver 3 to the person in need of care 4.

In this embodiment, the assistance program 23C shown in FIG. 3 is a program that extracts any content A to n from the content library L1 stored in the first storage area 23A based on a request signal from the facility device 30.

In this embodiment, when the extracted contents A-n are provided to the care recipient 4 via the facility device 30 and the care recipient 4 shows a peculiar reaction, and this reaction is detected by the reaction detection unit of the facility device 30 and a detection signal is input, the support program 23C detects content attribute data d1 of the contents A-n to which the care recipient 4 showed a reaction based on the detection signal, and stores the detected content attribute data d1 in the care recipient attribute information D1 as care recipient data D1a consisting of video data d2, image data d3, and audio data d4.

The caregiver detection program 23D is a program that detects, based on the care recipient attribute information D1 and the caregiver attribute information D2b, from the caregiver library L2, caregiver information D2 that matches the content A to n that is stored in the content library L1 and that is assigned content attribute data d1 related to the care recipient attribute information D1, as shown in FIG. 7.

In this embodiment, the care worker detection program 23D compares the care recipient attribute information D1 with the care worker attribute information D2b, and detects the care worker information D2 from the care worker library L2 based on the degree to which the care worker attribute information D2b matches the care recipient attribute information D1.

In this embodiment, it is determined whether the "family structure," "place of origin," "hobbies and interests" etc. of the care recipient 4 in the care recipient attribute information D1 match the "family structure," "place of origin," "hobbies and interests" etc. of the care supporter 3 in the care supporter attribute information D2b, and care supporter information D2 with a high degree of match is detected from the care supporter library L2.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the care worker detection program 23D determines whether or not the care worker attribute information D2b relating to the care worker information D2 detected from the care worker library L2 matches the content attribute data d1 assigned to any of the contents A to n, based on a detection signal transmitted from a processing program of the facility device 30 described later.

Figure 8 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of the facility device 30 of the care-requiring person support system 10 according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, the facility device 30 includes a facility terminal 40, a content provider 50, and a response detector 60.

In this embodiment, the facility device 30 is implemented by an information processing device such as a desktop or notebook computer, or a tablet-type portable information terminal.

The facility terminal 40 mainly comprises a processor 41, a memory 42, a storage 43, a transceiver 44, and an input/output unit 45, which are electrically connected to each other via a bus 46.

The processor 41 is a computing device that controls the operation of the facility terminal 40, controls the transmission and reception of data between each element, and performs processing necessary for executing application programs.

In this embodiment, the processor 41 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and executes application programs stored in the storage 43 (described later) and deployed in the memory 42 to perform various processes.

Memory 42 includes a main memory device consisting of a volatile memory device such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), and an auxiliary memory device consisting of a non-volatile memory device such as a flash memory or a HDD (Hard Disc Drive).

This memory 42 is used as a working area for the processor 41, and also stores the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) that is executed when the facility terminal 40 is started up, as well as various setting information, etc.

Storage 43 stores application programs and data used for various processes. In this embodiment, storage 43 stores characteristic data (not shown) such as the volume of the voice of person in need of care 4 and the behavior of person in need of care 4, as well as processing programs 43a that perform various processes.

The transceiver 44 connects the server 20 to the Internet 100. The transceiver 44 may include a short-range communication interface such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy).

In this embodiment, the facility terminal 40 is connected to the server 20 via the transmission/reception unit 44 and the Internet 100.

In addition to connecting information input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse to the input/output unit 45, in this embodiment, the content providing unit 50 and the response detection unit 60 are also connected to the input/output unit 45.

The bus 46 transmits, for example, address signals, data signals, and various control signals between the connected processor 41, memory 42, storage 43, transceiver unit 44, and input/output unit 45.

The content providing unit 50 includes a display 51, a speaker 52, and an aroma diffuser 53. The display 51 displays the content consisting of videos and images from among the contents A to n.

The speaker 52 produces music or sound for the content A to n that is made up of music or sound or that contains music or sound.

In this embodiment, the fragrance device 53 stores fragrances and emits the odor of the content consisting of an odor or the content that emits an odor, among the contents A to n.

In this embodiment, the response detection unit 60 includes a camera 61, a microphone 62, and command input icons 63a to 63c that are displayed on the display 51.

The camera 61 captures the person in need of care 4 as a video or image, and the microphone 62 picks up the voice and other sounds uttered by the person in need of care 4.

The command input icons 63a to 63c are implemented as a screen interface that is displayed on the display 51 and accepts information input. In this embodiment, the command input icon 63a indicates "interested," the command input icon 63b indicates "not interested," and the command input icon 63c indicates "can't decide."

Next, we will explain the configuration and processing overview of the processing program 43a stored in the storage 43.

In this embodiment, the processing program 43a is a program that generates a request signal requesting the extraction of any content A to n from the content library L1 stored in the first storage area 23A, transmits the request signal to the server 20, and displays the extracted content A to n on the display 51.

In this embodiment, this processing program 43a determines whether the reaction of the person in need of care 4 detected by the camera 61 and microphone 62 is an unusual reaction, such as making a sound or staring at the display 51, based on characteristic data such as the volume of the voice of the person in need of care 4 and the behavior of the person in need of care 4 stored in the storage 43, and if it determines that the reaction is unusual, it generates a detection signal and transmits the detection signal to the server 20.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the command input icon 63a is input, the processing program 43a determines that the reaction of the person in need of care 4 is an unusual reaction, generates a detection signal, and transmits the detection signal to the server 20.

On the other hand, when the command input icon 63b is input, in this embodiment, it is determined that the reaction of the person in need of care 4 is not an unusual reaction, and a request signal is generated requesting that other contents A-n different from the contents A-n that did not show an unusual reaction be extracted from the content library L1, and this request signal is transmitted to the server 20.

When command input icon 63c is entered, no signal is generated.

Next, the procedure for operating the care-requiring person support system 10 of this embodiment will be described.

Figure 9 is a flow chart outlining the procedure for operating the care-requiring person support system 10. For example, in the case of a request for a care-requiring person 4 who likes sports and is expected to be able to build good communication with the care-requiring person 4, as shown in the figure, in step S1, care-requiring person information D2 matching the content A-n that the care-requiring person 4 is likely to like is detected from the care-requiring person library L2.

Specifically, the care recipient attribute information D1 is compared with the care supporter attribute information D2b, and care supporter attribute information D2b that closely matches the care recipient attribute information D1 is detected as care supporter information D2 that is compatible with the content A to n stored in the content library L1 and that is assigned content attribute data d1 related to the care recipient attribute information D1.

For example, if the "interests and hobbies" of the care recipient 4 in the care recipient attribute information D1 is "sports," and the "interests and hobbies" of the care supporter 3 in the care supporter information D2 is "baseball," which is included in the "interests and hobbies" of the care recipient 4, "sports," and there are other common points in the care recipient attribute information D1 and the care supporter attribute information D2b, then this care supporter information D2 is detected.

If the caregiver 3 corresponding to the detected caregiver information D2 likes baseball, it can be expected that he or she will be able to build good communication with the person in need of care 4 who likes sports.

Next, the caregiver 3 who likes baseball and corresponds to the detected caregiver information D2 operates the facility terminal 40, and via the processing program 43a, generates and transmits a request signal to the support program 23C of the server 20, requesting that any content A to n be extracted from the content library L1.

In this embodiment, any of the contents A to n stored in the content library L1 is content to which the content attribute data d1 related to the care recipient attribute information D1 has been assigned, and therefore it is assumed that each of the contents is content that the care recipient 4 is likely to like.

Based on the request signal, the assistance program 23C extracts any of the contents A to n from the content library L1. When any of the contents A to n (for example, B to J) is extracted from the content library L1, the contents B to J are displayed on the display 51 in sequence or in random order at any time interval.

In this way, the extracted contents B to J are displayed on the display 51, and in step S2, the contents B to J are provided to the person in need of care 4.

If the content C displayed on the display 51 is the video and audio of baseball as shown in FIG. 10, and the person requiring care 4 shows a peculiar reaction when viewing the content C in step S3 shown in FIG. 9, for example, by making a sound or gazing at the display 51, it is considered that the person requiring care 4 is interested in "baseball," which is the content attribute data d1 assigned to the content C.

When the camera 61 and microphone 62 detect these reactions from the person in need of care 4, the processing program 43a generates a detection signal in step S4 and transmits this detection signal to the server 20.

In this embodiment, the unique reaction of the care recipient 4 detected by the camera 61 and microphone 62 is added to the care recipient attribute information D1 as care recipient data D1a consisting of video data d2, image data d3, and audio data d4, together with content attribute data d1 assigned to the content C that showed the reaction, and is stored in the first storage area 23A.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, if the person in need of care 4 shows an unusual reaction as described above after viewing content C, the caregiver 3 can also input the command input icon 63a ("interested").

When the caregiver 3 inputs the command input icon 63a, the processing program 43a generates a detection signal in step S4 and transmits this detection signal to the server 20.

However, if in step S3 the care recipient 4 does not show any unusual reaction to the contents B to J, in step S5 the care supporter 3 operates the facility terminal 40 to generate and transmit a request signal via the processing program 43a to the support program 23C of the server 20, requesting that any other content A to n different from the contents B to J be extracted from the content library L1.

Based on the request signal, the assistance program 23C extracts any other content A to n that is different from the contents B to J from the content library L1.

When any of the contents A to n (for example, K to Q) is extracted from the content library L1, the contents K to Q are displayed on the display 51 in sequence or in random order at any time interval.

If the content K displayed on the display 51 is soccer video and audio as shown in FIG. 11, and the person requiring care 4 shows an unusual reaction when viewing the content K in step S6 shown in FIG. 9, it is considered that the person requiring care 4 is interested in "soccer," which is the content attribute data d1 assigned to the content K.

These reactions are detected by the camera 61, microphone 62, or command input icon 63a, and in step S7, the processing program 43a generates a detection signal and transmits the detection signal to the server 20.

As a result, the unique reaction shown by the care recipient 4 is added to the care recipient attribute information D1 as care recipient data D1a consisting of video data d2, image data d3, and audio data d4, together with the content attribute data d1 assigned to the content K to which the reaction was shown, and is stored in the first storage area 23A.

At this time, if the caregiver detection program 23D determines in step S8 that the caregiver attribute information D2b ("baseball") of the caregiver information D2 detected in step S1 matches the content attribute data d1 ("soccer") of the content K to which the care recipient 4 showed an unusual reaction (determining that "baseball" and "soccer" have in common the fact that they are both sports), the caregiver 3 corresponding to the caregiver information D2 detected in step S1 will continue to care for the care recipient 4.

On the other hand, in step S8, if the care supporter detection program 23D determines that the care supporter attribute information D2b ("baseball") of the care supporter information D2 detected in step S1 does not match the content attribute data d1 ("soccer") of the content K to which the care recipient 4 showed an unusual reaction, the care supporter detection program 23D again compares the care recipient attribute information D1 with the care supporter attribute information D2b.

In the next step S9, based on the comparison between the care recipient attribute information D1 and the caregiver attribute information D2b, the content attribute data d1 of content K is checked, and caregiver information D2 that matches contents K to Q is again detected from the caregiver library L2.

Then, the caregiver 3 corresponding to the newly detected caregiver information D2 is determined to be a caregiver who can build good communication with the person in need of care 4, who is particularly fond of soccer among sports, and will then be engaged in caring for the person in need of care 4.

However, in step S6, if the person requiring care 4 does not show any unusual reaction when viewing content K, it is assumed that the person requiring care 4 is not interested in "soccer", which is the content attribute data d1 assigned to content K, and the caregiver 3 again operates the facility terminal 40 to generate and transmit a request signal requesting that any other content A-n different from contents K-Q be extracted from the content library L1.

In this way, according to this embodiment, care worker information D2 that matches the content A-n that the care worker 4 is likely to like can be appropriately detected from the care worker library L2 based on the care recipient attribute information D1 and the care worker attribute information D2b.

If the caregiver 3 corresponding to the detected caregiver information D2 is engaged in caring for the person in need of care 4, it is expected that good communication will be established between the caregiver 3 and the person in need of care 4, and therefore it is anticipated that the caregiver 3 will be able to provide care for the person in need of care 4 smoothly.

Therefore, the behavioral and psychological symptoms of the care recipient 4 can be appropriately improved without relying on drug therapy.

In addition, in this embodiment, if the caregiver attribute information D2b of the caregiver information D2 does not match the content attribute data d1 assigned to the content A to n to which the care recipient 4 showed an unusual reaction, the caregiver information D2 that matches the content A to n is detected again from the caregiver library L2.

Therefore, the caregiver 3 who can build better communication with the person requiring care 4 can be appropriately engaged in caring for the person requiring care 4.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the above embodiment, the reaction detection unit 60 is described as having a camera 61, a microphone 62, and command input icons 63a to 63c, but it may be configured to have only the camera 61 and microphone 62, or only one of the command input icons 63a to 63c.

Furthermore, the response detection unit 60 may be configured to include an acceleration sensor, a heart rate detection sensor, etc., to detect the amount of exercise of the person in need of care 4.

In the above embodiment, it has been described that contents A to n are composed of contents that stimulate the senses of sight, hearing, or smell of the five senses of the person requiring care 4, but they may also include contents that stimulate the sense of touch or taste.

Furthermore, the contents A to n may be classified into a first content that relieves the mental tension of the person requiring care 4, a second content that arouses the interest of the person requiring care 4, and a third content that calms the person requiring care 4.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which content is provided to the person requiring care 4 by accessing the server 20 via the facility device 30, but the facility device 30 may be configured to download content or an assistance program for providing the content, etc., to the facility device 30 and then provide the content to the person requiring care 4.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which content is provided to the person requiring care 4 at a care facility 2, but content may also be provided at the home in which the person requiring care 4 resides.

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In the above embodiment, it has been explained that the target is a care recipient 4 with behavioral and psychological symptoms. However, for example, it is expected that autism can also be appropriately improved by using a care recipient support system having a configuration similar to the care recipient system 10 of the above embodiment.

Reference Signs List 1: Operation company 2: Care facility 3: Care supporter 4: Person requiring care 10: Care-requiring person support system 20: Server 23A: First memory area 23B: Second memory area 23D: Care supporter detection program (care supporter detection unit)
30 Facility device 43a Processing program (processing unit)
A to n Content D1 Care recipient attribute information D2 Care supporter information D2b Care supporter attribute information d1 Content attribute data L1 Content library (stimulus information library)
L2 Caregiver Library

Claims (6)

A support system for a care recipient that provides the care recipient with stimulation information about stimulation of at least one of the five senses of the care recipient related to a behavioral and psychological symptom, and detects a reaction of the care recipient,
A computer-implemented server,
The server:
a stimulation information library in which the stimulation information is stored, the stimulation information being assigned attributes related to care recipient attribute information relating to attributes of the care recipient stored in a storage area ;
a care supporter library in which care supporter information having care supporter attribute information relating to attributes of care supporters who care for the care recipient is stored ;
and functioning as a care supporter detection unit that compares the care recipient attribute information with the care supporter attribute information, and detects the care supporter information whose care supporter attribute information highly matches the care recipient attribute information from the care supporter library as the care supporter information that matches the stimulation information .
Support system for people requiring care. A device connected to the server,
The device comprises:
A reaction detection unit;
a processing unit that determines that the care recipient does not react to the stimulation information that is matched to the care supporter information detected by the care supporter detection unit by input to the reaction detection unit , and requests other stimulation information different from the stimulation information from the server when it is determined that the care recipient does not react .
The care-requiring person support system according to claim 1 . The processing unit includes:
when the reaction detection unit detects a reaction of the care recipient to the other stimulus information provided to the care recipient, or when it is determined that the care recipient has reacted based on an input to the reaction detection unit, a detection signal is generated indicating that the care recipient has reacted to the other stimulus information;
The care supporter detection unit is
determining whether or not the care supporter attribute information related to the care supporter information detected based on the detection signal generated by the processing unit matches the attribute of the other stimulation information reacted to;
The care-requiring person support system according to claim 2 . The care supporter detection unit is
When the care supporter attribute information related to the detected care supporter information does not match the attributes of the other stimulus information that reacted, the care supporter information that matches the other stimulus information stored in the stimulus information library is detected again from the care supporter library based on the care recipient attribute information to which the attributes of the other stimulus information are added as care recipient data and the care supporter attribute information based on the detection signal generated by the processing unit.
The care-requiring person support system according to claim 3 . A server implemented by a computer that provides a care recipient with stimulation information regarding stimulation to at least one of the care recipient's five senses related to behavioral and psychological symptoms,
a stimulation information library in which the stimulation information is stored, the stimulation information being assigned attributes related to care recipient attribute information relating to attributes of the care recipient stored in a storage area ;
a care supporter library in which care supporter information having care supporter attribute information relating to attributes of care supporters who care for the care recipient is stored ;
and functioning as a care supporter detection unit that compares the care recipient attribute information with the care supporter attribute information, and detects the care supporter information whose care supporter attribute information highly matches the care recipient attribute information from the care supporter library as the care supporter information that matches the stimulation information .
server . 1. A method for supporting a care recipient, comprising: providing the care recipient with stimulation information regarding a stimulation to at least one of the five senses of the care recipient related to a behavioral and psychological symptom; and detecting a reaction of the care recipient,
A computer implemented server comprising:
for care assistant information on a care assistant who cares for the care recipient, the care assistant information being assigned attributes related to care recipient attribute information on the attributes of the care recipient stored in a memory area and matching the stimulus information stored in a stimulus information library , comparing the care recipient attribute information with care assistant attribute information on the attributes of the care assistant to detect from the care assistant library the care assistant information whose care assistant attribute information highly matches the care recipient attribute information;
How to support those in need of care.