JP7586076B2 - Care information recording system and care information recording method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a care information recording system and a care information recording method. In particular, the present invention relates to a care information recording system and a care information recording method that handle the care records of a care recipient that were provided at a facility that provides care to the care recipient.

In Japan, life expectancy has increased significantly due to improvements in living standards, sanitary conditions, and medical standards that came with the rapid economic growth after the war. This, combined with a declining birth rate, has resulted in an aging society with a high aging rate. In such an aging society, it is expected that the number of people who require care due to illness, injury, aging, etc. will increase.

In care facilities and other care-giving settings, care staff record the care status of the care recipient as a care record in order to understand changes in the care recipient's condition and to help create a care plan.

Generally, nursing care records are written by nursing care staff by hand on nursing care record sheets. The data is then entered into a record server and digitized, which requires double input into a PC (personal computer) each time, which places a heavy burden on nursing care staff.

In the nursing care record support system disclosed in Patent Document 1, nursing care records are entered by voice input into a mobile device carried by the nursing staff. This nursing care record support system grasps the location information of the mobile device at the time of voice input, and from this location information, identifies setting information related to nursing care such as date and time, location, name of nursing care staff, name of person being cared for, etc., and records this in association with the nursing care situation extracted by voice recognition.

JP 2019-008656 A

However, in the field of nursing care, there is a demand to continue using familiar conventional recording sheets. In view of this situation, the present application aims to provide a care information recording system and a care information recording method that use familiar care record sheets and easily digitize the contents written on them.

The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following means:

(1) an acquisition unit that acquires read image data obtained by reading a care record sheet on which care information regarding the care of a care recipient is written;
a character recognition processing unit that performs character recognition processing on the read image data acquired by the acquisition unit;
A storage unit that stores management items;
a detection unit that detects the care information corresponding to the management item from the text data obtained by the character recognition processing,
The care information recording system stores the detected care information corresponding to the management item in the memory unit in association with the management item.

(2) The management items include care information shared by multiple care staff who provide care to the care recipient,
The care information recording system described in (1) above further includes a notification processing unit that, when the shared care information is not detected by the detection unit, sends a notification to the notification destination of the person in charge associated with the care record sheet corresponding to the text data to be detected, or to the notification destination of the person in charge associated with the care recipient on the care record sheet.

(3) A care information recording system as described in (1) or (2) above, wherein the care record sheet has a different format for each care facility where care is provided to the care recipient.

(4) A step (a) of acquiring read image data obtained by reading a care record sheet on which care information regarding the care of a care recipient is described;
a step (b) of performing character recognition processing on the read image data acquired in the step (a);
A step (c) of detecting the care information corresponding to the management items pre-stored in a storage unit from the text data obtained in the step (b);
a step (d) of storing the care information corresponding to the management item detected in the step (c) in the storage unit in association with the management item;
A method for recording care information comprising:

(5) The management items include care information shared by multiple care staff who provide care to the care recipient,
A step (e) of determining whether the care information to be shared was not detected in the step (c);
If the shared care information is not detected in the step (e), a step (f) of notifying the notification destination of the person in charge associated with the care record sheet corresponding to the text data to be detected, or the notification destination of the person in charge associated with the care recipient of the care record sheet;
The care information recording method according to (4) above, further comprising:

(6) A care information recording method as described in (4) or (5) above, wherein the care record sheet has a different format for each care facility where care is provided to the care recipient.

The care information recording system according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit that acquires read image data obtained by reading a care record sheet on which care information relating to the care of a care recipient is described, a character recognition processing unit that performs character recognition processing on the read image data acquired by the acquisition unit, a storage unit that stores the care information in association with a management item, and a detection unit that detects care information corresponding to the management item from text data obtained by the character recognition processing, and stores the care information corresponding to the management item in the storage unit in association with the management item. This allows the contents of a familiar care record sheet to be easily digitized.

1 is a diagram showing an overview of a care information recording system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a management server. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a terminal device. 1 is an example of a nursing care record sheet. 1 is an example of a nursing care record sheet. 1 is an example of a nursing care record sheet. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a care information recording process. 13 is a flowchart showing a notification process. 13 is an example of a notification destination list. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a care information recording system according to a second embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a management server.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are given the same reference numerals, and duplicate explanations will be omitted. In addition, the dimensional ratios in the drawings have been exaggerated for the convenience of explanation, and may differ from the actual ratios.

The care information transmission system according to this embodiment will be described by taking as an example a case where the care records of a care recipient at a nursing home are digitized as a care facility. However, the scope of application of this embodiment is not limited to nursing homes. In addition to nursing homes, care facilities include hospitals and facilities that provide childcare services such as kindergartens or nursery schools. Furthermore, care recipients include care recipients, hospitalized patients, and kindergarten or nursery school children, and care includes nursing care, nursing care, and care for infants and young children. Furthermore, the care records as content include, as correspondence records (care record sheets) that record these cares, nursing record sheets, nursing record sheets (medical charts, life records), and communication books for infants and young children's families recorded by childcare staff.

(Overall composition)
1 is a diagram showing an overview of a care information recording system 1 according to the first embodiment. The care information recording system 1 according to the present embodiment mainly digitizes (converts) care records of care recipients in a care facility into electronic data and manages them.

As shown in FIG. 1, the care information recording system 1 includes a management server 10 that manages nursing records, and a terminal device 20 that reads a manuscript and generates image data (hereinafter referred to as "read image data"). The management server 10 of the care information recording system 1, the terminal device 20, and the terminal devices 30 and 40 are connected to 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, so that they can communicate with each other. In some networks, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or the like (for example, a LAN conforming to the IEEE 802.11 standard) may be used. The entire care information recording system 1 is placed inside the nursing facility. However, this is not limited to this, and the terminal device 20 may be placed inside the facility and the management server 10 may be placed outside the facility. In that case, the management server 10 may be configured as a cloud server virtually constructed by multiple servers placed on a network such as the Internet.

The terminal device 30 is, for example, a PC, and can view and search the nursing record data recorded in the management server 10 via the network 50. The terminal device 30 may be located inside the facility or outside the facility. Furthermore, if the terminal device 30 is located inside the facility, it may also be configured to accept nursing information data keyed in from this terminal device 30.

The terminal device 40 is a portable terminal device such as a smartphone carried by a care staff member. Care staff members are also called care staff, and are those who care for the care recipients. In the following, they will simply be referred to as staff members. The terminal device 40 wirelessly communicates with each device via an access point 51 placed within the facility, when the staff member is working.

The management server 10 of the care information recording system 1 allows login (access) to the services provided by the user of the terminal device 20, 30, 40 using credential information such as an ID and password provided by the user.

(Management Server 10)
2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the management server 10. The management server 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a communication unit 13. Each component is connected to each other via a bus so as to be able to communicate with each other.

The control unit 11 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and memories such as RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Read Only Memory), and controls and performs calculations on the entire care information recording system 1 and each part of the management server 10 according to a program. The control unit 11 also has the functions of a detection unit 111 and a notification processing unit 112.

The memory unit 12 is also referred to as a database, and records and manages various data of the care information recording system 1. Note that the memory unit 12 may be configured as a database server independent of the management server 10 in part or in whole, and may be connected to the management server 10, etc. via a network.

The communication unit 13 has the function of communicating with other devices via a network, and performs notification processing by working in cooperation with the notification processing unit 112.

First, we will explain the contents stored in the memory unit 12. The memory unit 12 stores a list of management items, a list of notification recipients, nursing care records, etc.

In the course of care work, care procedures for care recipients include, for example, providing drinks, assistance with eating, toileting, wheelchair transfers, walking assistance, positioning (to prevent bedsores), and bathing assistance. Depending on each care provided by staff, the amount of food intake, amount of water intake, excretion status (presence or absence, amount, stool condition), etc. are recorded.

The management items included in the "Management Item List" are set and registered in advance by staff who provide care to care recipients at the nursing facility, the staff leader, the care manager, or the facility administrator (hereinafter, these will be simply referred to as "staff, etc."), or by the administrator of the company that provides the care information recording system 1. Management items include vital data (body temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, arterial oxygen saturation, etc.), food intake, water intake, excretion status (presence or absence, amount, stool condition), bathing records, etc. Care record sheets, which staff use to keep records of when they perform care procedures, include columns for entering these management items. Examples of care record sheets will be described later.

The "care record" is composed of care information corresponding to each management item. The care information is composed of attribute information such as the name of the person (name/ID of the person receiving care), the name of the staff (staff ID), the name of the facility (facility ID), and care history data. The care history data is mainly information entered by hand into the care history sheet as described below, and includes whether each care procedure was performed, the time of the procedure, and data (numbers, amounts) indicating the situation at the time of the procedure if it was performed. For example, in the case of meal assistance, the care history data includes the time of assistance, data on the intake of staple food, side dish, and water, medication distribution, medication administration status, and measured vital signs. The care record is useful for the care manager to understand the progress of the care recipient's condition and to create a care plan. It is also useful for creating reports to be provided to the care recipient's family.

The "notification list" is a list that records notification address information to be sent to encourage filling in blanks when necessary nursing information has been omitted due to a blank space on the nursing record sheet. This necessary nursing information is nursing information shared by multiple nursing staff, and includes the nursing history data mentioned above. For example, this may be the case when necessary medication distribution records are missing as nursing information. The notification list includes email addresses of staff members, the staff leader (unit leader) who manages this staff member, and the facility manager (facility leader) of the facility where this staff member and staff leader work.

Next, the detection unit 111 and the notification processing unit 112 of the control unit 11 will be described. The management server 10 accepts the registration of data extracted from the scanned image data of the nursing care record sheet sent from the terminal device 20 as described later. This registered data is composed of, for example, text data and its arrangement information. The detection unit 111 detects nursing care information corresponding to the management item by analyzing the text data, and the control unit 11 associates this with the management item. For example, in the case of a nursing care record sheet for meal assistance, the control unit 11 detects the numerical value of the intake amount from the text data extracted from the handwritten characters written in the column at a specified position. Then, the control unit 11 associates the detected data with the intake amount, which is the management item, and stores it in the memory unit 12 as a nursing care record. In addition, this detection may be performed by matching with the words of the management item. The words of the management item include the type of care, keywords related to each care, the name of the care recipient, the name of the staff, the name of the facility, etc.

When there is a blank space on the nursing record sheet due to an omission, that is, when there is no data for a management item, the control unit 11 causes the notification processing unit 112 to perform a notification. The notification processing unit 112 determines the notification destination corresponding to the management item for which there is no data. Specifically, the notification processing unit 112 identifies the person in charge associated with the nursing record sheet, or the person in charge associated with the care recipient on the nursing record sheet. For example, the staff member in charge who filled out the nursing record sheet, or the staff member in charge of the care recipient in the nursing history data corresponding to the blank space. All staff members of the unit to which this staff member belongs may be determined as notification destinations. Here, a unit is a group consisting of multiple staff members who are jointly responsible for multiple care recipients in a specific range (for example, the first floor) in the facility. Information on the staff members who make up the unit is recorded in the notification destination list. Then, the notification processing unit 112 notifies the determined notification destination that there is a blank space.

(Terminal device 20)
2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the terminal device 20. The terminal device 20 is, for example, a multifunction peripheral (MFP). The terminal device 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, an image forming unit 23, a reading unit 24, and a communication unit 25. Each component is connected to each other via a bus so as to be able to communicate with each other.

The control unit 21 is composed of a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., and performs various controls. The control unit 21 has the function of a character recognition processing unit 211. The character recognition processing unit 211 extracts text data from the read image data of the care record sheet generated by the reading unit 24 by character recognition processing (OCR: Optical character recognition), and converts the care record into text data. In addition, this character recognition processing may extract information added by handwriting, etc. from the difference data between the standard format image data of the care record sheet used and the read image data.

The memory unit 22 is composed of a HDD etc., and stores standard formats (templates) for nursing care record sheets etc.

The image forming unit 23 forms an image on paper using known techniques such as electrophotography or inkjet. It generates a nursing record sheet to fill in by printing format data for the nursing record sheet.

The reading unit 24 functions as an acquisition unit. The reading unit 24 has a light source such as an LED and an imaging element such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor. The reading unit 24 shines light from the light source on a document such as a nursing record sheet set on a document table, photoelectrically converts the reflected light with the imaging element, and generates read image data from the electrical signal.

Like communication unit 13, communication unit 25 has the function of communicating with other devices via a network.

(Nursing record sheets and management items)
4 to 6, examples of nursing care record sheets will be described as examples of care record sheets. These nursing care record sheets are printed based on format data stored in the storage unit 22. In these nursing care record sheet examples, some information such as the facility name, date, and care recipient is set by staff or the like before printing.

Figure 4 is an example of a care record sheet for meal assistance, where sheet 61A is a blank sheet and sheet 61B is an example of a sheet after a care record has been filled in. In the example of Figure 4, management items include medication distribution and medication treatment, such as medication distribution in each time period, whether medication was administered, and the implementation results if medication was administered. For meal assistance, there is also the intake amount of staple foods and side dishes in each time period. In the example of sheet 61B, the intake amount is shown on an 11-point scale from 0 (not ingested) to 10 (eaten completely). Also, although not shown in the figure, for fluid intake, management items include the time period, type of fluid (water, tea, etc.), and intake amount (ml, cc).

Figure 5 shows an example of a care record sheet for care work notes, where sheet 62A is a blank sheet and sheet 62B is an example of a sheet after a care record has been filled in. In the example of the care record sheet in the figure, the management items include contact details for each care recipient (user) and contact information (family, care manager, care staff, nurse, etc.).

Figure 6 is an example of a care record sheet for excretion assistance. Sheet 63 includes, as management items, the name of the person being cared for, the type and size of underwear, as well as incontinence, symbols (amount of excretion), and marks (excretion status) related to urine and feces. The correspondence between the management items incontinence, symbols, and marks and the care information in the table at the top of sheet 63 is stored in advance in memory unit 12 (or memory unit 22).

(First embodiment)
(Care information record processing)
Next, a care information recording process performed by the care information recording system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing the care information recording process.

(Step S01)
The image forming unit 23 of the terminal device 20 prints a care record sheet (blank) based on the care record format data.

(Step S02)
The staff hand-writes the contents of the management items (care information such as care history data) on the care record sheet according to the care situation.

(Step S03)
The staff or the like performs the process up to step S05 by reading the nursing care record sheet filled out up to that point at a predetermined timing, for example, at the same predetermined time every day (for example, in the morning). The reading unit 24 of the terminal device 20 generates read image data (for example, in JPEG format or PDF format) by reading the nursing care record sheet.

(Step S04)
Here, the character recognition processing unit 211 extracts text data by performing character recognition processing on the scanned image data generated in step S03, and converts the care record into text data.

(Step S05)
The terminal device 20 transmits and registers the data to the management server 10. This data is the text data obtained in step S04. This text data may be in PDF format or the like to include layout information for each piece of text.

(Step S06)
The management server 10 detects care information from the data received in step S05, associates it with the management items, and stores it as a care record in the memory unit 12. Specifically, the detection unit 111 detects care information corresponding to the management items by analyzing the text data sent in step S05. The control unit 11 associates it with the management items and stores it in the memory unit 12.

(Step S07)
Staff members use the terminal device 30 to access the services of the management server 10 and view and search the care records. A care manager can use the information to create a care plan by understanding the changes in the condition of the care recipient. The information can also be used to create a report to be provided to the care recipient's family.

In this way, the care information recording system according to the first embodiment includes an acquisition unit that acquires read image data obtained by reading a care record sheet on which care information related to the care of a care recipient is described, a character recognition processing unit that performs character recognition processing on the read image data acquired by the acquisition unit, a storage unit that stores the care information in association with a management item, and a detection unit that detects care information corresponding to the management item from text data obtained by the character recognition processing, and stores the care information corresponding to the management item in the storage unit in association with the management item. This allows the contents of a familiar care record sheet to be easily digitized.

(Notification process in the care information recording system according to the modified example)
Next, a notification process in the modified example will be described with reference to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9. Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing the notification process. Fig. 9 is an example of a notification destination list stored in the storage unit 12.

(Step S10)
Here, in steps S01 to S06 in FIG. 7, the care information obtained from the scanned image data of the care record sheet is associated with the management items, thereby performing the care report recording process.

(Step S11)
The control unit 11 judges whether there is a data shortage in the management item. Specifically, the control unit 11 checks the care record recorded in step S06 and judges whether there is a missing piece of care information shared by multiple care staff members. Multiple care staff members are multiple care staff members in charge of the same unit. For example, if care history data such as the time of assistance, staple food, side dish, amount of water intake, medication distribution, and medication response status is missing, it is judged that there is a data shortage. If the information to be shared is not detected by the processing of the detection unit 111 in step S06, the control unit 11 judges that there is a data shortage (YES) and proceeds to the processing of step S12. On the other hand, if the information to be shared is detected (NO), the processing is terminated (END).

(Step S12)
The notification processing unit 112 acquires (1) the notification address associated with the care record sheet, or (2) the notification address of the person in charge associated with the care recipient on the care record sheet.

Specifically, (1) the control unit 11 obtains the notification address of the staff member who filled out the care record sheet and the notification address of the facility from which the sheet was sent as the notification address associated with the care record sheet. If the staff member's name is written on the care record sheet itself, that staff member is identified as the responsible staff member. For example, in the example of sheet 61B in Figure 4, the responsible staff member's name is written in the top column, so the responsible staff member is identified by the text data obtained from the description in that column.

Or, (2) obtain the notification address of the staff member in charge of the care recipient as the notification address of the person in charge associated with the care recipient on the care record sheet. For example, if there is no record of medication distribution for care recipient A, who should receive medication as information to be shared, the control unit 11 refers to tables 71 and 72 in the notification list in Figure 9 to identify the staff member in charge. Specifically, referring to table 71, if care recipient A is in unit "1F East," staff members A-D belonging to that unit are identified as the staff member in charge.

The notification processing unit 112 of the control unit 11 then obtains the notification address of the identified staff member in charge. For example, the email address for the terminal device 40 is obtained by referring to table 72. Note that the notification address may further include the notification address of not only the staff member in charge, but also the staff leader who manages the staff member in charge and the facility manager.

(Step S13)
The communication unit 13 and the notification processing unit 112 notify one or more notification addresses acquired in step S13 that there is insufficient data. This notification may include an explanation of the procedure for adding data, an address (URL) where the missing data can be entered, and the address of a person in charge of receiving the data.

(Step S14)
The control unit 11 receives input data from the staff, accepts additional data, and adds the accepted additional data to a blank portion of the corresponding nursing care record. For example, the staff transmits the input data to the management server 10 via the terminal device 40 or the like.

In this way, in the care information recording system according to the modified example, if the detection unit does not detect the shared care information, a notification is sent to the notification destination associated with the care record sheet that corresponds to the text data to be detected, or to the notification destination associated with the care recipient on the care record sheet. As a result, even if there is a omission in the care record sheet and there is insufficient data, the notification of the insufficient data can be sent, encouraging the staff member in charge to add the data.

Second Embodiment
Next, a care information recording system 1b according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 10 and Fig. 11. Fig. 10 is a diagram showing a care information recording process, and Fig. 11 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a management server 10b.

The care information recording system 1 according to the second embodiment is configured by a management server 10b. The management server 10b shown in FIG. 11 has a configuration similar to that of the management server 10b shown in FIG. 2.

The management server 10b is connected to the terminal devices 20 of multiple nursing care facilities via a network. The communication unit 13 of the management server 10b functions as an acquisition unit and acquires image data read and obtained by the terminal devices 20 of each nursing care facility.

The control unit 11b also functions as a character recognition processing unit 113. This character recognition processing unit 113 has the same function as the character recognition processing unit 211 shown in FIG. 3.

(Care information record processing)
(S21-S23)
The process here is similar to the process of steps S01-S03 described in Fig. 7. The terminal device 20 provided in each care facility generates scanned image data of the care record sheet by operation of the staff or the like.

(Step S24)
The communication unit 13, which functions as an acquisition unit of the management server 10b, acquires the scanned image data transmitted from the nursing care facility. The scanned image data includes identification information (facility ID) that identifies the facility that transmitted the scanned image data.

(Step S25)
Here, the control unit 11 performs the same process as in step S04 in Fig. 7. Specifically, the character recognition processing unit 113 performs character recognition processing on the read image data received in step S24.

The standard format of the nursing record sheet used at each nursing facility is a different format for each nursing facility, and the location of the management items varies. The types and number of these management items are generally common to multiple nursing facilities. In the second embodiment, it is preferable for the management server 10b to acquire image data of the standard format of the nursing record sheet used at each nursing facility in advance and store it in the memory unit 12. Then, information added by staff, etc., by hand, etc. may be extracted from the difference data between this image data and the scanned image data.

(Steps S26-S27)
Here, the same processes as steps S06-S07 in Fig. 7 are performed. Specifically, the management server 10b detects nursing care information from the data recognized in step S25, associates it with management items, and stores it as a nursing care record in the storage unit 12. Then, based on access from the terminal device 30 or the like, the management server 10b provides browsing and search services.

In this way, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained. Furthermore, in the second embodiment, even if scanned image data of nursing record sheets in different formats are obtained from multiple nursing facilities, the data can be easily digitized. In particular, since staff continue to use the nursing record sheets that they normally use at multiple nursing facilities, the burden associated with changing the nursing record sheets can be prevented.

The above-described configurations of the care information recording systems 1 and 1b are the main configurations described in explaining the features of the above-described embodiments, and are not limited to the above-described configurations, and can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims. For example, the first and second embodiments and the modified examples may be applied in combination with each other. Specifically, in the second embodiment, the character recognition processing unit 211 on the terminal device 20 side may be used in some nursing care facilities. Other configurations that are included in a general care information recording system 1 are not excluded.

In addition, the means and methods for performing various processes in the care information recording systems 1 and 1b according to the above-described embodiments can be realized by either a dedicated hardware circuit or a programmed computer. The above-mentioned programs may be provided by 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 programs recorded on the computer-readable recording medium are usually transferred to and stored in a storage unit such as a hard disk. In addition, the above-mentioned programs may be provided as standalone application software, or may be incorporated into the software of the device as a function.

This application is based on a Japanese patent application (Patent Application No. 2019-121171) filed on June 28, 2019, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

Reference Signs List 1, 1b Care information recording system 10 Management server 11 Control unit 111 Detection unit 112 Notification processing unit 113 Character recognition processing unit 12 Storage unit 13 Communication unit 20 Terminal device (MFP)
21 Control unit 211 Character recognition processing unit 22 Storage unit 23 Image forming unit 24 Reading unit 25 Communication unit 30 Terminal device (for viewing)
40 Terminal device (portable terminal for staff)
50 Network 51 Access point

Claims (4)

An acquisition unit that acquires read image data obtained by reading a care record sheet on which a format is printed and on which care information regarding the care of a care recipient is described;
a character recognition processing unit that extracts an added portion from the read image data acquired by the acquisition unit based on a difference from the format, and performs character recognition processing on the extracted portion;
A storage unit that stores a plurality of formats of care record sheets and preset management items;
a detection unit that detects the care information corresponding to the management item from the text data obtained by the character recognition processing,
The detected care information corresponding to the management item is stored in the storage unit in association with the management item;
The care record sheet has a different format for each care facility where care is provided to the care recipient,
A care information recording system in which the formats used in the care facilities have different arrangements for recording the management items, but the types and numbers of the management items are common . The management items include care information shared by a plurality of care staff who provide care to the care recipient,
The care information recording system of claim 1, further comprising a notification processing unit that, when the shared care information is not detected by the detection unit, sends a notification to the notification destination of the person in charge associated with the care record sheet corresponding to the text data to be detected, or to the notification destination of the person in charge associated with the care recipient on the care record sheet. A step (a) of acquiring read image data obtained by reading a care record sheet on which a format is printed and on which care information regarding the care of a care recipient is described;
a step (b) of extracting an added portion from the read image data acquired in the step (a) based on a difference from the format, and performing character recognition processing on the extracted portion;
A step (c) of detecting the care information corresponding to the management items pre-stored in a storage unit from the text data obtained in the step (b);
a step (d) of storing the care information corresponding to the management item detected in the step (c) in the storage unit in association with the management item;
Including,
The care record sheet has a different format for each care facility where care is provided to the care recipient,
The plurality of formats of the care record sheet are stored in a storage unit;
A care information recording method , wherein the formats used in the care facilities have different arrangements for recording the management items, but have the same types and number of the management items . The management items include care information shared by a plurality of care staff who provide care to the care recipient,
A step (e) of determining whether the care information to be shared was not detected in the step (c);
If the shared care information is not detected in the step (e), a step (f) of notifying the notification destination of the person in charge associated with the care record sheet corresponding to the text data to be detected, or the notification destination of the person in charge associated with the care recipient of the care record sheet;
The care information recording method of claim 3 , further comprising: