JPH0420924Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a structure for a facility for accommodating senile dementia patients equipped with a walking maze.

(Prior Art) The number of people with senile dementia is increasing as people with senile dementia are living longer due to advances in medicine in recent years. Although the current situation is posing new social problems, no structure has yet been developed to prevent the various disorders that may be expected due to their somnambulistic gait.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) As mentioned above, one of the characteristics of people with senile dementia is that they go out and walk aimlessly like so-called sleepwalkers. However, such walking is inevitably dangerous, and various problems arise because the destination is unknown not only to the person himself but also to his family. However, it is difficult to completely prevent such sleepwalking, and this often leads to serious situations.

The present invention is a walking labyrinth that allows people with senile dementia to somnambulistically walk within a certain structure while leaving it to their will and safely. The purpose is to provide structures for detention facilities.

(Means for solving the problem) The structure of the present invention to achieve the above purpose is as follows:
To explain using FIG. 1 which corresponds to an embodiment, the present invention has a locking device (not shown) at the entrance of a plurality of rooms 2 facing a corridor 1 and accommodating senile dementia patients. It is equipped with a door and can be locked if necessary. The room accommodates and cares for a person with senile dementia who has a somnambulistic gait habit. It does not have a locking device and can be opened at any time. Within the maze 3, a plurality of straight walls 4 and hook-shaped walls 5 constituting the maze are appropriately arranged, and the person with the sleepwalking habit walks through the maze of his/her own free will. It is possible to walk inside. A watchtower 6 is installed at an appropriate location within the maze to monitor the pedestrians' walking status within the maze. By arranging a receiver (not shown) that receives radio waves from the pedestrian on the watchtower, the location of the pedestrian can be more preferably and easily confirmed, and the safety of the pedestrian can also be guaranteed. It's going to be a success.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a facility for senile dementia in which a walking maze according to the present invention is installed. This is a hallway provided along the entrance side of a plurality of rooms 2 that are equipped with locking devices (not shown), and the expropriator can freely enter and exit the room on the opposite side of the entrance side. A possible exit is provided facing the maze 3 surrounded on three sides by an outer wall 7, and the exit is not equipped with a locking device, so that the above-mentioned expropriator can enter and exit at any time at will. It's summery.

Due to the inmate's unique walking habits,
When they want to go out, they can freely go out from the exit to the adjacent maze 3 and walk within the maze as they wish. Inside the maze 3, a plurality of linear walls 4, hook-shaped walls 5, or an appropriate number of other shaped walls (not shown) are arranged to form a maze and to change the walking style of the maze. It is composed of In addition, multiple trees,
And by creating a large number of undulations, the maze itself is made to more closely resemble the natural environment.
Preferably, the inmate is given that gait change.

The walking conditions of the inmates walking through the maze are monitored from the guard tower 6, and their walking conditions are taken into account. Depending on their condition, they are taken back to room 2. On the other hand, each inmate has a unique A receiver (not shown) that receives these unique radio waves is installed on the watchtower 6, and the walking situation is monitored. It is possible to easily grasp and confirm the inmate's walking state in the maze and its situation.

(Effects of the invention) Since the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, it can prevent the dangers caused by going outside and walking aimlessly like a so-called sleepwalker, and the dangers such as the disappearance of the person's whereabouts. It has the effect of safely and easily solving the problem within the certain structure according to the present invention, and can be used in places other than the structure according to the present invention, such as sleepwalking outside the home. This makes it possible to easily solve various problems caused by the danger that inevitably accompanies walking and the fact that one's whereabouts are unknown.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing the structure of a facility for accommodating senile dementia in which a walking maze according to the present invention is installed. In the diagram, 1...corridor, 2...room, 3...
Maze, 4...straight wall, 5...hook-shaped wall, 6...
...Watchtower, 7...Outer wall.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Entrances of multiple rooms 2 for housing patients with senile dementia facing the hallway 1 can be locked, and three sides are connected to the outer wall 7.
The exit of the room facing the maze 3 surrounded by is always openable, and a plurality of linear walls 4 and hook-shaped walls 5 are arranged at appropriate locations within the maze to form a walking maze. A structure for a facility for housing people with senile dementia equipped with a walking maze, characterized in that a watchtower 6 is installed to monitor people walking in the maze.