Abstract

We surveyed wondering prevention and monitoring system at geriatric health care facilities for the elderly, geriatric medical care facilities for the elderly, and group homes in order to develop new wandering prevention and monitoring systems which prevent persons with dementia from falling down beside a bed and other accidents in inside or outside of facilities. First of all, we drew up a questionnaire and sent them to welfare facilities for elderly (N=342) in Hyogo prefecture. 108 facilities returned questionnaires to the Hyogo Assistech, and we checked them up. 56 % facilities installed one or some systems. 57 % of systems are monitoring cameras, 21 % are tag sensor systems, 21 % are infrared rays systems.

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