WALKING EXERCISE DEVICE FOR DEMENTIA PERSON IN NEED OF NURSING CARE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a walking exercise device to help eliminate wandering behaviors by dementia persons which may be repeated at all hours, assist them with walking for health maintenance, and contribute to reducing the burden of caregivers.;SOLUTION: This walking exercise device may be installed in facilities including a special elderly nursing home. Some gate-shaped light gauge steel structures (7) are built both indoors and outdoors within the facility. An overhead lightweight steel channel pipe (2) in a shape of H in cross section is stretched over the steel structures (7) and is provided with some of traction trolleys (1) that are attached thereto and can be smoothly moved thereon. A handler (5) is suspended from each of the traction trolleys (1). Finally, a control box (6) is put in place somewhere in the facility, and the whole system is wired.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT