Abstract
Japan entered a super-aged society, and an excretion care of nursing care is a serious social problem. The excretion care causes physical and mental stress to both caregivers and recipients. In this study, we have been developing a new nursing care equipment for reducing the stress of the excretion care. The equipment consist of "Support system" and "Toilet system". The support system assists the recipient to get up from a bed and walk without help, and the toilet system assists of toileting. The toilet system can capture feces, prevent odor dispersion by adhering tightly to the buttocks, and automatically wash an anus. This paper describes the general appearance of the toilet system, the details of a toilet unit which is some of the toilet system, and washing function of the toilet unit of estimation.
