Nichii Care Palace Co., Ltd.
Launch of new service using Amazon Alexa
～For the elderly to live their true lives～
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Nichii Care Palace Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President: Yukio Akiyama, hereinafter “Nichii Care Palace”), a subsidiary of Nichii Holdings Co., Ltd., is a business and subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (President and CEO Andy Jassy, hereinafter “Amazon”). We are the first elderly care facility in Japan to begin using a service that utilizes “Alexa Smart Properties Note 1″, which is provided for public services such as local governments.
Alexa Smart Properties is the first service in Japan to provide the personal AI assistant Alexa to businesses and local governments. We have adopted and started providing “Voiceta! (R) Note 2,” a service developed by “Voiceta! (R) Note 2” for elderly care facilities, which is equipped with smart home functions and communication tool functions.
1. background
Japan has become a super-aging society, and the “lack of human resources in the medical and welfare industry” has been raised as a social issue.We are working to secure and retain human resources, create a comfortable working environment, and improve the efficiency of nursing care work using ICT. There is a need to make efforts to On the other hand, at Nichii Care Palace, we place importance on helping our customers live their lives as individuals, making the most of their abilities, and supporting them to live independently. Nichii Care Palace has been working to solve these issues by utilizing digital and ICT, and now we are introducing “Voiceta!(R)”, a service developed by NTT Data that utilizes Amazon’s Alexa Smart Properties. We have decided to introduce a new service that is expected to support the independence of the elderly, provide a rich living environment, and improve the efficiency of nursing care operations.
2. Service overview
Services provided 1. Smart home function – You can use your voice to control home appliances such as TVs, air conditioners, and lighting. This increases the level of independence in the lives of customers with physical disabilities and improves their quality of life. 2. Communication tool function – Increases the number of points of contact with your family, giving you peace of mind. (Video calls, photo sharing, sending daily life updates to SNS, etc.) – You can use content that suits your hobbies and preferences.・We will inform you about the schedule of the home such as activities held.
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3. About the future
After introducing Alexa Smart Properties to Nichii Home Minami-Oi, Nichii Care Palace plans to expand the service mainly to Nichii Home brand facilities. By continuing to verify Alexa Smart Properties together with Amazon and NTT Data, we will improve our services, provide our customers with a lifestyle that suits them, and further improve the efficiency of nursing care work to secure and retain human resources. We will contribute to solving the problems of Company profile Company name Nichii Care Palace Co., Ltd. Location 4-6 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Ochanomizu Sola City Representative President Yukio Akiyama Business content Elderly care service business, Nichii Home (paid nursing home with nursing care), Nichii Maison (residential paid nursing home) Home, serviced housing for the elderly), Iris Garden (serviced housing for the elderly), Nichii Life Care (visiting care, in-home care support, short-term residential care) Capital: 80 million yen (wholly owned subsidiary of Nichii Holdings Co., Ltd.) ) Established June 1964 Note 1 Alexa Smart Properties is the first service in Japan to provide Alexa, a personal AI assistant provided by Amazon, to businesses and local governments, and is a service that provides services such as “elderly facilities” and “hotels”. It can be used for businesses such as condominiums and public services such as local governments. Alexa Smart Properties enables solution providers to develop and implement Alexa-powered services to meet the needs of businesses and local governments using Alexa Smart Properties-specific APIs. Facility owners and managers will be able to centrally and efficiently manage Amazon Echo series devices that have been configured and installed to use Alexa Smart Properties. In addition, Alexa Smart Properties uses a dedicated account for the corporation or local government providing the service, so users can use specific Alexa voice services without using their personal Amazon account or providing personal information. You can use it. [2] “Voiceta!” is a service provided by NTT Data for seniors that utilizes smart displays that can be operated by voice. By creating devices that are easy to use and opportunities for speech, health activities, and social participation, we support bridging the digital divide and extending healthy lifespans.
https://www.nttdata-voista.com/〇For inquiries regarding this release, please contact Nichii Care Palace Co., Ltd. Public Relations Department (Hayashi/Minami) Phone: 03-5834-5220 Email: ncp-kouhou @nichii-carepalace.co .jp