Panasonic strives to achieve user-friendly universal design manufacturing. It also actively engages in the field of care. To address the aging society and amendments made to the care insurance system, at the 33rd HCR Panasonic will propose a “comfortable lifestyle to people receiving/giving care” under the theme “people-friendly manufacturing.”

The living room is a place of relaxation where families share their joy. “VIERA” legibly displays the program guidance on the large screen; “VIERA Link” and the “new remote control” with large buttons and prominent letters give you easy control over both the DVD recorder and sound system. You can also enjoy your digital camera photographs on the VIERA’s large screen.

With the evolution of home network cameras and door phones, we can now monitor the entire home and answer the doorbell from the living room. And the fax machine with audio guidance, the auto-cleaning air conditioner, and durable and easy-to-clean flooring will create an enjoyable, comfortable living room.

Let us now introduce equipment that supports the efforts of people receiving care to regain independence and the people assisting such efforts. “Relakuturn,” the manually propelled wheelchair for home use, is easy to handle with a minimum rotating radius of 51 cm. Its low-resistance cushion promises long-lasting comfort and allows for easy movement onto the bed.

Next we have the electrically-operated adjustable bed for home use, “Soi-ne.” With a low-rise build of 23 cm, the care receiver may sleep at ease at the same eye level as the care taker. The bed may be placed up against the wall, and its height may be adjusted to just the right level to enable stress-free movement on/off the bed for both people receiving/giving care.

Panasonic proposes myriads of products that offer comfort in every aspect of our lives, such as bathing and toilet care equipment, tilted drum type washer-dryer easily accessible even from a wheelchair, universal design system kitchen, steam oven microwave range with audio guidance and the IH cooking heater.

Panasonic offers a great variety of products ranging from “housing,” “housing building materials,” “home appliances,” and “health care equipment.” As the society ages more rapidly, Panasonic will continue to create products that will make the lives of everyone in the family, from people receiving care to people giving care, comfortable and enjoyable.