My father-in-law was certified as Care Level 3. I tried asking AI about things I didn't understand.

Since my father-in-law was hospitalized, I have encountered more and more words I don't know.

Things about the hospital, things about nursing care, and things about life from here on out.

Every time that happens,

“What does this mean?”

“What should I do next?”

I keep running into things I don't understand.

Recently, my father-in-law was certified as“Care Level 3.”Care Level 3.

I had heard the term, but I didn't really understand what kind of condition that actually meant.

So, I tried asking

ChatGPTabout it.

It then explained in an easy-to-understand way how much assistance is often needed in daily life, and what kind of nursing care services are available.

Of course, just because it's Care Level 3 doesn't mean everyone is in the same condition.

My father-in-law has his own specific condition, so I need to confirm the actual situation with the hospital or a care manager.

Even so, I was able to clear my head a little by thinking,

“So that's what it is.”

My father-in-law who says, “I want to go home”

My father-in-law seems to want to go home.

Hearing that, various things came to my mind again.

What will life be like when he comes home?

What about the bed?

What about the toilet?

Is walking okay?

What about nursing care services?

In the first place, even though the discharge date hasn't been decided yet, should I be doing something now?

Things I don't understand keep coming up one after another.

So, I asked ChatGPT again.

It told me that instead of thinking about everything after the discharge is decided, I can consult with hospital counselors and others from this stage.

If he returns home, I should check what kind of assistance will be needed and consider welfare equipment or nursing care services as necessary.

It organized the things I need to think about from here on out, one by one.

When this happens, I tend to think about the future all at once.

“I have to do that too.”

“I have to look that up too.”

“Am I the one who has to do it?”

Even though nothing has been decided yet, my mind just keeps racing ahead.

At times like that, just having someone organize it for me by saying,

“It's enough to go this far for now,”

makes me feel a little different.

I thought electric beds were something you buy

If my father-in-law comes home, anelectric bedmight also be necessary.

So,

I asked.

At first, I thought it was something you just buy.

But I learned that there are cases where you can rent it as welfare equipment using long-term care insurance.

I probably would have remained ignorant of things like this if I hadn't become involved in nursing care.

Of course, I need to confirm with a care manager or a welfare equipment provider whether it can actually be used and what the costs are.

I can't decide anything based solely on ChatGPT's answer.

But if I can learn,

“It seems there is a way like this,”

then I know what to ask the experts next.

That is the part I find convenient about using AI.

Do I have to be the one doing the main work?

And one more thing.

This isn't about the system, but about me.

While thinking about my father-in-law's nursing care, I thought,

“Wait, do I have to be the one doing the main work?”

Going to the hospital, listening to what they have to say, looking up what's necessary.

Before I knew it, I was the one thinking about all sorts of things.

But I didn't really understand,

“Who is supposed to do this?”

Thinking it might be strange to ask AI even about this, I asked ChatGPT just like that.

It told me that it's not something for the family to shoulder alone, but something to proceed with while consulting with various people, such as hospital counselors and care managers.

Maybe that's obvious.

But I think I needed those words at that time.

Not to get the right answer

Recently, I've been asking ChatGPT more often when I have things I don't understand in my daily life.

Before, I would have searched on Google first.

Of course, I still search now.

But when you search, a lot of information comes up.

Searching for the information I need from among them, reading several pages, and searching again...

When I'm tired, that alone is quite a lot of work.

With ChatGPT,

I can talk about my situation just as it is.

And I can also continue to ask about the parts I don't understand, like,

“That's difficult, so please explain it a little more simply,”

“So what should I do now?”

“Who should I consult about this?”

AI is not always correct.

Especially regarding medical care, nursing care, law, and money, I believe it is necessary to confirm with experts or public offices rather than believing the AI's answer as it is.

So, rather than having AI “decide the right answer,” I use it to



organize my own thoughts.That is how I use it.

I never thought I would be using AI in my 50s

Until a little while ago, I thought of AI as something more special.

Something used by people who are good at their jobs.

Something used by people who are knowledgeable about computers.

Something used by young people who like new things.

I had that kind of image.

But when I actually used it, the things I ask AI are surprisingly just ordinary things.

Things about family.

Things about work.

Things about places to go.

Things about sentences to send to people.

And things about nursing care, like this time.

When you reach your 50s, I feel like there are more things you have to think about, not just for yourself, but for your parents and family.

There are also many things I don't understand.

At times like that, there is someone I can say,

“Hey, think about this with me.”

For me, AI might be that kind of existence for now.

Doing something amazing using AI.

It doesn't have to be something like that.

In my daily life, when I think,

“What should I do about this?”

I try asking it.

Even just that can be a little helpful.

From now on, I think I might write about such “things I tried asking AI in my daily life” from time to time.

Life from your 50s and AI.

I myself am still full of things I don't know.

That is precisely why I hope to learn slowly while actually using it.