The watching system includes: an action detection unit capable of detecting a plurality of types of actions of a care recipient a storage unit for storing notification interval information specifying a notification interval for each combination of actions； a determination unit for determining, when the action detection unit detects that the care recipient takes a first action targeted for notification and, following the first action, detects that the care recipient takes a second action targeted for notification, a notification interval from notification intervals specified in the notification interval information, that is associated with a combination of the first action and the second action； and a notification control unit for suppressing notification of the second action when a detection interval from the detection of the first action to the detection of the second action is shorter than the notification interval determined by the determination unit.
