PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a watching apparatus and a watching method capable of determining that a watching target person being in a room is in a predetermined state.SOLUTION: A watching apparatus 10 comprises: a presence signal acquisition unit 12 for acquiring a presence signal showing the presence of a target person within a predetermined area in a room； biological signal acquisition unit 12 for acquiring the biological signal of a human body via a necessary sensor provided at a bed； and a determination unit 13 which determines that the target person is in a predetermined state when a period in which the presence signal and the biological signal cannot be acquired continuously for a predetermined period. Thus, the watching apparatus 10 watches the watching target person in the room.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2【課題】部屋にいる見守り対象者が所定の状態にあると判定することができる見守り装置及び見守り方法を提供する。【解決手段】見守り装置１０は、室内の所定範囲内での対象者の存在を示す存在信号を取得する存在信号取得部１２と、寝床に設けられた所要のセンサを介して人体の生体信号を取得する生体信号取得部１２と、存在信号及び生体信号を取得することができない時間が所定時間継続した場合、対象者が所定の状態にあると判定する判定部１３とを備え、部屋にいる見守り対象者を見守る。【選択図】図２
