ANNUAL SPECIAL REPORT 2017 57 • The Branch for People with Disabilities of Western Attica On 31.5.2017 a team visited the Branch for People with Disabilities of Western Attica in order to monitor the transferring procedure for people with disabilities of this facility and interview every involved party about the challenges of the attempt. The Skaramagkas Unit ceased operating, as its relocation was completed in October 2017, with 6 persons being transferred to the Branch for People with Disabilities of Eastern Attica, 20 persons transferred to the Branch for People with Disabilities of Western Attica and one person being transferred to a mental health unit. The NPM will continue monitoring the living conditions of people with severe mental/developmental disorders in the new facilities they were placed. Private elderly care unit Under the European Charter of Rights and Responsibilities of Older People in need of Long-term care and Assistance, older people have a right to dignity, physical and mental integrity, freedom and security, as they are obliged to rely on others to support and take care of them. In this context, a NPM team for the first time carried out an inspection of a private elderly care unit. It will be followed by more visits to geriatric hosting structures for the elderly, in order to monitor the living conditions of this especially vulnerable group. ././.