☞ According to the NMPT a psychiatric ward/hospital should not fulfil a double role, namely being a diagnostic and therapeutic institution for persons who have indications for hospitalization and, at the same time – also a place of living for people who do not require hospitalization but need standing institutional care at the same time. For multiannual residents of a psychiatric facility a place at residential care home should be found or another type of accommodation, e.g. a secured apartment, hostel, etc. Social care homes and other long term care facilities In 2019 the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture conducted visits to: • 2 long term care facilities for physically disabled elderly131, • 7-24 hour care facilities for the elderly132, • 6 social care homes133, including 2 repeated inspections134. systemic problems Unfortunately not all systemic problems faced by long term care facilities have been solved. Many problems, although they have been reported for many years, still remain unresolved. The NMPT still expects that the legislator take appropriate legislative measures concerning the following issues: Legality of stay in such facilities of persons who are not incapacitated and whose health condition makes it impossible for them to sign a contract Those who act on behalf of a person who has not been incapacitated are not legitimized in any way in light of currently applicable legislation to decide about placing such a person in a long-term care facility or a nursing home, even if such a person is in a bad physical and mental condition and as such is unable to sign a contract for services. 131 132 133 134 58 ZOL „Dom Rodzinny” in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (KMP.573.8.2019); ZOL in Warsaw, 8, Olchy st. (KMP.573.21.2019). Nursing Home „70 Plus” in Konstantynów Łódzki (KMP.573.1.2019); Nursing Home Elite Prestige at Licz (KMP.573.13.2019); „Labirynt” at Olsztyna (KMP.573.9.2019); Nursing Home „TIM” in Marki (KMP.573.10.2019); Nursing Home „Willa Seniorówka” in Strzelce (KMP.573.17.2019); Nursing Home „Osmolice” in Osmolice (KMP.573.16.2019); Nursing Home „Zielone Wzgórze” in Koleczkowo (BPG.573.2.2019). This chapter describes the results of visits at a Nursing Home for War Veterans in Warsaw (KMP.575.1.2019); Nursing Home „Nad Potokiem” in Radom (KMP.575.2.2019); Nursing Home for Mentally Ill Adults of the Albertine Brothers in Częstochowa (KMP.575.4.2019); Nursing Home „Leśny” in Warsaw (KMP.575.6.2019). Nursing Home for Education Sector Employees in Warsaw (KMP.575.2.2015); Nursing Home „Pod Brzozami” in Warsaw (KMP.575.18.2014). PART IV – Situation in places of detention