monitoring in social care homes was the subject of a general intervention of the Commissioner for Human Rights to the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy71 . The issue of alcohol abuse of some residents and insufficient number of homes for people with alcohol problem As many as 10% of SCH residents may have alcohol-related problems The problem certainly cannot be considered a marginal one. According to the findings of the NMPT, in most social care homes for senior persons or persons with chronic somatic diseases there are some residents with alcohol problems. In some of the visited facilities, the share of such persons in the total number of residents was as high as around 10%. Despite introducing an amendment to legal regulations, allowing for the establishment of social care homes for alcohol addicts, the number of such institutions is still too low to meet all the needs. Therefore, individuals with alcohol problems are placed in remaining institutions, which badly affects both, the therapeutic process as well as other residents and employees of SCHs who often need to deal with their aggression and agitation. The issue of restricting residents’ contact with the external world The provisions which are currently in force fail to contain any regulations permitting the introduction of any restrictions to resident’s freedom of leaving the building and facility premises. It should be noted that the institution of incapacitation imposes restrictions on the individual in question only in the legal aspect and not with respect to personal freedom. In the opinion of the NMPT incapacitated individuals should be treated by social care home employees on a par with other residents in all aspect of life, with the exception of the legal aspect. It should additionally be observed that currently there are also no legal grounds for restricting the Cf. chapter: Advisory activities, General interventions. 71 46 PART III - situation in places of detention