Report of the Human Rights Defender on the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism in Poland in 2012 9.  Living conditions In some establishments the representatives of the Mechanism recommended that the rooms and bathrooms should be renovated since there was damp and mould on walls or signs of considerable wear and tear104. The interviewed juveniles occasionally complained that their rooms were insufficiently equipped or that their bunk beds lacked safety barriers and their rooms – ornaments. During the inspection of the rooms in the visited centres, the visiting team also examined whether the sanitary facilities provided conditions ensuring intimacy when taking a bath. The fact that only in one establishment the above right of juveniles was breached due to the lack of curtains in the shower cubicles should be assessed as positive105. In the remaining centres the juveniles had access to sanitary facilities guaranteeing their privacy. However, it should also be noted that the visited establishments were not adjusted to the needs of disabled persons. Due to the specificity of the care or sociotherapy centre it is justified to assume that such establishments may also have to accommodate e.g. a person on a wheel-chair. If the conditions in those establishments do not change, such persons will not be able to use sanitary facilities or move around the premises on their own. The Mechanism recommended that the establishments should be adjusted to the needs of people with reduced mobility. Youth Sociotherapy Centre in Gliwice, Youth Care Centre in Brzeg Dolny, Youth Care Centre in Podborsk, Youth Care Centre in Sobótka. 105 Youth Care Centre in Brzeg Dolny. 104 52