information; and that the form for recording falls be adapted so as to regularly and promptly include the reason for the fall, if one can be established. Entrance to the secure department in the Muretinci unit Activities for residents On 29 November 2017, we visited the Juršinci Unit of Ptuj Retirement Home. At this year’s (review) visit, it was established that from the 9 recommendations made in 2016, (only) one recommendation has been accepted and implemented. Eight recommendations have been accepted but not yet implemented. Some recommendations (six) were repeated on this visit as we established that no major progress has been made. At the visit, the NPM also made four new recommendations and we are still awaiting the answer of Ptuj Retirement Home with regard to their acceptance or implementation. In addition to the recommendations which are explicitly stated below, it was also recommended that the number of personal items of residents be increased, especially the number of objects made by the residents during occupational therapy. It was also recommended that the social worker be informed of the need to send proposals for prolonging detention of a resident to the competent court on time, and that the use of precautionary measures be written down on the form or in the report book. The NPM further recommended that information be provided to residents (on the notice board or in an appropriate brochure) to help them establish contact with a representative of their religious community. The NPM recommended that the doors leading to the outside part of the facility be repaired, so that they open without having to use extra force. The NPM recommended that the retirement home pay attention to certain aspects that the residents emphasised as problematic in the questionnaire – the ones which decrease the quality of living conditions and increase dissatisfaction. The retirement home should also pay attention to the results of the questionnaires completed by the other two groups (employees and family members) and focus special attention on the factors which the questionnaires have shown to be problematic. The NPM recommended that the room where the cleaning agents are kept be consistently locked, as serious injuries can occur with improper use, and that the incident form be completed carefully, especially with regard to recording falls, in order to regularly and promptly include the reason of the fall, if one can be established. The collected data could help the retirement home to later make an analysis of the reasons for falls and try to eliminate the elements causing the falls or at least mitigate the consequences. Juršinci Unit – common area with a couch 46 Room in the Juršinci Unit IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2017 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT