On 2 August 2017, we visited Sv. Martin Retirement Home in Srednja vas v Bohinju. This was the second visit to this social care institution in the context of implementing the duties and powers of the NPM. The first visit was made in 2011. During this visit, 20 recommendations were made, and, as is evident from their response to our preliminary report, the institution has implemented 15 recommendations, which is three quarters of them, and accepted a further five recommendations but has not yet implemented them. In addition to the recommendations which are explicitly stated below, the NPM recommended revising individual plans for residents regularly or at least every six months. It also recommended that the possibility of upgrading the system be examined, thus enabling the recording of calls and consequently checking employees’ response times after receiving a distress call. The staff should also regularly check for possible defects in the call buttons in rooms and bathrooms. The NPM recommended that the institution again contact the Municipality of Bohinj (in writing) about the time frames regarding the arrangement of access to cycling trails which would be appropriate for the residents, and inform us of the answer, even if no answer is received. The NPM recommended that the menu be published in the common area of the secure department, and that the wishes of residents for meals should continue to be observed. The institution should also implement measuring the satisfaction of residents, families, and employees periodically and anonymously, and over shorter time periods, at least every two years, using a comparable method to enable the analysis of trends over longer periods of time. The NPM recommended that the television in the secure department only be turned on if a resident explicitly wants to watch it, or if residents are watching it in the presence of and with the appropriate assistance/ explanation of the staff. Sitting residents down in front of the TV so as to distract them or because no other activities are available is not appropriate. The NPM further recommended that the institution offer its residents a general newspaper (in agreement with the residents) allowing them to learn about daily news from across the globe (alone or with the help of the staff), and more importantly from their local community which they perhaps still remember. The idea of installing an aquarium in the secure department should also be considered. The NPM recommended that the help of volunteers in the afternoons and at weekends be organised in cooperation with volunteer associations from the community, so as to facilitate the implementation of activities for the residents. Should a resident be placed in the department due to a court decision and this exceeds the capacity of the department, the Ombudsman should immediately be informed of this fact. The NPM recommended that the provisions of the ZDZdr on the detaining of residents in secure departments be consistently observed at all times, and that special attention be paid to the deadlines for submitting a proposal for prolonging detention. The notice board should have sufficient room for documents informing residents of their rights and the possibilities of making a complaint. Dom Sv. Martina Retirement Home in Srednja vas v Bohinju Raised garden bed On 20 September 2017, we visited the Idrija Unit of the Idrija Retirement Home. This was the first visit to this unit of this social care institution in the context of implementing the duties and powers of the NPM. During the visit, 13 recommendations were made, of which 11 have already been accepted and implemented and one has been accepted but not yet implemented. One recommendation has been addressed to the Ministry of Labour, Family Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, and we are still waiting for the answer (at the time of preparing this text, the deadline for the answer had not yet expired). With regard to the visited retirement home, the NPM recommended to the Ministry to check the reasons for the lengthy decision-making on the meeting of conditions for the verification of a secure department and to inform us of these reasons, and to ensure decision-making on the meeting of conditions for the verification of secure departments in the shortest possible time. In addition to the recommendations provided below, it was recommended that Idrija Retirement Home strive for the 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 41