2014-2015 REPORT ON NATIONAL PREVENTION OF TORTURE cabinets with hygiene items accessible to residents were placed; in order to ensure residents’ privacy door signs “free” and “occupied” were hung on hygiene premises’ doors; and the staff were once again reminded about their obligation to knock before entering residents’ rooms and the prohibition to lock residents’ rooms. A form of a resident’s consent to the treatment prescribed was approved and is signed in each specific case. Residents’ files were reviewed and all shortcomings related to individual social care plans were eliminated (the plans were reviewed and approved and signed by residents). In a social workers’ office, residents may familiarize themselves with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities or read the most recent articles on social skills, the society’s attitude towards the disabled and the social environment. Residents started using a kitchen installed in an institution more often. Due to a lack of funding, a recommendation regarding the installation of a wheelchair ramp to the main entrance of an institution and a lift for the disabled remained unimplemented. cooperation will be pursued and solutions to problems will be sought in order to improve the human rights situation in care institutions. So far no information has been received on the implementation of recommendations provided following inspections in social care institutions for adults of Panevėžys County. During 2015, follow-up inspections were also conducted in three social care institutions for adults, namely, Paberžė Care Home, the Care Division of Eišiškės Personal Health Care Centre and the Home for the Elderly of public institution “Sevilis”, in order to assess whether the recommendations provided during prior inspections were implemented (28). Follow-up inspections revealed that 25 recommendations had been implemented (or partially implemented), while 3 recommendations remained unimplemented, therefore, the institutions were again advised to take measures to ensure appropriate implementation of all the recommendations, besides, 4 recommendations were issued regarding additional shortcomings identified during the follow-up visits (23 in total). CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS According to the data provided by the institutions, they managed to implement almost all the recommendations (22): vacant staffing positions were filled in, emergency alert buttons were installed in residents’ rooms, old emergency alert buttons were replaced by new ones, reminders were posted on the walls with information on the staff which can help on various issues, the “post” of secret complaints, requests and notifications was prepared, and on information boards residents can find information on which institutions to address outside the care home. In all hygiene premises, additional Problems identified in Child Care Institutions The following are the main problems and human rights violations identified in 2015: 1. Regarding the composition and number of the staff – If a member of the staff falls ill, goes on vacation, etc., the number of the staff is not sufficient; institutions need a psychologist on the staff, however, they do not have one; the absolute majority of the staff doing social and teaching work are women; mixed 17