6. Social services facilities »»»»»»» 6. Social services facilities In 2017, we advised the Government of the long existing ill-treatment in the Lotos Sanatorium.  otice to the Government, see N http://bit.ly/2DQOx2q  eport on the visit, see R http://bit.ly/2rSYwPv Specifics of ill-treatment in the provision of care: degrading treatment does not necessarily inflict harm to health and can be caused by a combination of a number of less severe actions. 3 visits to facilities for the elderly, two of which non-registered 3 visits to homes for people with disabilities We started a new series of visits We focus on homes for people with disabilities. In 2017, we established a group of experts, underwent internships and training and compiled a programme of visits. The first three visits took place before the end of the year. Topics for monitoring: ―― ensuring safety and the principle of least restrictive option ―― preconditions of normality, privacy and autonomy ―― availability of health care ―― challenging behaviour management and approach to inmate’s sexuality ―― safeguards against unlawful detention 22 We have repeatedly pointed out that... ―― there is no independent complaints mechanism in social services; ―― the inspection authorities supervising over the provision of social services lack the authorisation to peruse the medical documentation; ―― infringements on the clients’ dignity cannot be punished by an administrative penalty. For more details, see Chapter 8.