NURSING HOMES AND OTHER LONG TERM CARE AND TREATMENT FACILITIES In 2020, the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture carried out three on-site monitoring visits to 24-hour care facilities306. Due to the epidemiological situation, the CHR, guided by the principle of "first do no harm" (primum non nocere), decided to temporarily suspend on-site visits, in particular to long-term care facilities and nursing homes. This decision was taken for reasons related to the safety and health of the facilities’ residents or patients as well as staff members. People living in social care homes, private nursing homes and other long-term care and treatment facilities are at the greatest risk of infection as they are seniors, ill persons or persons with disabilities. The National Preventive Mechanism, intending to ensure the continuity of the implementation of its mandate and seeking to prevent violations of the rights of residents of social care homes, private nursing homes and other long-term care and treatment facilities, carried out remote monitoring of such establishments primarily through the exchange of correspondence with their managing or supervising entities. Within such monitoring, the NMPT requested information307 from 65 social care homes308, 11 24-hour care facilities309 and 10 long-term care and treatment facilities310. Nursing Home "Adriana" in Milanówek (KMP.573.1.2020.JJ); "Leśne Zacisze" Retirement Home in Kliczków (BPW.573.1.2020.NK); "OAZA" Retirement Home in Kraśnik Górny (KMP.573.2.2020.JZ). 306 307 All cases under reference number KMP.071.4.2020 and KMP.071.8.2020. Social Care Home (SCH) Jakubowice, SCH Niedabyl, SCH Skarżysko-Kamienna, SCH Koszęcin, SCH Tomczyce, SCH Podobowice, SCH Bochnia, 2 social care homes in Kraków (ul. Łanowa and ul. Helców), SCH Drzewica, SCH Pleszew, SCH Psary, Nursing Home for Veterans in Warsaw, SCH Zamość, SCH Kalisz, SCH Wierzbica, SCH Głowno, SCH Skierniewice, SCH Kleszczów, SCH Stalowa Wola, SCH Poznań, SCH Krzyżanowice, SCH Łódź, SCH Starachowice, SCH Marszałki, SCH Niegów, SCH Lipno, SCH Chumiętki, SCH Wielka Wieś, SCH Bełchatów, SCH Tonowo, SCH Rzeszów, SCH Baszków, SCH Łąka, SCH Biskupice, SCH Łódź (ul. Podgórna and ul. Przybyszewskiego), SCH Kutno, SCH Cmolas, SCH Koło, SCH Ołdaki, SCH „Na Przedwiośniu” in Warsaw, SCH Kielce, SCH Skierniewice, SCH Biłgoraj, SCH Różanka, SCH Ostrów Lubelski, SCH Gościeradów, SCH Szczebrzeszyn, SCH Ślesin, SCH Kock, SCH Siedlce, SCH Ruda Pilczycka, SCH Kozula, SCH Ostrołęka, SCH Przemyśl, SCH Tyszowce, SCH Folusz, SCH Brzeziny, SCH Słupia, SCH Radom (ul. Holszańskiej), SCH Chełmno, SCH Sejny, SCH Pabianice, SCH Kamień Krajeński. 308 "Biały Domek" Nursing Home for ill, dependent and senior persons in Majdan Ruszowski; "Natalia" Retirement Home in Kobiór; "Bursztynowe Zacisze" Retirement Home in Lisków; Saint Hubertus Nursing Home in Zalesie Górne; “Radosny” Retirement Home in Łódź; “Spełnione Marzenie” 24-hour care facility in Łódź, "Akacja" Retirement Home in Łódź; Long-Term Treatment and Care Home in Nałęczów; “Dwa Serca” Seniors Home in Śniadowo; „Tęczowe Zacisze” 24-hour Care Facility in Kamienna Wola; „Dom Na Byczkach” Nursing Home in Ciosmy. 309 "Jaśmin" Long-Term Care and Treatment Home in Stary Góźdź; Nursing Home at ul. Bobrowiecka in Warsaw; Caritas Long-Term Care and Treatment Home of the Warsaw Archdiocese, ul. Krakówskie Przedmieście, Warsaw; "Salus" Long-Term Care in Kalisz; Long-Term Care and Treatment Home in Pleszew; Long-Term Care and Treatment Home in Jarosław; Children's Long-Term Care and Treatment Home in Piszkowice; "Wigor" Nursing Home in Legionowo; Long-Term Care and Treatment Home SP ZOZ in Radziejów; Private Long-Term Care and Treatment Home "AKARI Sp. z o.o.” in Ustrzesza. 310 122