Annual Report 2012: Spain’s National Preventive Mechanism tion to these four residential buildings, the complex has a day center for psycho­ geriatrics and persons with Alzheimer’s, and a supervised dwelling for mentally handicapped persons (located outside the center’s premises but under its author­ ity). Residential center with a large percentage of long term admissions (21 years) The center has evolved since it was opened in 1977 as a psychiatric hospital. The transformation into a residential center began at the end of the 1980’s, pursuant to the reforms established by the General Health Law 14/1986 of 25 April, accord­ ing to which care for mental health problems was to be provided by boosting the resources available at an ambulatory level and the partial hospitalization and home care systems, reducing as much as possible the need for hospitalization. The user profile of a high percentage of residents consists of a long period of insti­ tutionalization. The average stay in the center is 21 years. For example, there is the case of a 69 year-old patient with a diagnosis of mild mental disability and bipolar disorder who has been living in the center for 42 years. One of the buildings of the «San José» assisted Photograph 44 living residence Psychogeriatrics and Alzheimer patient day center at the «San José» Photograph 45 assisted living residence This center is the biggest of its kind in Spain 134 172. According to the information provided, the «San José» Assisted Living Residence is the largest of its kind in Spain, with a staff of 413 professionals, in­ cluding external services, 406 places, of which 353 were filled at the time of the inspection visit (320 in the residence, 25 in the day center and 8 in the supervised dwelling). These are public places of the Toledo Provincial Council or places sub­ THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN