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Lavatory in the Therapeutic House
In the Platán Residential Home, disabled persons deprived of their liberty had no access to
intimacy room, and in the Therapeutic House there were cases when residents wanting to use the
intimacy room had to stand in a queue. They had to ask for the key from a member of the staff,
and they could use the intimacy room only after a certain, predetermined period of dating, with
the approval of the staff.
I found one of the practices of the Therapeutic House unacceptable, since it caused an
impropriety related to degrading treatment: the disabled persons deprived of their liberty,
irrespective of the state of health, were bathed naked, with their private parts exposed, by the
female members of the staff.
I also drew attention to the shortcomings of the protocol on restrictive measures vis-à-vis
disabled persons living with disabilities in my reports on both the Therapeutic House and the
Platán Residential Home. In the case of the Therapeutic House, I also suggested the termination
of the use of cage beds for adults. In connection with the Platán Residential Home, I pointed out
that organizing various leisure and community activities for disabled persons deprived of their
liberty could render unnecessary or, at least, significantly reduce the use of tranquilizing shots.
Adult cage bed
Although the number of nursing personnel was in compliance with the relevant legal regulations
in both institutions, there were cases in the Therapeutic House when only one nurse was present
in a nursing unit with the capacity of over 50 patients. According to the head of the institution,
the staff is “completely drained”, and supervision aimed at preserving their mental health is not
provided.
In the case of both the Therapeutic House and the Platán Residential Home, I pointed out that
the right of the disabled persons deprived of their liberty to choose their place of residence
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