In their response to the preliminary report, the management of the home explained that exits or walking of residents outside are regularly implemented by the employee working in reception. Since September, the staff also keep a list of people exiting the home or the unit. They also attached a sample of the list. The NPM recommended that the staff of Tisje Retirement Home and the Litija Unit sufficiently emphasise the management of continence of residents with suitable training, which increases the burden on the staff, but also maintains a better quality of life of residents. The NPM recommended that diverse, innovative and creative content be included in the activities of the residents in Radenci Retirement Home. The management of the home thanked the NPM for their comments, proposals and commendations, which they stated that they would try to observe to the best of their abilities and as much as possible during their work. Since the management failed to provide a precise reply, except a general clarification regarding the recommendation, we understood that the recommendation had been accepted and that the management would try to realise it. The NPM recommended that corridors and communal areas be decorated in Črnuče Retirement Home, thus providing residents a sense of homeliness and warmth. It also added that the management should consider the possible additional decoration of premises (particularly with items made by the residents during occupational therapy or in other creative workshops). We understand that the home cannot force the residents to be creative, but it may encourage them to do so. In their reply to the preliminary report, the management of the home explained that corridors and living rooms were being gradually decorated with residents’ items made during occupational therapy together with their occupational therapist, activity leaders and volunteers, according to the NPM recommendation. The NPM recommended that the residents of Črnuče Retirement Home be encouraged to bring with them their own personal items and arrange rooms according to their wishes. The NPM recommended that the management of Črnuče Retirement Home consider the possibility and appropriateness of arranging a herbal or spice garden to bring some cheer to the residents. In their reply to the preliminary report, the management of the home stated that they had already started arranging the garden and would work on it in the coming months. They enclosed a photo of the current arrangements of herbs in old car tyres, which the residents planted together with the staff. The exterior of the secure ward of Črnuče Retirement Home is pleasantly maintained. We thought that, due to the heat in summer months, additional shading (e.g. a gazebo) should be provided so that residents of the secure ward could spend more time outside and perhaps be able to have a meal there. In their reply to the preliminary report, the management of the home wrote that suitable additional protection from the sun was being considered, i.e. a tenda gazebo or a gazebo. The NPM proposed that more decorations, possibly made by residents during occupational therapy, be used to decorate communal areas in Medvode Retirement Home. In this way, the residents co-design the premises in which they live, which makes the rooms more homely and friendly. In their reply to the preliminary report, the management of the home stated that it would observe this recommendation. 30 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2016 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT