Dutovlje social care institution has one secure ward with capacity for 12 residents. At the time of the NPM’s visit, 14 residents were in the ward due to court decisions on detention as per the provisions of the ZDZdr. On 10 May 2016, we conducted a control visit to the relevant home and also verified the observance of recommendations made during our previous (regular) visit, which took place on 2 July 2015. Nina Pokorn Home in Grmovje has one secure ward with capacity for 12 residents. At the time of the NPM’s visit, 14 residents were staying in the ward due to court decisions on detention as per the provisions of the ZDZdr. The visit to the home was implemented as part of a thematic visit on 17 September 2016. Review of recommendations and responses Living and other conditions We noticed in the Marof unit of Idrija Retirement Home that direct access to green areas was not possible for residents of secure wards. We highlighted that the Rules on staff, technical and premises requirements for institutional care providers and Social Work Centres providing mental health services, and on the verification procedure thereof determine that persons accommodated in secure wards must be enabled access to safe open premises or external surfaces within the scope of possibilities. We thus recommended that this be observed when renovating the building, which would also satisfy one of the requirements for the verification of secure wards. Our discussion partners explained that the unit had recently bought a strip of green area between the building and the adjacent hill to be used as a promenade or garden, which the NPM considered commendable. We are waiting for a response. When visiting the Marof unit of Idrija Retirement Home, we recommended that, due to dilapidation of the unit, the staff pay extra attention to the condition of the equipment in bathrooms in secure wards. This is necessary not only to improve the living conditions of residents, but also because individual residents with certain medical conditions could be injured due to such irregularities. We are waiting for a response. We informed the Marof unit of Idrija Retirement Home that according to the NPM, the interval of bathing every three weeks is too long and does not ensure normal hygienic conditions. For residents who require more frequent bathing because they are physically active, sweat more in summer or get dirty, such long intervals between baths could be understood even as ill-treatment of the individual. We thus recommended that the unit strive to shorten the bathing interval. On this note, we can add that the interval between baths is much shorter in comparable institutions, i.e. 14 days. We are waiting for a response. The NPM recommended to Idrija Retirement Home that the Marof unit provide at least partial privacy to residents and their visitors with the possible installation of movable partitions, particularly if the resident is unable to leave the ward and privacy is not possible in (multi-bed) rooms. The NPM also recommended that when renovating secure wards, a special room should be planned, which will enable privacy for residents of secure wards when receiving visitors. We are waiting for a response. The NPM recommended that the Marof unit of Idrija Retirement Home install a call bell system, determine the manner of transferring the call to staff members and hold staff responsible for responding promptly. If this is technically possible, we recommended that records of calls and the response time of the staff 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 67