In their reply to the preliminary report, the management agreed with the NPM recommendation and ensured to eliminate the deficiencies. The NPM recommended that certain residents’ rooms be repainted; nevertheless, we commended the practice of Danica Vogrinec Retirement Home of painting a room after its resident had passed away. The double and multi-bed rooms in Danica Vogrinec Retirement Home had no partitions or curtains enabling the residents some intimacy or privacy when needed. The NPM thus proposed that the management find a suitable solution (perhaps movable partitions). The NPM recommended that the staff help the residents of Danica Vogrinec Retirement Home who were unable to decorate their personal areas or make them more homely. We also proposed displaying items that residents made themselves during occupational therapy. The NPM believed that the premises for physiotherapy were not large enough considering the number of residents in Danica Vogrinec Retirement Home; we thus suggested that the management examine the possibility of extending the premises or finding more suitable, and above all, larger premises for physiotherapy purposes. The home should also provide more physiotherapeutic devices, which are insufficient for the number of residents. The NPM recommended that cleanliness be diligently and consistently ensured in the dining room of Danica Vogrinec Retirement Home. The NPM proposed that the management of Danica Vogrinec Retirement Home examine the possibility of installing curtains in rooms of residents who were more sensitive about their privacy and those who wanted them. The NPM proposed that empty walls in corridors and joint premises in Danica Vogrinec Retirement Home be used for exhibitions of paintings and photographs, and that items made by the residents during occupational therapy or other workshops be used to decorate the walls. In this way, the residents co-design the premises in which they live, which contributes to the homeliness and friendliness of the premises. Considering the medical condition of residents in the palliative care ward, the NPM proposed that the staff of Laško Retirement Home assist decorating rooms with personal items and encourage other residents and their relatives to also contribute to decorating. The NPM believed that more personal items belonging to residents of the Jurišinci Unit could be in the secure ward, particularly items that residents make during occupational therapy. If the residents are unable to display their belongings themselves or with the help of their relatives, the NPM proposed that the staff take care of that and, for example, provide a board with the names of their family members next to a resident’s bed, which would remind them of their loved ones every day. Ptuj Retirement Home particularly highlighted in their reply to the preliminary report that they agreed with the findings of the preliminary report, and would observe the proposals when planning improvements and implementing services in the future. The NPM recommended that in addition to attractive paintings, the communal areas of the secure ward at Kranj Retirement Home should also be furnished with the residents’ works. Although we were aware that their abilities were reduced due to illness, we were certain that they could still make useful 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 37