Communal rooms where residents could withdraw with their relatives or other visitors are scarce in Medvode Retirement Home. We wanted to encourage the management and staff, so we proposed they promote the use of the communal kitchen and other communal areas. In their reply to our preliminary report, the management of the home explained that all communal rooms and also kitchens on wards were available to residents and visitors, and that the use of these premises was encouraged. The fact was that most residents had severe medical conditions and had difficulties preparing snacks or beverages in the kitchen by themselves. Nevertheless, the use of communal areas would be further encouraged. The NPM recommended that all sanitary goods and toilet requisites be provided in bathrooms of Medvode Retirement Home. In their reply to our preliminary report, the management of the home clarified that towels would also be provided in addition to toilet paper in communal bathrooms. The NPM pointed out to Medvode Retirement Home that the terrace could be utilised functionally even before the renovation. The NPM thus recommended that some shading would have to be provided where the residents and their relatives could sit. Chairs and benches could be set up, and the arrangement of raised garden beds should be considered, where residents could cultivate plants or only look at the flowers, aromatic plants and other greenery. In their reply to our preliminary report, the management of the home explained that shading had been provided for residents and visitors. They also placed benches. The greening of the terrace before the comprehensive renovation would be considered so that the terrace would be as friendly as possible for their residents. The NPM proposed a safer installation of air conditioning on the secure ward of Medvode Retirement Home or more suitable protection of the air shaft for hot air discharge leading to the terrace and within easy reach of residents. In their reply to the preliminary report, the management of the home clarified that the air shaft had been suitably protected. The NPM recommended that cleanliness be diligently and consistently ensured in the dining room of Medvode Retirement Home. In their reply to our preliminary report, the management of the home ensured that cleanliness of, and hygiene in, the dining room had been attended to. The NPM pointed out to Medvode Retirement Home that hydration was very important for residents. We proposed that jugs with water or tea be placed in the dining room, so that the residents could use them during lunch. In their reply to our preliminary report, the management of the home explained that residents could get water or tea any time they require, and that they had already provided jugs with water in the dining room so that the residents could serve themselves. The NPM recommended that the management of Danijel Halas Home in Velika Polana consider the installation of lights that did not work on sensor, or at least a more suitable setting of the sensor. In their reply to our preliminary report, the management of the home stated that they had also observed other proposals (including the relevant proposal) provided in the report, and had eliminated the deficiencies. 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 31