The management of the home replied that a clock had already been installed in the communal dining room. The NPM recommended that residents of Danijel Halas Home in Velika Polana be encouraged to bring their personal belongings, decorate rooms according to their wishes and use items that connect them with the environments which they came from. This recommendation applies even more, since, according to the management, there were no residents at that time who would tear things up, try to consume them or any other reservations. In their reply to the 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. The NPM recommended that broken equipment needed for everyday life be replaced as soon as possible in Danijel Halas Home in Velika Polana. In their reply to the 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. The NPM recommended that suitable equipment, i.e. bed, table, chair, nightstand, wardrobe and bed-side reading light, be provided in every room in Franc Salamon Retirement Home in Trbovlje, and additionally recommended that possible worn-out equipment be replaced. In their reply to the preliminary report, the management of the home explained that they had immediately begun to implement the recommendation on the equipment in rooms and replaced worn-out beds. Staff’s conduct The NPM recommended that the staff of Tisje Retirement Home and the Litija Unit further dedicate sufficient attention to residents with progressive dementia who are accommodated in other wards, and pay extra attention to their safety. The NPM recommended that the occupational therapist additionally stimulate the residents of Kranj Retirement Home by telling stories when implementing activities and invite them to actively participate in a more interesting way (stories may refer to ordinary tasks from everyday life relating to, for example, washing, or hanging up, laundry). We also recommended that exercises be variegated with the use of equipment that would additionally aid and motivate certain movements (e.g. small boxes, belts-strips, clothes pegs etc.). In their reply to the preliminary report, the management of the home expressed gratitude for fair treatment and for the NPM’s findings and proposals, which they stated would be fully observed. The NPM recommended that the staff of Trnovo Retirement Home put more effort into establishing communication during feeding, either by discussing food, the residents’ past experiences or other topics. In their reply to the preliminary report, the management explained that their staff had already made efforts to communicate with residents during feeding, and also pointed out that certain residents wanted to be silent when eating. They would nevertheless further promote high-quality communication. The NPM recommended that the staff of Polde Eberl Jamski Retirement Home in Izlake consider the effects that co-create the residents’ attitude also in their conduct to the residents and help them improve their well-being with suitable behaviour and encouragement. But above all, they should 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 39