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The protection of the most vulnerable people in our communities has been a significant priority during the Coivd\-19 virus outbreak. Responding to emerging evidence we revised our care home testing policy on 16 May extending testing to all staff and residents, symptomatic or asymptomatic in care homes, this was in addition to the existing support arrangements:


* all residents and staff of care homes with ongoing cases of Covid\-19 and any home reporting a new outbreak
* larger care homes registered for 50 or more beds
* all people being discharged from hospital to live in care homes regardless of whether or not they were admitted to hospital with Covid\-19
* all people who are being transferred between care homes and for new admissions from the community


This policy has been strengthened by a large scale testing programme covering all residents and staff across care homes in Wales. There are more than 1050 registered adult care homes in Wales. All of our registered adult care homes have been offered testing and testing is almost complete.  We are aware of 30 care homes where testing is still underway and we are working closely with staff to complete these as soon as possible.  There has been some reluctance from some care homes to take part in the testing programme particularly where there have no outbreaks in the home. We are working with Local Health Boards, local authorities, Care Inspectorate Wales and Care Forum Wales to ensure that the remaining homes are supported and encouraged to encourage uptake and offer alternative testing through the home testing kit. 


I want to express my thanks to health boards and everybody involved in delivering this mass testing programme at pace and to care home providers, staff and residents for participating in the process, enabling us to complete the task as quickly as possible.


It has been a mammoth exercise to mobilise this programme, completing over 51,000 tests by 14 June, 22,887 tests on residents and 28,781 tests on care home staff. Of this number 5% of residents and 4% of staff have tested positive and we are taking every step to ensure there are robust infection control measures in place for all care homes to protect them from the risk of future harm.


It is vital that we are vigilant in ensuring that care homes are protected from any new outbreaks, therefore from 15th June all care home staff are now offered a weekly antigen test for four weeks.  The staff will be tested through the care home portal.Our policy for testing in care homes will continue to be reviewed and adapted as scientific evidence emerges. 


We want to re\-assure those living in care homes and their families that they are our greatest concern, we also want to there to be a safe return to visiting and will be providing guidance for care homes on how this can be achieved to minimise the risk of harm.  We are therefore developing a care home plan to support the delivery of a recovery programme.







Translation:


 
Mae diogelu’r bobl fwyaf agored i niwed yn ein cymunedau wedi bod yn flaenoriaeth fawr yn ystod pandemig feirws COVID\-19\. Mewn ymateb i’r dystiolaeth a oedd yn dod i’r amlwg, gwnaethom ddiwygio ein polisi profi mewn cartrefi gofal ar 16 Mai gan estyn profion i bob aelod o staff a phob preswylydd, symptomatig neu asymptomatig, mewn cartrefi gofal. Roedd hyn ar ben y trefniadau cymorth a oedd eisoes yn bodoli:


* holl breswylwyr ac aelodau o staff cartrefi gofal sydd ag achosion presennol o COVID\-19 ac unrhyw gartref sy’n cofnodi achosion newydd
* cartrefi gofal mwy sydd wedi’u cofrestru ar gyfer 50 neu ragor o welyau
* pawb sy’n cael eu rhyddhau o’r ysbyty i fyw mewn cartrefi gofal ni waeth a gawsant eu derbyn i’r ysbyty gyda COVID\-19 ai peidio
* pawb sy’n cael eu trosglwyddo rhwng cartrefi gofal ac ar gyfer derbyniadau newydd o’r gymuned


Mae’r polisi hwn wedi’i atgyfnerthu gan raglen brofi raddfa fawr sy’n cynnwys holl breswylwyr ac aelodau o staff cartrefi gofal yng Nghymru. Mae dros 1050 o gartrefi gofal cofrestredig ar gyfer oedolion yng Nghymru. Mae pob un o’n cartrefi gofal cofrestredig ar gyfer oedolion wedi cael cynnig profion ac mae’r gwaith profi bron wedi’i gwblhau. Rydym yn ymwybodol o 30 o gartrefi gofal lle mae’r gwaith profi yn dal i fynd rhagddo ac rydym yn gweithio’n agos gyda staff i gwblhau’r gwaith hwn cyn gynted â phosibl. Mae peth amharodrwydd wedi bod ymysg rhai cartrefi gofal i gymryd rhan yn y rhaglen brofi, yn enwedig pan nad oes achosion wedi bod yn y cartref. Rydym yn gweithio gyda Byrddau Iechyd Lleol, awdurdodau lleol, Arolygiaeth Gofal Cymru a Fforwm Gofal Cymru i sicrhau bod yr holl gartrefi sy’n weddill yn cael eu cefnogi a’u hannog i dderbyn y profion neu’n cael cynnig dull profi amgen drwy’r pecyn profi gartref. 


Hoffwn ddiolch i fyrddau iechyd a phawb sydd wedi helpu i weithredu’r rhaglen brofi torfol hon mor gyflym, ac i ddarparwyr, staff a phreswylwyr cartrefi gofal am gymryd rhan yn y broses, gan ein galluogi i gwblhau’r dasg cyn gynted â phosibl.


Mae wedi bod yn dasg aruthrol i roi’r rhaglen hon ar waith, gan gwblhau dros 51,000 o brofion erbyn 14 Mehefin – 22,887 o brofion ar breswylwyr cartrefi gofal a 28,781 o brofion ar staff. O’r nifer hwn, mae 5% o breswylwyr a 4% o staff wedi cael prawf positif ac rydym yn cymryd pob cam posibl i sicrhau bod mesurau rheoli haint cadarn ar waith ym mhob cartref gofal i’w diogelu rhag y risg o niwed yn y dyfodol.


Mae’n hanfodol ein bod ni’n wyliadwrus gan sicrhau bod cartrefi gofal yn cael eu diogelu rhag unrhyw achosion newydd, felly o 15 Mehefin bydd pob staff mewn cartrefi gofal yn cael cynnig prawf antigenau yn wythnosol am bedair wythnos. Bydd y staff yn cael prawf drwy’r porth ar\-lein i gartrefi gofal. Byddwn yn parhau i adolygu ac addasu ein polisi ar brofion i gartrefi gofal wrth i ragor o dystiolaeth wyddonol ddod i’r amlwg. 


Rydym eisiau rhoi sicrwydd i’r bobl sy’n byw mewn cartrefi gofal, a’u teuluoedd, mai nhw yw ein prif bryder. Rydym hefyd eisiau dychwelyd yn ddiogel i’r drefn o groesawu ymwelwyr a byddwn yn rhoi canllawiau i gartrefi gofal ynglŷn â sut y gellir cyflawni hyn i leihau’r risg o niwed. Felly, rydym wrthi’n datblygu cynllun i gartrefi gofal i’w cefnogi i ddarparu rhaglen adfer.