English: I can see the headline point that you're making, Darren, but I would refer you back to the statement made by the older persons' commissioner last week in launching her legacy report, in which she actually welcomed the approach we were taking, because it makes rights real. It doesn't look for another piece of reach-down-from-the-shelf legislation on a Bill of rights, it actually says, 'How do we make these real and tangible in the lives of older people?' Now, if we can agree that that is where we should be heading - the outcomes for older people - as opposed to another Bill of rights or whatever, then let's get on with it, and it was welcomed by the older people's commissioner. We intend to work with the new commissioner coming in, when that's announced, to take this forward as well. So, anyway, as I said, I'm happy, and I'm sure it'll bring a smile to Darren's face, that we'll be supporting the second amendment, tabled by his colleague Paul Davies. Independent advocacy services can give a voice to people who are struggling to make choices about their own lives. We recognise that there are times when an individual will need support to ensure that their rights are upheld. As part of the suite of actions that we've agreed with the commissioner to make rights real for older people, we will revisit part 10 of the code of practice on advocacy with a view to developing practical guidance on demonstrating due regard to the UN principles. In addition, a national framework for commissioning independent advocacy for adults is currently being developed. The framework will improve the quality, the consistency and the availability of services across Wales. In January 2018, the commissioner published a follow-up to her 2014 review into the quality of life and care of older people living in care homes. The report does state that good progress has been made in many areas, and very pleasingly, that those working across the residential care sector are beginning to think very differently and are placing a greater focus on the quality of life of older people. And I'm sure that Members will have seen this in visiting some of their own homes within their areas. But the report also points out those areas where work has not progressed. One of these areas, for example, is falls prevention. Falls are mentioned again as a theme within the Ageing Well programme and I share the commissioner's view that we need to do more on this area. So, we are working with My Home Life Cymru to start a conversation with care home managers about how they can balance falls prevention with positive risk taking. And work is ongoing with Public Health Wales's 1000 Lives Improvement programme to develop a patient safety and a quality improvement programme for care homes. The programme aims to reduce the number of falls in care homes and includes measures to improve continence care and medicines management, but as the commissioner's report says, we cannot be complacent; there is more to do. Let me turn to another aspect of the commissioner's work, which was the 'Rethinking Respite' report. It looked in depth at one of the key findings from her 2016 'Dementia: more than just memory loss' report. Through discussions with people living with dementia and with their carers, the commissioner found that services often lack the flexibility to meet people's needs, and yet we know that the provision of respite is one of the key national priorities for improving the lives of carers in Wales. We are now providing local authorities with £3 million a year to provide additional carers' respite. In 2017-18, the funding supported more innovative, flexible models that demonstrate that the carer and the cared-for person are right at the centre of respite provision. I'd like to commend the older people's commissioner for her work in leading the Ageing Well in Wales programme. I recognise that the Ageing Well in Wales programme has made a major contribution to supporting everyone to live healthy, active and rewarding lives. The importance of bringing people together who are committed to making tangible changes to the place they live should not be underestimated. Connecting people can create the friendships, the support networks, and the partnerships that help build resilient communities. And finally, if I can touch on the areas that the report references with many examples of good practice, it shows that the implementation of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, brought through this Assembly, the regulations that flowed from that and the statutory guidance are bringing positive change for older people. So, I would like to thank the commissioner for supporting the Welsh Government to focus on the areas that matter most to older people - their priorities becoming the priorities of Welsh Government.
Welsh: Gallaf weld y prif bwynt yr ydych chi'n ei wneud, Darren, ond byddwn yn eich cyfeirio'n ôl at y datganiad y gwnaeth y comisiynydd pobl hŷn yr wythnos diwethaf wrth lansio ei hadroddiad etifeddiaeth, lle roedd hi mewn gwirionedd yn croesawu'r dull yr oeddem ni'n ei ddefnyddio, oherwydd ei fod yn gwneud hawliau'n bethau go iawn. Nid yw'n chwilio am ddarn arall o ddeddfwriaeth oddi ar y silff ar Fil hawliau, mewn gwirionedd mae'n dweud, 'Sut ydym ni'n gwneud y rhain yn bethau gwirioneddol a diriaethol ym mywydau pobl hŷn?' Nawr, os gallwn ni gytuno mai dyna'r cyfeiriad y dylem ni fod yn mynd iddo - y canlyniadau ar gyfer pobl hŷn - yn hytrach na Bil hawliau arall neu beth bynnag, yna gadewch inni fwrw iddi, ac fe'i croesawyd gan y comisiynydd pobl hŷn. Rydym ni'n bwriadu gweithio gyda'r comisiynydd newydd fydd yn cael ei benodi, pan gaiff hynny ei gyhoeddi, i fwrw ymlaen â hyn hefyd. Felly, beth bynnag, fel y dywedais i, rwy'n hapus, ac rwy'n siŵr y bydd yn dod â gwên i wyneb Darren, y byddwn ni'n cefnogi'r ail welliant, a gyflwynir gan ei gyd-Aelod, Paul Davies. Gall gwasanaethau eirioli annibynnol roi llais i bobl sy'n cael trafferth gwneud dewisiadau ynglŷn â'u bywydau eu hunain. Rydym ni'n cydnabod y ceir adegau pan fydd angen cymorth ar unigolyn i sicrhau y caiff eu hawliau eu parchu. Yn rhan o'r gyfres o gamau yr ydym ni wedi cytuno arnyn nhw gyda'r comisiynydd i wireddu hawliau i bobl hŷn, byddwn ni'n ailystyried rhan 10 o'r cod ymarfer ar eiriolaeth gyda'r bwriad o ddatblygu canllawiau ymarferol ynglŷn â rhoi sylw dyledus i egwyddorion y Cenhedloedd Unedig. Yn ogystal â hyn, mae fframwaith cenedlaethol ar gyfer comisiynu gwasanaethau eirioli annibynnol ar gyfer oedolion yn cael ei ddatblygu ar hyn o bryd. Bydd y fframwaith yn gwella ansawdd, cysondeb ac argaeledd gwasanaethau ledled Cymru. Ym mis Ionawr 2018, cyhoeddodd y comisiynydd adroddiad dilynol i'w hadolygiad yn 2014 i ansawdd bywyd a gofal pobl hŷn sy'n byw mewn cartrefi gofal. Mae'r adroddiad yn datgan bod cynnydd da wedi'i wneud mewn llawer o feysydd, ac mae'n dda iawn gwybod, bod y rhai hynny sy'n gweithio yn y sector gofal preswyl yn dechrau meddwl mewn ffordd wahanol iawn ac yn rhoi mwy o bwyslais ar ansawdd bywyd pobl hŷn. Ac rwy'n siŵr y bydd yr Aelodau wedi gweld hyn wrth ymweld â rhai o'r cartrefi yn eu hardaloedd eu hunain. Ond mae'r adroddiad hefyd yn nodi'r meysydd hynny lle nad yw gwaith wedi datblygu. Un o'r meysydd hyn, er enghraifft, yw atal codymau. Sonnir am godymau eto fel thema yn y rhaglen Heneiddio'n Dda ac rwy'n rhannu barn y comisiynydd bod angen inni wneud mwy yn y maes hwn. Felly, rydym ni'n gweithio gyda My Home Life Cymru i ddechrau sgwrs â rheolwyr cartrefi gofal ynghylch sut y gallan nhw sicrhau cydbwysedd rhwng atal codymau â chymryd risgiau cadarnhaol. Ac mae gwaith yn parhau gyda rhaglen Gwella 1000 o Fywydau Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru i ddatblygu rhaglen diogelwch cleifion a gwella ansawdd ar gyfer cartrefi gofal. Nod y rhaglen yw lleihau nifer y codymau mewn cartrefi gofal ac mae'n cynnwys mesurau i wella gofal anymataliaeth a rheoli meddyginiaethau, ond fel y dywed adroddiad y comisiynydd, ni allwn fod yn hunanfodlon; mae mwy i'w wneud. Gadewch imi droi at agwedd arall ar waith y comisiynydd, sef yr adroddiad 'Ail-ystyried Seibiant'. Edrychodd yn fanwl ar un o'r canfyddiadau allweddol o'i hadroddiad 'Dementia: mwy na dim ond colli'r cof' yn 2016. Trwy drafodaethau â phobl sy'n byw â dementia a chyda'u gofalwyr, canfu'r comisiynydd bod diffyg hyblygrwydd yn y gwasanaethau yn aml i ddiwallu anghenion pobl, ac eto rydym ni'n gwybod bod darparu gofal seibiant yn un o'r blaenoriaethau cenedlaethol allweddol i wella bywydau gofalwyr yng Nghymru. Rydym ni bellach yn darparu £3 miliwn y flwyddyn i awdurdodau lleol ddarparu gofal seibiant ychwanegol i ofalwyr. Yn 2017-18, gwnaeth y cyllid gefnogi modelau mwy hyblyg, arloesol sy'n dangos bod y gofalwr a'r person y gofelir amdano wrth wraidd y ddarpariaeth seibiant. Hoffwn ganmol y comisiynydd pobl hŷn am ei gwaith yn arwain y rhaglen Heneiddio'n Dda yng Nghymru. Rwy'n cydnabod bod y rhaglen Heneiddio'n Dda yng Nghymru wedi gwneud cyfraniad mawr at gefnogi pawb i fyw bywydau iach, egnïol sy'n rhoi boddhad. Ni ddylid tanbrisio pwysigrwydd dod â phobl ynghyd sy'n ymrwymo i wneud newidiadau gwirioneddol i'r man lle maen nhw'n byw. Gall cysylltu pobl greu cyfeillgarwch, rhwydweithiau cymorth, a phartneriaethau sy'n helpu i ddatblygu cymunedau cydnerth. Ac yn olaf, os gallaf gyfeirio at y meysydd y mae'r adroddiad yn cyfeirio atyn nhw gyda llawer o enghreifftiau o arfer da, mae'n dangos bod gweithredu Deddf Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Llesiant (Cymru) Deddf 2014, a ddaeth drwy'r Cynulliad hwn, bod y rheoliadau a ddeilliodd ohoni a'r canllawiau statudol yn dod â newid cadarnhaol i bobl hŷn. Felly, hoffwn ddiolch i'r comisiynydd am gefnogi Llywodraeth Cymru i ganolbwyntio ar y meysydd sydd fwyaf pwysig i bobl hŷn - a'u blaenoriaethau nhw yn dod yn flaenoriaethau Llywodraeth Cymru.