English: Thank you, Llywydd. Trefnydd, last Friday, I had the pleasure of visiting three care homes in north-west Wales. My experience confirmed what I stated here in the Senedd last month - that we are heading towards a very serious care home crisis. What I saw was care providers doing their very best to ensure that they provide high-quality care. However, they are having to do this whilst fighting to stay afloat, because of unfair funding from local authorities, and especially the north Wales health board. This brings me to the shocking facts that I want you all to be aware of. On 26 June 2019, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board issued an e-mail to care providers, stating that they have just now approved the continuing healthcare fees for 2018-19. What this means in reality is that care homes are receiving patients from hospitals, and they only found out last week what they will be paid for care provided from 1 April. We are now in July. So, in one instance, this meant that a home did not know how much money they're being paid in relation to what is around 50 per cent of their clients. It is impossible to properly manage a business - and that's what care home providers are doing: they are running a very vital, much needed business as well - with such major budgetary uncertainties. So I really do believe that we are on the precipice of losing 1,500 beds in Wales by 2024. That is the figure that has been predicted by those in the care sector. BCUHB is damaging the care home sector, which does so much to help it. Will you ask the Minister for Health and Social Services to commit to making a statement on the CHC fees, and undertake an investigation so as to ascertain why care providers are only now being advised how much they will be paid for the wonderful services that they provide? It is no way for any company to run a business. One that actually looks after and provides treatment, care and support for the most vulnerable in our society has a right to know how they can map out their own financial requirements. So I believe this is not only a failure of the health board, but I think it's a weakness of your Government. So I'm very, very interested that you take this matter very seriously, please. Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Trefnydd, ddydd Gwener diwethaf, cefais y pleser o ymweld â thri chartref gofal yn y gogledd-orllewin. Fe gadarnhaodd y profiad hwn yr hyn a ddywedais yma yn y Senedd y mis diwethaf - fod argyfwng difrifol iawn yn ein hwynebu mewn cartrefi gofal. Yr hyn a welais oedd darparwyr gofal yn gwneud eu gorau glas i sicrhau eu bod yn darparu gofal o ansawdd uchel. Fodd bynnag, maen nhw'n gorfod gwneud hyn wrth frwydro i gael dau ben llinyn ynghyd, oherwydd cyllido annheg gan awdurdodau lleol, ac yn enwedig, bwrdd iechyd gogledd Cymru. Daw hyn â mi at y ffeithiau syfrdanol yr wyf eisiau i bob un ohonoch fod yn ymwybodol ohonynt. Ar 26 Mehefin 2019, anfonodd Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr e-bost at ddarparwyr gofal, yn nodi eu bod newydd gymeradwyo'r ffioedd gofal iechyd parhaus ar gyfer 2018-19. Yr hyn a olyga mewn gwirionedd yw bod cartrefi gofal yn derbyn cleifion o ysbytai, a dim ond yr wythnos diwethaf y cawsant wybod am yr hyn y cânt eu talu am ofal a ddarperir o 1 Ebrill ymlaen. Rydym bellach ym mis Gorffennaf. Felly, mewn un achos, roedd hyn yn golygu nad oedd cartref yn gwybod faint o arian a delir iddyn nhw am tua 50 y cant o'u cleientiaid. Mae'n amhosibl rheoli busnes yn iawn - a dyna mae darparwyr cartrefi gofal yn ei wneud: maen nhw'n rhedeg busnes hanfodol iawn, un y mae mawr angen amdano hefyd a hynny gyda chymaint o ansicrwydd cyllidebol. Felly, credaf yn wir ein bod yn agos iawn at golli 1,500 o welyau yng Nghymru erbyn 2024. Dyna'r ffigur y mae pobl yn y sector gofal wedi'i ddarogan. Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr yn niweidio'r sector cartrefi gofal, sy'n gwneud cymaint i'w helpu. A wnewch chi ofyn i'r Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol ymrwymo i wneud datganiad ar ffioedd y cynghorau iechyd cymuned, a chynnal ymchwiliad er mwyn canfod pam mai dim ond yn awr y mae darparwyr gofal yn cael eu cynghori ynghylch faint y byddant yn cael eu talu am y gwasanaethau gwych a ddarparant? Nid yw hyn yn ffordd i unrhyw gwmni redeg busnes. Mae gan gwmni sy'n gofalu ac yn darparu triniaeth, gofal a chymorth ar gyfer y bobl fwyaf agored i niwed yn ein cymdeithas yr hawl i wybod sut y gallant drefnu eu gofynion ariannol eu hunain. Felly, rwy'n credu bod hyn nid yn unig yn fethiant ar ran y bwrdd i echyd, ond rwy'n credu ei fod yn wendid ar ran eich Llywodraeth. Felly, mae gennyf ddiddordeb mawr i weld eich bod yn cymryd y mater hwn o ddifrif, os gwelwch yn dda. Diolch.