, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Okay. The first of June, I believe, is quite an important day for you all because it's the time whereby a local authority is going to be hopefully submitting their stability reports. Are they all on track in Wales at the moment to be able to provide those…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
My understanding is slightly different, that if a carer is working in the private sector, they are on more money than someone working in local—
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
As my lovely, esteemed colleague Peredur mentioned in his question earlier, I've had the privilege of meeting a lot of people who have private nursing homes, as well as meeting those who are residents in, I should say, local authority-run care homes as well…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you so much, Chair. Myself, I'm back again. Just a quick one, I'd like to ask you: what's your overall assessment of the state of the care homes market for older people across Wales, its overall sustainability, as well as the quality of care going…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you, Dave. Thank you very, very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Just one final sub-question, please, Chair, and I promise that then I'm done. I'll be the hope and positivity; let's hope, in a year's time, that the situation improves and things resume back to pre-COVID days, with a little bit of normality and stability in…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Okay. Thank you for that. My final question: we've all heard in the news at the moment about the cost of living—that sentence, I think, is the bane of a lot of people's lives at the moment. But I do want to ask you, in relation to care, going forward, for the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Okay. Thank you so much. I've got two more questions for you, and then I'll pass you on to the Chair again. Towards the end of the year, England is going to be introducing an £86,000 cap. It's a concept that I think the UK Government has actually brought out…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Sorry, Maria, were you going to say something?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Okay. Thank you for that. I know I've picked up on answers that you've given some of my colleagues already, and also how you responded to me, but how well do you feel that bodies are working together locally, as well as regionally and nationally, including…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Of course. No, I have an unstable IT connection, so my apologies, everybody, if I do freeze out again. Just to ask the question again: you did mention to our Chair in a previous answer that you both gave about domiciliary care being one of the reasons that…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you so much, Chair. Good morning, Maria, and good morning, Dave. Just to start with, I'd like to know—. You did kindly mention in, I believe, your first answer to our Chair when he asked you about some of the issues that have an impact on, obviously…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I'd like to thank the Member for Newport East for raising this really important question here in the Chamber today. Deputy Minister, it was no secret, as the Member for Newport East has said, that people, particularly from ethnic minority backgrounds, faced…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Welsh Economy
I will mention them shortly, Mike, don't you worry; I won't leave them out. But, as many of my Conservative colleagues here, inside and outside of the Senedd, do feel and believe, including now, Mike, yes, you'll be pleased to know, our fantastic Conservative…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Welsh Economy
It's a really sad fact that, under Welsh Labour, as my colleague Paul Davies said, Wales has the highest level of business rates, the lowest weekly wages and the lowest amount of disposable household income in the United Kingdom. Let me be honest—it gives me…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Minister, pension credit is a top-up for our most vulnerable pensioners and is worth an average of £3,300. As well as a cash top-up to the state pension, it is a bridge to accessing a lot of other benefits, such as help with housing costs, heating bills…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
7. What action is the Minister taking to promote awareness of the rights of older people? OQ57962
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Minister, people living in rural areas who are not online are usually excluded due to problems in broadband provision, as my colleague Carolyn just mentioned. Both with fixed line and mobile broadband services, it's often the case that both are a problem for…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, may I ask for a statement from the education Minister about accountability and the rights of parents in schools in Wales? The reason I ask for this is because I'm dealing with a case on behalf of a constituent whose daughter suffers from anxiety and…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I'm sure you can agree with me that even in normal times the financial impact of cancer diagnosis can be devastating, with people facing reduced incomes and increased costs of living. The pandemic and the increased costs of living have…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 2
Thank you so much, Helen. I'm going to pass you over to my able colleague Mike, who'll be asking you the rest of the questions.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 2
Don't worry, it's fine—it happens to all of us.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 2
As I'm sure you're aware, the elderly tend to go through an exponential level of health conditions, which can evolve at such a rapid rate—it's beyond anyone's comprehension at times. But particularly when it comes to building new care home infrastructure…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 2
Thank you, Helen. Following up from that, obviously, you've gained a lot of insight from the Tell Me More project, clearly, from what you've just told us. But I want to know, in relation to regional partnerships now, particularly the boards, they are…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 2
Yes. It's great feedback—to hear from yourselves. We do get briefings, and we've read the report—I'm sure many of my colleagues are aware of it as well, as much as I am. And it's nice to hear from you as to how much of an impact it's actually had.
