Thank you. I thank all Members who’ve contributed to what I think has been a really helpful and constructive debate this afternoon, and in concluding I’d like to set out our continued commitment to and support for older people. I think this is reinforced in the specific actions that we’ve set out in our programme for government, ‘Taking Wales Forward’.

We’ve discussed some of these actions during the course of the debate today, and they include developing a nationwide and cross-Government strategy to address loneliness and isolation, as well as our commitment to making Wales a dementia-friendly country. We’ve also discussed the work that’s being taken forward through the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, and the outcome framework for that was developed by working with the commissioner for older people, who’s also working with us on the integration agenda as well.

Members will be aware of the work that’s being taken forward through the intermediate care fund, and that’s to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and to deliver step-down care or quicker returns home for people. I’m really pleased that we’re committed to continuing funding this as one of our key programme for government commitments.

We’ve also been actively taking forward work to address the recommendations set out in the commissioner’s review of care homes. The care homes steering group, established in July 2014, meets bimonthly to provide strategic leadership and direction in relation to the care home sector in Wales.

One of the issues that was identified by the commissioner was access to primary care services for people living in care homes, and a new enhanced service has been agreed, which will apply to all nursing homes and residential care homes in Wales, subject to final approval.

This new, enhanced service seeks to address variations in how older people living in care homes are able to access GP services. This includes access to preventative healthcare, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, oral health, falls prevention and mental health support.

Work’s also been undertaken through the care home steering group to develop good practice guidance, and this includes a welcome pack, which provides a framework for care homes as to the information that they should be making available to people and their families to make them aware of what they should be able to expect from the care home. There’s also been a good practice guide developed to improve the dining experience for people and these were both issues that were highlighted in the commissioner’s review.

So, I’d like to close by once again thanking the commissioner and her team for all that they’ve achieved in 2015-16 and I know that the pace has continued ever since the report was published in June, with an equally challenging programme of work under way for the coming year. While potential legislation can be a key intervention in strengthening the rights of older people across Wales, we mustn’t forget the difference that we can all make now, both as a Government, as politicians, and as individuals. We need to challenge instances of ageism wherever they exist, be alert to cases of abuse, and increase our own understanding of the impact of living with dementia.

So, as the commissioner concludes in her report, we should never forget that we are fortunate to be a nation of older people and that they are, through what they’ve done and what they continue to do for us, a group that should be admired, respected and seen as a national asset.