Zero Hospital Admissions Without 24/7 RNs. Reimagining Aged Care

What if the secret to fixing aged care is stepping completely outside the traditional system?   In this episode, we sit down with Grescha Brewer and Shelly Fletcher from Honeybee Homes, a bold micro-housing initiative in NSW proving that small-scale sharehouses beat rigid institutions every time. Both seasoned registered nurses who spent decades on the frontlines of traditional aged care, Grescha and Shelly got sick of system constraints and have built something better: normal homes where elders actually want to live.  We tackle the hard conversations about what needs to change in Aged Care policy and practice and how micro-sharehouses could be the answer.  Key moments: 00:00: What is a micro-sharehouse in Aged Care 12:57: Why wrapping elders in cotton wool destroys quality of life 15:58: How the 4 Cs care model supports residents all the way to end of life 24:11: How locked doors exacerbate distress in dementia care 25:04: How micro-housing builds true neighborhood connection 30:08: Why care models must come before business models (COB vs. BOC) 53:31: What licensing the Honeybee model means for scaling sector change  57:53: This is the metric that actually matters: 0% preventable hospital admissions 01:01:06: This is what happens when you remove pan rooms and bed pans — If you want to book a free Reablement Planning Workshop with Optimum Allied Health, visit www.opthealth.com.au/tws If you’re starting to scope out your next project, get in touch with Paynters over at www.paynters.com.au  If you are building a new care facility today, or embedding care into an existing village, you should talk to Eevi.  Visit eevi.life or call 1300 802 738. If you have something you want to say, and are interested in being a guest on Time Well Spent, we want to hear from you - you can find the guest form here: https://timewellspentpod.com/ And if you want to connect with Dane and Rose or the Podcast, you can find them on Linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dane-mitchell-763ba524 https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-plater-0a111a129 https://www.linkedin.com/company/time-well-spent-podcast