Source: The INN Between Official Website

Summary

The INN Between's homepage as captured 2026-08-11 — mission statement, self-reported program outcomes, and a full reprint of Lois M. Collins's September 2023 Deseret News feature embedded on the site.

Useful Claims

• The organization describes its mission as providing medical respite and end-of-life care to adults experiencing homelessness, partnering with state-licensed hospice agencies for professional hospice care while supplying housing, meals, and social support.
• Near its tenth anniversary, the homepage claims over 90,000 medical housing nights to more than 900 individuals and over 150 dignified deaths "housed not homeless."
• The embedded Deseret News article (Sept 2023) calls The INN Between "one of America's first hospices specifically for people who are homeless" — a journalist's characterization, not the organization's own marketing copy.
• That article states the program first opened in 2015 in a former convent, moved to its new location in June 2018 (a former assisted living center), and at the time of writing had 50 beds plus 25 separate "eleemosynary" recuperative beds — figures that may predate the current 80-bed count on the FAQ page.
• The facility is not a licensed hospice provider; licensed hospice agencies manage terminal care while The INN Between supplies housing and caregivers.
• Footer lists Federal Tax ID 47-2329595 and address 1216 E 1300 S, Salt Lake City, Utah 84105.

Verbatim

The mission of The INN Between is to end the tragedy of vulnerable people dying on the streets of our community by providing medical respite and end-of-life care to those experiencing homelessness.

We provide a home environment that enables adults experiencing homelessness to gain access to professional hospice care from State-licensed hospice agencies; undergo life-saving medical treatment; stabilize in preparation for surgery; or recuperate from serious illness, injury, or surgery. As we near our 10th anniversary, we celebrate our accomplishments - The INN Between has provided over 90,000 medical housing nights to more than 900 individuals—and ensured that over 150 people were able to experience a dignified death, housed not homeless.

The INN Between in Salt Lake City was one of America’s first hospices specifically for people who are homeless, though others now replicate its mission to ensure that those who are terminally ill don’t die alone or on the streets. The building, now located in what was an assisted living center, first opened in 2015 in a former convent.

As the program blossomed, it moved to its new location in June 2018, bolstered by grants and donations, but hampered a bit by a really angry set of neighbors who wanted no part of what they viewed as a risk.

The INN Between now has 50 beds, its mission expanded from end-of-life care as an assisted living facility to also include separately 25 beds that are called “eleemosynary,” a nearly unpronounceable word that refers to the charitable, congregate short-term care provided for those recovering from illness and injury.

The inn itself is not the hospice; rather, it works with local hospice providers who manage care of its terminally ill residents. The recuperative side is not a nursing facility, though a nurse manager and certified nursing assistants can deliver medications to residents throughout the property.

It’s easy to see why The INN Between is being replicated in scattered communities nationwide.

Reliability Notes

Self-reported tier for mission and headline outcome figures. The "first hospices for people who are homeless" claim appears in journalism reprinted on the site, not in the organization's own voice — treat it as a secondary attribution even though the HTML lives on tibhospice.org. No independent registry or peer-reviewed source in this capture confirms "first in the nation."

The homepage outcome counters (90,000 nights, 900+ people, 150 deaths) conflict with different figures on the FAQ page captured the same day — see that source rather than reconciling silently. Bed count in the embedded 2023 article (50 + 25) also differs from the FAQ's current 80 beds; capacity likely grew after 2023.

The embedded Deseret News feature includes extensive resident narrative. This wiki does not reproduce those personal details; only institutional claims are carried forward.

Related Pages

• The INN Between
• Source: The INN Between — Frequently Asked Questions
• Source: IRS Form 990 Record — The INN Between