Healthcare Innovation April 15, 2024
Salt Lake City nonprofit offers a place for homeless people to receive hospice care, as well as medical respite services
In most U.S. cities, terminally ill and medically frail homeless people have few housing options. In Salt Lake City, a nonprofit organization called The INN Between provides a home to those who don’t have access to hospice or medical care simply because they lack housing. In a recent interview with Healthcare Innovation, Jillian Olmsted, the organization’s executive director, spoke about the growing need for its services and its partnerships with the healthcare community.
Healthcare Innovation: Could you just start by describing The INN Between’s origin story, and some of the services it provides?
Olmsted: The INN Between was an idea...