What Makes Us a Better Option?
Dignity and honor in one’s last days on Earth
People-centered, not profit or numbers driven
Compassionate and honest education about the natural process of dying
Inspiring a new generation of healthcare providers
Rejuvenating those working in healthcare
A beautiful and comfortable home that is non-clinical and non-institutional.
Services given at no cost, 24/7 care
Compassionate employees and volunteers
A community in which the dying can live and die in peace
“No one should die alone.”
Inhora was born in the middle of a warm summer night in 2022. Miles Gloetzner sat awake, flooded with ideas for a home for the dying. His dream was to create a home where people living their last weeks of earthly life could receive dignified, person-centered care. This home would also be an educational center and a place where healthcare professionals can be rejuvenated.
Miles’ experience as a Registered Nurse made him realize that many people who died alone in an impersonal facility didn’t actually need costly and resource-heavy medical care in the first place. Given caregivers and a home, these individuals could have good and dignified deaths.
Besides that, he saw young people leaving the medical field when they became disenchanted with its current state. He felt called to inspire a new generation of healthcare professionals through a grassroots nonprofit which would provide mentoring opportunities. He envisioned that after spending time with Inhora, they would be inspired to start similar non-institutional healthcare organizations to care for people at all stages of life.
Why the name “Inhora”?
Inhora is Latin for “at the hour.” We journey with persons who are “at the hour of death” and with their families. We are here so that our guests can cherish the precious last moments on earth without worrying about money, scheduling, laundry, or other details. We are a home away from home at the hour when one is most needed.
Inhora comes into fruition “at the hour” when America faces a serious healthcare crisis with providers leaving their professions and less young people choosing healthcare professions. Sadly, healthcare providers and patients alike are tired of being used by this “throwaway culture” rather than honored. Inhora’s people-first, non-medical approach is an innovative solution that we believe will inspire current and future healthcare providers.
Finally, our society has stigmatized death and dying—institutionalizing the dying and instilling a fear of death. Our culture seems to think that death is the worst thing that can happen to someone. “At the hour” that this unhealthy way of thinking is rampant, Inhora is here to educate the community about the dignity of the dying and the wonder of natural death.
We Believe that Every Dying Person:
Has the right to a dignified, natural death
Deserves excellent holistic care regardless of income
Is worthy of being in a home surrounded by love
Is a welcome member of the community
We Believe that our Employees and Volunteers:
Are our greatest strength
Deserve the happiest and healthiest workplace
Give more than most and should receive more than most
Compassionately share in the sufferings of death and be cared for in return