[EQAndyBuzz]

"Why can't someone work out a deal with a hotel for say $50/night for room and board for a year plus reasonable access to the hotel doctor?"

I ran these calculations about five years ago in relation to a patient healing in a hospital compared to putting them up in the Waldorf Astoria. Nurses working per diem would come in and issue medication and a doctor would make a hotel call.

It was cheaper by one half to put someone up at the Waldorf. This of course providing the patient didn't order more than one bottle of Dom Perignon per day.

[Mamzelle]

Factor in liability insurance and you will quickly see why you can't park grandma in the Waldorf. The Waldorf would not allow themselves to get into the management of such an enterprise, which would open them up to incredible liability exposure. So, the lawyers have already shot down what seems to be a good idea. On the other hand, a cruise ship might have legal advantages.