I see that you are in VA...me too. My father was treated at VCU Medical Center in Richmond and they have a hospitality house. We did at one point consider it, especially when they were discussing radiation twice a day. He never used it though, but it seems quite nice. If you live so many miles away from the hospital you can stay there. I'm not sure where your mom is being treated in VA, but it certainly would be something you could look into. I think most big facilities have something like it close by.