Lol MeSci, I do realize you are half joking, but here are some ideas.
I do have a spare room but this place is SUPER hot, even for a Queenslander. Most people from colder climes would melt.
It is however used for storage, and is full to the door ... I do wonder if I could get storage room somewhere and move it all. However I am still a long way from the institute, and public transport is not good between here and there unless you can handle trains. Otherwise I would consider helping people out for the short term anyway.
I am considering contacting the people at the institute and inquire about lodging, rooms, etc in nearby areas. The Gold Coast hotels/motels etc. tend to be very very expensive, though I guess it depends where you stay.
Now a place on the Gold Coast such as a several room short term accommodation apartment might be hired by several patients, and used as needed. Serviced rooms only cost a little more than a hotel room for a single person if I recall correctly, but tend to be out of the tourist district ... which is good, because Griffith University is outside of it too. There will probably be high demand times when no rooms are available though.
As a Griffith University alumni I can probably get some hotel room discount for myself, but it would still be very expensive.
If I recall correctly the hospital has or is getting some beds for ME patients, that likely will have nurses etc. who are actually trained to deal with ME by people who know what they are doing. That has to be a big plus!
For anyone with the strength for a little holidaying, which sadly is too few of us, the Gold Coast is a premium tourist destination, though much of it is energy intensive.
