@lc50 - I suspect the reason is you have no medical expense yourself. You are traveling and hoteling to see a loved one. if this was outpatient and your spouse was staying in the hotel that would be different.
read the very first line of this thread:
"The spouse of a taxpayer away for medical treatment may be able to deduct here lodging costs (up to $50/day) IF the taxpayer would have been unable to travel and stay on his/her own."
it may be a moot point in any event.
to deduct medical expenses on your tax return, only the part that exceeds 7.5% of your adjusted gross income is tax deductible. And then on top of that you must be able to itemize (and not take the standard deduction),
Assuming both of you are over 65, the standard deduction is $27,300 in 2022, so if you don't have itemized expenses that exceed this number, it won't matter.
