She is now living is an assisted living facility, and my two sisters and I feel she needs more care. She has fallen several times, she cannot see to eat properly, and the place where she is living is slowly going downhill. We don't just want to move her to a long-term care facility (nursing home) without explaining it to her. I tried by printing it in large font, but she couldn't read it and could not hear me explain. She is totally confused, and I am totally frustrated. Should we leave her in the assisted living or move her without her understand what's going on?
As for writing, some people have better luck using a screen where the type can be reversed to white on black and adjustments can be made to brightness and contrast.
My Mom [98] had the same situation, she developed macular degeneration which made it very difficult for her to see, plus her hearing was disappearing even with using hearing aids. Regarding the font size for reading... what size is your Mom's writing? If it is normal size, then use an one step up size darker font for reading if your Mom has macular. See if that works.
My Mom refused to move from the house that she and Dad share, and I didn't realize until now why she dug in her heels.... she knew every inch of that house and she wouldn't allow Dad into the kitchen except to eat, she didn't want him moving things around in the refrigerator or the cabinets.
My Mom also had fall issues, but that was because she refused to use a walker. She didn't want anyone to notice that she was aging.... [sigh].
I believe it was in part through touch, but I don't know the specifics.
I'm wondering if your mother knows Braille, and if not, I would contact a Braille or charity for the blind and ask if there's a way to teach someone who's also deaf.
I think Braille is the best bet, but just don't know how, if, it could be integrated also with deafness. I would contact an organization for the deaf as well though.