I agree with Shelbie, I would not send anything of value to the nursing home. The mom most likely will not remember the quilt tops. My mom was in a nursing home for alzheimer's and I have have several friends who have all gone through the same thing. I even embroidered my moms name on the front of her clothing and it just disappeared along with shoes, blouses, you name it. Plus the care home has to bleach things to keep the germ level down. They bleach everything, my mom's brown pants were bleached, they became an orange color. My friends mom lost her dentures and glasses. Another friends mom had a breast prosthetic and it got washed and dried. It ended up being a big rubbery mess.