Any tips on how to personalize a nursing home space?

We bought an upholstered folding chair for visitors. Folds up and is stored by mom's small dresser.

Well, bummer! Not even a chair - that sucks. So I pretty much struck out except for the bed blanket - which wasn't even an original idea on my part!

Definitely sounds a little dismal and a challenge to make it homey. Hopefully, you'll have your mom in the new facility soon!

Visitor chair? When I visit I sit on the bed or mom's wheelchair. The only wall space is above the bed and in front of the wardrobe, which coincidentally is where the lift is stored (oops, watch your head). No electrical outlets for a lamp, and she's by the door not the window. Did I mention this place is a hole? But we do hope to move her when space becomes available, if we live that long.

As someone else mentioned- a throw blanket for her bed - maybe she had a favorite at home that would both brighten the room and be a familiar tactile thing for your mom to touch?
I know you said your mom is blind - but perhaps a small bedside lamp? A large throw pillow for the visitor chair? Is there space on a wall to hang a couple family photos - not so much for mom but for the staff? I think it's always good to have a reminder for staff that this person wasn't always like the helpless person laying in the bed - that they had a full life and people who love them.

Whatever you place in your mom's room make sure it's something that wouldn't break your heart if it were broken or misplaced.

How about a colorful vinyl placemat for your mom's bedside table? If it doesn't fit you can cut it to size. And a table runner might brighten up the ugly wardrobe.

You can hang a tassel from the bathroom doorknob or the handles to your mom's closet.

A sun-catcher attached to a suction cup in the window?

Place a light, colorful throw on your mom's bed. Maybe your mom has a favorite throw from home?

Try to place items that are up and out of housekeeping's way.

Cwillie these mixups are common. There is simply no way to stop them. They happen because residents do not know their own things. You are visiting daily? Isn't it time to take better care of you?

Some of her own knick knacks placed around. Does she have a favorite clock? What about a radio? Hang something on the room divider? A small rug placed where she or others will not trip on it? A snack drawer? A bowl of fresh fruit?