In response to your question, in that scenario, your taxable income is only determined to be $9000. In this instance, you would not be required to file a tax return.
I ran these figures in my own test account, and determined that with a $9000 pension amount, she would have to have $51,000 in social security benefit to raise the taxable AGI above $13850. i don't think any one person's social security benefit reaches that high. Even with this scenario, her tax owed is $9.
As far as claiming nursing home costs, you can claim these if you claim your mother as a dependent on your return. Please reference the advice that Barryea619 gave in the previous post.
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