re: Encouraging grandparents to move closer to grandkids or simplify. Anyone ever done this?

Kind of in this circumstance right now.

My mom (no pics) is 81 and lives in the house in which I grew up in Savannah, 6 hours from us in Rome. She'll be 50 years in that house come Christmas. My brother lives in Montana.

She's done well decluttering and it's not a big house (1500 sqft on 1/3 acre) but at 81, she's been by herself for nearly 20 years and retired for 12. Most of her social circle has either passed or moved away. It's gotten to the point that her coming here is now a 2 day trip; she just isn't strong enough physically to handle the drive anymore. My son is her only grandchild.

She also suffered a broken wrist this year and I would have liked her closer to help with her recovery. We've discussed her moving here in the past, but I just don't think she wants to go through the effort.