Should I sue an assisted living facility?

There are numerous factors in making a decision about filing a claim or lawsuit. Truly, you should go see a lawyer about this. Your lawyer will know how to evaluate the case. He is there to help you figure it out, so there is no reason not to get some real direct information to help you in your decision.

I am handling such a case now, wherein the patient fell and died as a result. I'd be curious to know which facility you're talking about.

Let me first say I hope that your mother is feeling better. There is nothing more frustrating than entrusting your loved one to a long term care facility and finding out that loved one has been injured.
The most practical action you can take at this point is getting together with your mother's doctor, the nursing home administrator, and nursing home care planner to make sure that they are working with your mother according to her fall risk assessment.
The nursing home could potentially be liable for her current injuries. However, the damages do not seem high enough for legal action. Nursing home litigation is very complex and expensive. Typically suits against nursing homes are filed after significant injury or death. Significant injury would be a broken hip, bone, or pressure ulcer. Luckily your mother doesn't appear to have any of these. Hopefully the nursing home will start paying attention to her needs so that she doesn't end up with more significant injuries in the future.

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Best bet is to site down with a local elder law attorney to discuss it in full. Avvo has a great lawyer finder tool to locate an attorney. Good luck.