Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Jersey

My mother is being sued by an adult day care facility for care my grandmother received in 2013. To make a long story short, my grandmother had brain surgery in Dec 2012, started care at this facility in Feb 2013 and moved into a home for Alzheimer's/Dementia patients in July 2013. My mother was not power of attorney, nor in charge of or attached to my grandmother's bank account. She left no estate after passing away in 2014. The day care is claiming that because my mother was present and signed as an "authorized representative" she is responsible for the debt.

Major red flag, at least to me, the contract they're using to claim my mother is responsible has some things on it that just don't add up. The date is off, as my grandmother started at the facility in 2013 but the paperwork is dated 2012, when she was still working full-time. Also, my grandmother's signature doesn't match any other documents she signed around the same time.

So what's our best bet to have this turn out in our favor? Do we try to prove my mother was in no way legally or financially attached to/in charge of/caring for my grandmother? Or do we try to prove that this contract is just isn't right?

Thanks!

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