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I am really sorry that you lost your Dad.   I think for your Mom with Alzheimer's, you really cannot tell her the truth as she will forget it. You can distract her or just says he is in heaven without talking about death cruelly. Sometimes we told my FIL that his wife was not here in the house. One time he was able to see her urn near the flower pots and realized she was not here and said he was crazy! Depends on the staging of your Mom, you can explain to her in a nice way or just need to tell her he is not there and ask her what she needs. Distracting her with some activities or some other issues. The nursing home administrator told me they told white lies so the patients are not upset. Just say he is not here and etc.   Hope this helps. Nina