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What is taking the toll? Your resentment and frustration with your sister, or all the time and attention you must spend on your mother?
Both have solutions, but not the same solution, perhaps.
As others have said, forget about your sister in relation to caring for your mother. You can only control your own behavior. You decided to have Mom live with you. But letting go of the resentment of your sister may not be a do-it-yourself project. Try. If you have a spiritual leader, talk it over with him or her. And certainly consider counseling. You deserve to be free of this anxiety and resentment. A therapist can help you with that.
Joining a support group for caregivers could be very helpful, too. AgingCare is kind of an online support group. I hope you find it useful. But try to find a local group, too.
Others have suggested solutions to spending so much time on caregiving. Use Mom's money to hire help. Start with with mundane housework that anyone can do -- get someone to vacuum and dust and do the laundry, etc. This frees up some of your time and energy. Then hire the appropriate level of help for Mom. She has mobility issues. I think it will be much easier to find suitable help than if she had dementia, for example.
Also consider adult day health programs. (Adult day care.) She could sign up for one day a week or as many as she likes. She can interact with other adults, participate in many activities (or not, her choice), and have a good hot lunch. Some programs have additional services. The one my husband attended could provide a shower, and they had a podiatrist come in periodically for those who needed the toenails trimmed! Most programs have a bus or van that picks people up and returns them to their homes. And, of course, this gives you some valuable respite time.
These things cost money. What is Mom's financial status? If necessary, apply for Medicaid.
If you try some counseling and you hire some help and this situation is still taking a toll on your marriage, then maybe the solution is for Mom to live somewhere else, probably an Assisted Living Facility.
You wouldn't want a person who would go into sheer panic if a parent fell down, and not able to think correctly on what to do next.
Everyone has something that they are really good at. Is sister good with finances, then have her do Mom's bill paying and checkbook balancing. What about grocery shopping? What about doing meals? It doesn't all need to be hands-on care with the parent. But every little bit does help.