she wants to follow me everywhere I go!

So my daughter and I have been living in an apartment with my mom and our lease is up in October so we will be getting our own place. My mom has to move as well because she can’t afford it here alone.

Well, I let her know that we would be looking for our own place and she keeps talking about how “we should live in the same complex and be close together”. She also keeps trying to get me to help her get a job at my work. She has serious issues when it comes to letting her kids grow up and leave the nest. She constantly oversteps with my daughter, so I just want to have space. I really don’t want to hurt her feelings, but I need to tell her we will not be living in the same apartment complex.

How should I go about letting her down gently? I love her, but I need her to back off.