Kalispell Assisted Living & Memory Care

01/01/2026

New Years Eve party was a hit for the assisted Living and Memory Care residents!!!
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2026!

01/01/2026

Happy New Year from the residents and staff at KAL!!

12/31/2025

When our team members go above and beyond, we want the world to know. 🌟

Whether it's a warm hug, a shared laugh, or an extra act of service, tell us about it! Let’s celebrate what makes our community special: https://bit.ly/3KTG2aJ

12/28/2025

After the proposal…… 🤣

❤️🚋 Hi. It’s me… Ruby. 🚋❤️

Last night, I thought I was just doing what I do best — taking families on a cozy Christmas Tour of Lights. Twinkling lights, laughter, Jon- a top-hat-wearing driver, Mom and Dad onboard, and a sweet couple snuggled up with no idea what was coming.

Little did I know… I was part of a proposal. 💍✨

Halfway through the tour, things took a turn- when my regular driver- Cathy- dressed as the Grinch hijacked me 🎄😳 and drove us out to Foys Lake. That’s when the Grinch drug the girlfriend of of me, ran her out into the cold and then spun the bride-to-be around… and the boyfriend dropped to one knee.

I heard gasps.
I felt happy tears.
I may have honked internally. ❤️

And because I’m Ruby — a true Montana trolley — I decided to make the night extra memorable by getting a little stuck on the ice ❄️🚋.

But here’s the thing… love shows up.
The trolley owners, Mom and Dad, the newly engaged couple, and one of our amazing drivers Jon all jumped in and pushed me, while my driver- Cathy steered and they got me right back onto the road. 💪✨

That’s when Tiffany Crystal Photography captured one of my favorite moments — love, laughter, teamwork, and a brand-new engagement all in one frame.

I’ll never forget being part of this love story.

Congratulations to the newly engaged couple — thank you for letting me carry your magic. ❤️💍

Love always,
Ruby 🚋✨

💕

12/25/2025

Our Night Before Christmas Party was a Hoot!!!
I came dressed as Santa, we decorated fresh-baked sugar cookies, had a tray of mini cheesecake bits, wines, beer, sodas, and a ton of giggles.
Everyone that came late to the party had to wear the Santa beard, wig, and hat for a photo…. Enjoy🤣🎄🎅🏻
Merry Christmas Y’all!!

12/24/2025

This.
‘‘Tis The Season ❤️

"Thirty-seven coats hung on the fence outside my shop last winter.

People thought I'd lost my mind. I run Sal's Alterations on Hammond Street. Hemming pants, fixing zippers, that's my life. Been doing it 43 years, I'm 69 now, still threading needles my daughter says I should retire from.

But I kept seeing the same homeless man walking past. Wearing a T-shirt in December. Arms covered in goosebumps. One morning it was 22 degrees.

I had a rack of unclaimed items in the back. Coats people dropped off for repairs and never picked up. After six months, they're legally mine. Most I donate eventually.

That morning, I grabbed a heavy wool coat, ran outside, caught up to the man. "Sir, excuse me."
He turned around, defensive. "I didn't do nothing."
"I know. But you need this." I held out the coat. "Customer never picked it up. It's just taking up space."

He stared at it. At me. Then took it, put it on. Fit perfect.
"God bless you," he said, and kept walking.
Next day, I hung five more coats on my fence. Different sizes. With a sign: "Free. Take if you need. No questions."

By evening, all five were gone.
I kept doing it. Every week, more unclaimed coats on the fence. Jackets. Sweaters. Anything warm.
Then people started dropping off their own coats. "For the fence," they'd say. Clean coats, good condition, just sitting in closets.

The fence became known. "Sal's Fence." Homeless folks checked it regularly. So did struggling families, people who couldn't afford winter clothes.

One woman brought her two kids, let them pick coats. Saw me watching through the window, gave me a small wave. Mouthed "thank you."

My daughter said, "Dad, you're not making money off this."
"Don't need to make money off everything."
Last March, the man in the wool coat came back. Looked different. Cleaner. Healthier.
"I got into a shelter," he said. "Then a program. Got a job starting next week. Night security." He held out the coat. "Someone else needs this now."

He hung it back on the fence himself.
That coat's been taken and returned four times now. Different people, same need.
Winter's coming again. I've already got twenty coats ready.

Because sometimes the best business isn't the money you make. It's the warmth you share."
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By Mary Nelson

12/23/2025

Happy Hour to finish off the afternoon!!

12/23/2025

4-H Ponies, Bunnies, Dove, and Dogs all came by to share some Holiday Cheer with our AL and Memory Care residents!!

12/23/2025

Keeping fit for the holidays!!

12/23/2025

Last Night our residents got to have the most fun!!!
As many know, I drive the Trolley in the evening for the Christmas Lights Tours each year.
We want to send out a HUGE THANK YOU! To the new owners of Montana Trolley Co, for gifting us with RUBY, the trolley, for our own personal light tour!!

After the fires that destroyed a lot of the trolleys a few months ago, many thought it was over. But… YES! The Montana Trolley Co is still alive and running tours in Kalispell!!
Thanks to Jody Cross, and her daughter Kailey, who bought the company with the vision to ‘Keep Montana Trolley Co Alive’ , there are trolleys running every night through New Years, and beyond!

There’s still time to get on this iconic ride this year!! Call the number on the logo, and Kailey will get you and your group seats!!

12/21/2025

HEY Ya’ll!!

I’m driving the Montana Trolley Christmas Lights Tours tonight!!
5:30, 6:45 and 8:00.
But I have openings for my 6;45 and 8:00 tours!!
Give them a call or go online to book with me!!
Ask to be on RUBY!!

12/20/2025

The Good Times Chorus brought our AL and MC community some fun and familiar Christmas tunes today!!!
What a joy to see all of them singing along….
Music reaches everyone ❤️