Senior-living facility in Fort Collins to celebrate expansion

FORT COLLINS — Sterling House and Clare Bridge Crossings, a senior-living facility in Fort Collins that serves people with Alzheimer’s disease, has completed construction on 41 new apartments and renovations to existing units, and will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 15 to celebrate the $9 million year-long effort.

Twenty-four apartments and more employees have been added to Clare Bridge Crossings, where the staff is using a new program designed to slow Alzheimer’s progression. The early stage dementia-care program was developed from research that showed consistent mental, physical and social engagement can delay the advance of Alzheimer’s. Clare Bridge now has 56…