Demographics spark demand for senior housing

An independent living center in Fort Collins will be completed and construction on senior housing projects in Loveland and Greeley will begin this summer.

The projects are an indication that the senior housing boom that started a couple of years ago shows no signs of slowing.

“I think eventually senior housing will be overbuilt in Northern Colorado,´ said Yvonne Myers, coordinator for Columbine Health Systems, which plans to open an independent living center at its campus in south central Fort Collins late this summer. “It’s kind of like condos. They’re hot, and then suddenly there are too many of them.…