MorningStar Old Town

MorningStar Old Town opened in 2024 at 360 Tenney Court with 160 units for independent living, assisted living and memory care. The building sits in Larimer County, Colorado, on the north edge of downtown Old Town Fort Collins, near Cherry Street and the Poudre River. Roughly a tenth of a mile away, the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery at 408 Mason Court brings history and hands-on science together, and the downtown blocks past it hold more than 160 locally owned restaurants and shops.

Independent living, assisted living and memory care are all offered at the same address on Tenney Court. Assisted living services are provided on-site, and the memory care setting is designed for people living with memory loss. The building also includes a therapy space, and the community is private pay for all three levels of care. Indoors, MorningStar Old Town has an indoor pool, a fitness center, a combined theatre and chapel, and a wine tasting room under one roof.

Residences at the community include studio apartments, with the 160 units divided among independent living, assisted living and memory care. Outdoors, The Sky Terrace includes patios and courtyards, and the campus also has decks. Washington Park, the oldest park in Fort Collins, lies just west of downtown at 301 Maple Street about a fifth of a mile away, and its lawns are the setting for city festivals such as the yearly Taste of Fort Collins.

Lee Martinez Park on North Sherwood Street, under half a mile from the building, offers an animal farm known as The Farm, a nature-inspired playground, courts for several sports and access to the Poudre River Trail. Old Fort Collins Heritage Park and Civic Center Park are both within a third of a mile of Tenney Court, and Library Park is a little over half a mile away. MorningStar Old Town is set up for older adults who want independent living, assisted living or memory care in a walkable corner of Old Town Fort Collins, a short way from its history museum and riverside parks.

The community serves residents at each of these three levels of care within a single building on Tenney Court. The neighborhood around Tenney Court opens onto a downtown that mixes cultural arts, history, outdoor adventure, craft brews and seasonal cooking from local, independent kitchens. Medical care is nearby, with UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital at 1024 South Lemay Avenue just under 2 miles away, about a five-minute drive.

Poudre Valley is a Level III trauma center with 270 beds, and Banner Fort Collins Medical Center on Lady Moon Drive is roughly a 15-minute drive from the community. City Drug on North College Avenue is about a fifth of a mile away, and Target Fort Collins Old Town at 460 South College Avenue is under a mile from Tenney Court. The Silver Grill Cafe on Walnut Street, serving breakfast in Fort Collins since 1933, is around a fifth of a mile from the building, and roughly 45 restaurants and cafes are within half a mile, including Rodizio Grill on Jefferson Street and Penrose Taphouse on Pine Street.

Jax Fish House on North College Avenue and Snooze on West Mountain Avenue are also within that half-mile range. The main branch of Poudre River Public Library stands at 201 Peterson Street, a little over half a mile from the community.