Senior councillors in Leeds will be asked to give the final go-ahead for enhanced new headquarters for the Assisted Living Leeds service which helps people with health issues to live in their own homes at a meeting next week.
At the meeting of the council’s executive board at Civic Hall on Wednesday (12 February 2025), councillors will be asked to approve £3.4million of funding to allow the refurbishment of the service’s new base at Waterside Road in Stourton to complete a £9million investment overall in the new facility.
The Assisted Living Leeds service run by Leeds City Council plays a vital role in supporting people of all ages when they have been discharged from hospital to live independently at home. Working 24 hours a day, Assisted Living Leeds operates the Leeds Tele Care Service providing and monitoring assistive technology and equipment which allows people to live at home rather than being in a hospital or dedicated care setting.
The service also provides a ‘return and reuse’ service, which allows used equipment to be returned, decontaminated, and reissued, where appropriate.
The service is currently based at Clarence Road near Leeds Dock, a 1960s building which requires increasing ongoing maintenance. With the service also growing due to demand, in 2019 the council approved £5.6m for the acquisition of the new site at Waterside Road after assessing possible new locations in the city.
The new site will offer high-quality modern accommodation and due to its layout also offers significant operational benefits which will help to improve the efficiency of service delivery and customer service. It will also help to future-proof the service for the coming years.
Leeds City Council executive member for adult social care, active lifestyles and culture Councillor Salma Arif said:
“We are delighted that we are now in a position to get the refurbishment of the new Assisted Living Leeds headquarters underway as once completed it will bring significant benefits for our city and its residents.
“The Assisting Living Leeds service provides an essential and invaluable lifeline to support people of all ages to be able to live healthy, happy and productive independent lives at home, and this move to its new location will enable it to continue to grow stronger and stronger helping even more people for years to come.”
Should approval be given for the refurbishment to proceed, the new headquarters would be scheduled to open in January 2026.
The new building when open will also become home to the council’s flood risk management team, monitoring rainfall and river levels across the city.
To see the report being considered by the executive board visit Council and democracy (agenda item 9).
To find out more about Assisted Living Leeds visit Equipment to help you live at home
This post is based on a press release issued by Leeds City Council
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