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, councillors will be asked to approve £3.4 million of funding to allow the refurbishment of the service’s new base at Waterside Road in Stourton to complete a £9 million investment overall in the new facility.
The service is currently based at Clarence Road, a 1960s building which requires increasing ongoing maintenance. With the service also growing due to demand, in 2019 the council approved £5.6 million 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.
