Our Siegen Manor Campaign

Morley Councillors have come together to oppose proposals to close Siegen Manor, a Morley based Leeds City Council care home that cares for people with dementia. The unified campaign follows a meeting with the families of residents at Siegen Manor as well as senior Adult Social Care Officers at the home last Friday.

We are joining the families of residents at Siegen Manor with their campaign to oppose closure of Siegen Manor. The home must stay open until high quality extra care accommodation can be provided in Morley for these residents with them all moving together as a community.

We quizzed Council Officers about the options to keep Siegen Manor open while new extra care facilities were opened in the Morley area. Officers were also asked about the additional £5 million which could be generated from April 2016 with new proposals for a 2% Adult Social Care levy on Council Tax bills.

 We are unified with residents and their families to find a positive alternative to the closure of Siegen Manor. We are looking for a similar agreement to the one we reached concerning Knowle Manor which keeps the home open until new high quality extra care places become available in the Morley area. It is important to keep this community together and to campaign for the best deal possible for these vulnerable residents.

Adult Social Care Officers agreed to consider the proposals raised at the meeting. The formal consultation process finishes at the end of December and campaigners have pledged to take to the streets of Morley to get the support of Morley residents.

We will be working with our fellow councillors and the families of residents to keep Siegen Manor open until the extra care accommodation become available in Morley which can take them as a community. We believe the new additional funds we will be receiving from the Council Tax levy can support this approach and we call on Morley residents to back our campaign.



MBI Councillors campaigned with residents to save Knowle Manor