Families are fighting on to overturn Bradford Council's decision to close Greenacres old people's home.

A protest meeting on Thursday night at the home in Clayton will be attended by councillors and a barrister.

Campaigners say the decision to shut the home - which cares for residents with dementia and is the only one of four threatened homes to be axed - will have "catastrophic repercussions" and will lead to a 35 per cent greater risk of an early death among residents.

Eileen Armstrong, whose 89-year-old mum Ellen Durkin is in the home, said: "I don't want my mum moved. She gets the care she needs and I don't believe she will get the same if she is moved.

"I don't want her to go to somewhere where there are inexperienced staff.

"People with dementia need special treatment and we cannot see there has been any proper alternative provision made for them."

Protesters also claim that they were never properly allowed to add their views to the debate during consultations.

Mrs Armstrong added: "We were kept in the dark on many things and not allowed to have our say when we wanted to."

But a Bradford Council social services spokesman said: "The views expressed by the public at the overview and scrutiny committee meetings were noted by social services as part of their consultation process and taken into account when the issue was considered by the executive.

"A very lengthy meeting was held on October 24 where everyone present was given the opportunity to speak."

About 36 elderly people live at Greenacres. There are proposals to move some of the residents to Broadstones at Holme Wood, which was saved after the consultation process.

Woodward Court at Thornton was also saved, while Meadowcroft is to be offered for sale to the private sector.

Social Services say Greenacres could close in 12 months once the residents have all been found new homes.

But Mrs Armstrong says the doubts over the future mean some could leave early. She warned against this.

"Everyone should stay put and see this through," she said. "Other homes have been reprieved and, despite this setback, we believe we can win our case too."

A formal complaint has been lodged with Bradford Social Services.

The meeting at Greenacres starts at 7pm on Thursday and is open to all.