The Links Care Centre
- Care home
- 85 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2018
- Central Bradford, Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
First rated Inadequate in 2018, most recently Requires improvement in January 2021.
6 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
22 of 102
rated care homes in Bradford are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
The Links Care Centre: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in January 2021.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Mill Lodge (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Ashcroft (Good, 0.5 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Mill Lodge Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Ashcroft Good, 0.5 miles away
- I Chestnut Lodge Inadequate, 0.6 miles away
- – Willow Grange Not yet rated, 0.6 miles away
- RI Burger Court Requires improvement, 0.8 miles away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 27 January 2021. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
The Links Care Centre is a nursing home providing nursing and personal care to people with dementia and other complex mental health issues. The home accommodates up to 85 people over five self-contained units. At the time of the site visit there were 66 people living at the home.
What inspectors found
Staff did not always follow the provider's COVID-19 policy or infection and protection government guidelines. This posed a risk that staff could transfer infection. Risks to people's health and safety were assessed. Plans were clear and up to date and contained person centred information. However, on the day we visited the service we saw they were not always followed. Audits and checks were in place to monitor the quality of the service. They had not identified the risks which were identified during the inspection.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
People were supported by a consistent and experienced staff team. Recruitment was managed safely.
Staff understood the importance of safeguarding and the provider worked closely with local authorities.
Medicines were managed safely. There were close links with health professionals and other agencies to ensure people's health needs were met and changes responded to promptly.
The registered manager had commenced in post in June 2020. They had introduced wide ranging changes. Staff, people and relatives spoke highly of the registered manager and described the changes that were underway as positive. One long standing care worker at The Links said, " We have the continuity to create and maintain a new culture."
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 27 January 2021. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 27 January 2021. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 6 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Joanna Fisk
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)3 inspection reports, latest 27 January 2021. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Care Worldwide (Links) LtdBrand: Care Worldwide
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 10920785 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01274 435400, Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm, Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does The Links Care Centre provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists The Links Care Centre as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does The Links Care Centre have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 85 beds at The Links Care Centre.
- When was The Links Care Centre last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for The Links Care Centre was published on 27 January 2021.
- Who runs The Links Care Centre?
- The Links Care Centre is run by Care Worldwide (Links) Ltd.
- What is The Links Care Centre's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 27 January 2021.
Contact
- Phone
- 01274 028590
- Address
- The Links, Kismet Gardens, Bradford, BD3 7NJ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Mill Lodge (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Ashcroft (Good, 0.5 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Mill Lodge Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Ashcroft Good, 0.5 miles away
- I Chestnut Lodge Inadequate, 0.6 miles away
- – Willow Grange Not yet rated, 0.6 miles away
- RI Burger Court Requires improvement, 0.8 miles away