The Links Care Centre

The Links, Kismet Gardens, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 7NJ

01274028590

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

18 December 2020

Provider

Care Worldwide (Links) Ltd

Beds

85 beds

About The Links Care Centre

The Links Care Centre calls Bradford home, offering nursing care in a setting where residents and their families can feel genuinely supported. The team there understands how significant this decision is for families, and that sense of care and consideration runs through everything they do. If you are exploring nursing care options in the Bradford area, The Links Care Centre is worth getting to know.

The Links Care Centre is a nursing home providing nursing and personal care to people with dementia and other complex mental health issues. It accommodates up to 85 people across five self-contained units, with 66 residents living there at the time of inspection.

Staff did not consistently follow the provider's COVID-19 policy or government infection and protection guidelines, creating a risk of infection transfer. Although health and safety risk assessments were in place and contained person-centred information, these plans were not always followed in practice. The home had audits and quality monitoring checks in place, but these had failed to identify the risks that were found during the inspection.

Source: CQC inspection report, 27 January 2021

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger adults

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

The grounds have two large gardens, with a smaller indoor garden also available.
Rooms have en-suite facilities and residents can bring their own furniture.

Published on the provider's website, checked 2 October 2026. Confirm arrangements with the home before deciding.

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 85 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BD3 7NJ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 27 January 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 18 December 2020.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 17 April 2019: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 17 April 2019: Requires improvement
ResponsivePublished 17 April 2019: Requires improvement
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Caring: How do staff protect privacy, dignity and each person’s choices?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read The Links Care Centre's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting The Links Care Centre, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit The Links Care Centre, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund The Links Care Centre's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees