Nursing home · Bradford

The Links Care Centre

The Links, Kismet Gardens, Bradford, BD3 7NJ

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
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The Links Care Centre is a nursing home in Bradford in Bradford, run by Care Worldwide (Links) Ltd. It is registered for up to 85 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.

Its latest CQC rating, published April 2019, is Requires improvement overall, and Requires improvement in all five key questions. For comparison, 77% of care homes in Bradford are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 17 April 2019 Rated 7 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Older rating. Published 17 April 2019, 7 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Bradford

The Links Care Centre is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 21 other homes in Bradford. Of the 103 rated care homes here, 77% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 4 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (7%)
  • Good 49 (46%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 19 (18%)
  • Requires improvement 22 (21%)
  • Inadequate 2 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (4%)

Half of Bradford's ratings are more than 3.7 years old. How tiers work

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