The Links Care Home

1 Golf Links Road, Broadstone BH18 8BE
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9.7 127 Reviews
  • The Links Care Home, Broadstone
This care home is proud to be able to display an Outstanding CQC rating (November 2023).

The Links is in the lovely village setting of Broadstone, close to local amenities and within easy reach of Dorset’s beautiful beaches and countryside. The Links offers residential, nursing, respite, post-operative, palliative and dementia care.

Pre-bookable short stays are also offered for people to rest, relax and recover, maybe post op or whilst family or a carer are on holiday. The Links also offers day care - please call for more details.

At The Links, staff take great care to focus on the person. It’s important for residents to feel at home, so it creates a friendly environment with an individually appropriate balance of care and independence. Staff are well trained and there is 24/7 nursing care on site.

The home also has an onsite café that is peaceful and offers a great place to relax with friends and family. This home also benefits from an onsite salon, with a full-time hairdresser on site offering a brilliant service to all the residents.

Enjoying food is an important part of life. The chefs create well-crafted menus made with the freshest ingredients and try to cater for all ethnicity groups. Soon after a resident arrives at The Links, staff discuss their personal preferences and dietary needs with them.

There’s a real sense of community at the home. The staff work to discover what residents enjoy doing and the home's social calendar is organised around those interests. So whether your loved one already has a hobby or would like to take up a new one, there are lots of exciting activities to get involved in.

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Care Provided by The Links Care Home

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 68 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Convalescent Care
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
  • Day Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Bar/Café
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1375 – £1375
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1425 – £1425
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1595 – £1595
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1595 – £1595
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £1515 – £1515
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1570 – £1570
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1755 – £1755
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1755 – £1755

Pricing is subject to an assessment of care needs and the room chosen. There’s no need for your loved one to have Bupa health insurance, our Care Home is open to everyone. Please contact us for more information.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact The Links Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Support you may be entitled to

If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £254.06 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Denise Arthur-Briskham (General Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (64)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (64)

The Links Care Home Reviews (127)

9.7

The Links Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.691) out of 10, based on 21 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Links Care Home has 127 reviews.

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Review from V L (Daughter of Resident) published on 22 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Overall the care home is a pleasant place with kind and helpful staff. It can be problematic when trying to contact my mum on a Saturday/Sunday by phone.
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Review from S C (Friend of Resident) published on 22 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An excellent care home, friendly caring staff. The cleanliness of the home in all areas is of a very high standard.
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Review from Jeremy M (Son-in-law of Resident) published on 22 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Links is an excellent care home in all aspects. The staff are friendly and helpful. They have the patients interest foremost at all times.
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Review from Liz M (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother has been a resident of The Links for the past 3 years. My mothers care has been excellent, meeting all my mothers needs. Communication between myself and The Links is also excellent. An amazing care home run by amazing staff.
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Review from FRJ (Son of Resident) published on 7 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Comfortable, well-appointed nursing home. Always clean and the food seems good. The garden is a bit limited but the indoor facilities are good. The best aspect through is the nursing and caring staff who always seem in good spirits.
They have a good sense of humour and manage 'characterful' situations
with skill and a smile. I have never seen any staff member at The Links treat a resident with anything but kindness and respect.
I turn up at any time unannounced and they are always welcoming. Mum has Alzheimer's and has her ups and downs but quickly she seems much happier at The Link, than often struggling to maintain her 'independence' at home. Thank you!
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Review from Danny P (Son of Resident) published on 23 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My father has been in this home for nearly 2 years now, all the staff are warm, friendly and very caring. I feel that my father is safe and well cared for at this time, and that is so important as it is his most vulnerable time. The conditions are wonderful, it is always clean and smells clean, and
almost promotes a home like feeling. The ladies in the front reception always make a point of saying 'hello' and 'goodbye' and 'how was your visit?' It's almost like old fashioned hospitality. I would like to end with Thank You.
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Review from Suzy D (Niece of Resident) published on 25 November 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My Aunt has now been a resident for 2 months and although there have been some routine issues which are being dealt with, overall the staff have always been kind, considerate and respectful to my Aunt and the family. Staff go out of their way to help or offer assistance. If asked they provide an immediate
response. Staff are attentive. My Aunt is very happy at the Links, its a home from home and on some fronts its better than being at home. My Aunt always has someone to talk to, not only the residents but she likes to sit with the nursing staff who all enjoy her company, as well as the various activities.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.691)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.691) out of 10 for The Links Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 21 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.691 for The Links Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (201 Excellents x 5) + (30 Goods x 4) + (9 Satisfactorys x 3) + (7 Poors x 2) + (2 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 249 Ratings = 4.691
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for The Links Care Home is based on 19 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 68 registered maximum number of service users is 13.6, which has been reached with 19 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 3 Nov 2023

Overall Outstanding

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Outstanding
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Outstanding
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

1 Bed Vacancy

Posted: 08 Oct 2025

Spacious rooms available for short or long term residential, nursing or dementia care.Every bedroom has been thoughtfully decorated to create a warm and homely atmosphere and come with a flat screen TV and en-suite shower room.

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Awards / Recognitions (8)

Meet the Team (1)

Sebastian

Sebastian Kijewski

Job Title: Head Chef Joined: 2017

Sebastian grew up in Poland, where he qualified as a chef as well as in hotel and tourism management and worked in sales for his family business. He moved to Dorset in 2002 and worked in a number of hotels and restaurants, gaining catering skills to Rosette standard! Sebastian joined The Links in February 2017, with great experience in catering for functions and events as well as high numbers. Sebastian ensures all individual dietary wishes and needs are met, and that meals are high quality, nutritious and beautifully presented. He has a young family and has a keen interest in sports and scuba diving.

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