Care home · Blackpool
Links Lodge
Illustrative photo, not of Links Lodge- Address
- 16 Links Road, Blackpool, FY1 2RU
- Run by
- Care Luxe Limited
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 8 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- August 2022 (4 years)
- Registered manager
- Angela Baxendale
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2021 (5 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 13325391)
- Last CQC check
- 23 Feb 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-12553395075
Links Lodge at a glance
Links Lodge is a CQC-registered residential care home in Blackpool, run by Care Luxe Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Outstanding overall (November 2018). It is one of 47 CQC-registered care homes in and around Blackpool; 35 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Rating history
- Sep 2015
- Apr 2016
- Nov 2018
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 25 June 2026 by Blackpool. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Links Lodge"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Warbreck
- Council
- Blackpool Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blackpool South
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in FY1 (17)
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Close by
- Bus stop 480 m (6 min walk) · 3 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Layton, 950 m (12 min walk)
- GP surgery St Paul's Medical Centre, 760 m (9 min walk)
- Pharmacy Rhodes Pharmacy, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Nisa Local, 240 m (3 min walk)
- Park Claremont Park, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Café Roses Cafe, 630 m (8 min walk)
- Place of worship Holy Family, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Library Layton Library, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Links Lodge at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Blackpool Council for a free care needs assessment.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is King Edward Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (8 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (4 of the nearest 25).
20 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Warbreck ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (9 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (3 min), a park (4 min), a café (8 min) and a bus stop (6 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Ownership and company checks
Links Lodge is run by Care Luxe Limited (company 13325391), incorporated in 2021, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Registered specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe48 of 64 in Blackpool
- Effective5 of 64 in Blackpool
- Caring7 of 64 in Blackpool
- Responsive6 of 64 in Blackpool
- Well-led6 of 64 in Blackpool
As rated by CQC, published 15 November 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Blackpool share it; for example, 5 of 64 care homes in Blackpool rated Outstanding for Effective.
History with CQC
Registered in August 2022, it has 4 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good and improving to Inspected but not rated.
At 7 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
The current rating was given to a previous provider; the present one has not yet been inspected here.
What the ratings tell you
For Links Lodge, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated Outstanding; 1 other area is Good.
Across Blackpool, 5 of 64 rated care homes are Outstanding for Effective (8%), while 7 of 64 rated care homes are Outstanding for Caring (11%), while 6 of 64 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (9%), while 6 of 64 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (9%).
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Outstanding. Across Blackpool, 78% of the 63 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 6 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2018) is more recent than 9% of care home ratings in Blackpool.
- With 8 beds it is smaller than 81% of care homes in Blackpool, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 15% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Blackpool lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Blackpool as at Oct 2026.
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Guides for families
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- Belsfield HouseDec 2025
- Thornlea Rest HomeApr 2025
- Napier Lodge LimitedNov 2025
Frequently asked about Links Lodge
- What type of care does Links Lodge provide?
- CQC lists Links Lodge under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Where is Links Lodge?
- It is at 16 Links Road, Blackpool, FY1 2RU.
- Is Links Lodge a registered provider?
- Links Lodge is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-12553395075) and was rated Outstanding overall in November 2018.
- Does Links Lodge support people with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- How recent is Links Lodge's CQC rating?
- 15 November 2018 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- How many beds does Links Lodge have?
- Links Lodge can take up to 8 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Who is the registered provider for Links Lodge?
- Care Luxe Limited is the registered provider for Links Lodge.
- How much does care from Links Lodge cost?
- Links Lodge's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,100 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is Links Lodge rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Links Lodge: Safe: Good; Effective: Outstanding; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Outstanding. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.