Tyne & Wear is the 44th largest county in England yet is the 13th largest by population. This largely because it is made up of the five heavily populated metropolitan boroughs of North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and Sunderland, all formerly parts of the counties of Durham and Northumberland.

Economically this area was in the doldrums for many years after the decline of the mining and shipping industries but in recent years there has been a largely successful regeneration which can be most obviously seen in the redevelopment of the run down former factories and warehouses along the Tyne in Newcastle and Gateshead.

To many people in the rest of the UK the area is known for the intense local rivalries between the towns, as exemplified by the partisan support for the local football teams.

As of the 2001 census there were 128,190 people aged over 70 living in the Tyne and Wear area, approximately 11.9% of the total population. Within the county there are 343 residential care and nursing care homes providing services for older people and people with learning disabilities.

Below is a full list of care homes, sheltered care homes, respite care homes and nursing homes in Tyne & Wear:

• Tavistock Square

  Learning disability
  17 Tavistock Square, Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1DZ

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• Craigielea Lodge

  Dementia, Older People
  Lyndhurst Avenue, Gateshead, NE9 6AY

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• Victoria Lodge Care Home

  Physical disability
  Leechmere Road, Grangetown, Sunderland, SR2 9DJ

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• St Catherines Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...
  St Cuthberts House, West Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PY

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• Bradbury Wing

  Physical disability
  The Minories, Rosebery Crescent, Jesmond, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 1EU

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• Chad Ltd - Cordingley House

  Learning disability
  22 Linden Terrace, Whitley Bay, NE26 2AA

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• Featherbed Lane

  Learning disability
  1 Featherbed Lane, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0QE

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• Kenton Hall Nursing Home

  Older People
  Kenton Lane, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3EE

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• Ella McCambridge Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Mitchell Street, Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 3PR

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• 2 Fenwick Close

  Learning disability
  2 Fenwick Close, Litchfield Road, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2AH

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Places in Tyne and Wear with care homes

• Gateshead care and nursing homes
• Newcastle upon Tyne care and nursing homes
• North Tyneside care and nursing homes
• South Tyneside care and nursing homes
• Sunderland care and nursing homes