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:

• Stephenson Court

  Older People, Physical disability
  Station Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9BQ

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• The Lodge Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People
  Farnham Road, South Shields, NE34 0JR

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• Garden Hill Care Centre

  Older People
  32 St Michaels Avenue, South Shields, NE33 3AN

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• Falstone Manor

  Older People, Physical disability
  Cliffe Park, Whitburn Road, Roker, Sunderland, SR6 9NQ

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• Holmlea Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  48 Linskill Terrace, North Shields, NE30 2EW

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• Bamburgh Crescent

  Learning disability
  10 Bamburgh Crescent, Shiremoor, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0NY

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• Ashbourne Lodge Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...
  The Cedars, Ashbrooke, Sunderland, SR2 7TW

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• Abigail House Care Home - Westerhope

  Dementia, Older People
  173 West Avenue, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 5JH

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• The Laurels Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Francis Way, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring, DH5 9EQ

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• Inverthorne

  Learning disability
  20 Thornholme Road, Sunderland, SR2 7QG

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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