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Tyne and Wear care homes and Tyne and Wear nursing homes

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:

  • Fairfield House

    Mental health

    40 Grainger Park Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8RY

  • Whitby Drive

    Learning disability, Physical disability

    8 Whitby Drive, Biddick, Washington, NE38 2NW

  • Falmouth House

    Mental health

    24 Edwards Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2BJ

  • Park View Care Home

    Dementia

    Feetham Avenue, Forrest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9QN

  • The Hermitage

    Learning disability

    Ravine Terrace, Roker, Sunderland, SR6 9LZ

  • St Mary Magdalene Residential

    Older People

    St Mary Magdalene & Holy Jesus Trust, Claremont Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4NN

  • Meadowfield

    Learning disability

    61 Durham Road, Gateshead, NE8 4AP

  • Grasmere Lodge

    Dementia, Drug dependence, Mental health

    10-12 Grasmere Street, Bensham, Gateshead, NE8 1TR

  • Chirton Resource Centre

    Older People

    Headlam Green, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2DX

  • Wallace Mews

    Learning disability, Physical disability

    230 Mowbray Road, South Shields, NE33 3BE