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:

  • Lawrence Court Care Home

    Dementia, Older People

    Allendale Road, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2SB

  • The Manor House Gosforth

    Older People

    80 Greenfield Road, Brunton Park, Gosforth, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5TQ

  • Winnie Care (Ashlea Lodge)

    Dementia, Older People

    Hylton Road, Millfield, Sunderland, SR4 7AB

  • Chirton Resource Centre

    Older People

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

  • The Branches Residential Home

    Dementia, Older People

    Springwell Road, Quorn, Jarrow, NE32 5TQ

  • Willow Lodge Care Home

    Physical disability

    Osbourne Gardens, North Shields, NE29 9AT

  • Holy Cross Home - Sunderland

    Older People

    Ettrick Grove, Sunderland, SR4 8QA

  • White Lodge

    Learning disability

    1 Mowbray Road, South Shields, NE33 3DH

  • Hawthorn Court

    Dementia, Older People, Physical disability, Sensory impairment...

    St Aloysius View, Hebburn, NE31 1RH

  • Albany Care Home

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People

    Albany House, Albany Way, Washington, NE37 1BJ