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:

• Ashlea Court Residential Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Archer Road, Farringdon, Sunderland, SR3 3DJ

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• Lorne Terrace

  Learning disability
  Ashbrooke, Sunderland, SR2 7BU

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• Barchester Springvale Court Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Springwell Road, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 7AD

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• Eagle Cottages

  Learning disability
  1-2 Eagle Cottages, Monkton Lane, Monkton Village, Jarrow, NE32 5NN

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• The Lodge Care Home

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

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• Westoe Grange Care Home

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability, Sensory impairment...
  4 Horsley Hill Road, South Shields, NE33 3DY

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• Manor Road Residential Home

  Older People
  2 Manor Road, Tynemouth, North Shields, NE30 4RH

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• Belle Vue House Nursing Home

  Dementia, Older People
  1 Stanmore Road, Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 5SX

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• Hawthorn Court

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability, Sensory impairment...
  St Aloysius View, Hebburn, NE31 1RH

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• Barchester Bedewell Grange Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Campbell Park Road, Hebburn, NE31 2SL

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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