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:

• Princess House Seaburn

  Dementia, Older People
  Princess House, 19 Cliffe Park, Sunderland, SR6 9NS

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• Denecroft Residential Care Home

  Older People
  200 Newburn Road, Throckley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 9AH

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• Waverley Lodge Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Bewick Crescent, Lemington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 8AX

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• Holy Cross Home - Sunderland

  Older People
  Ettrick Grove, Sunderland, SR4 8QA

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• Henshaws Society for Blind People - 3 Red Admiral

  Learning disability, Physical disability, Sensory impairment
  3 Red Admiral Court, Festival Park, Gateshead, NE11 9TW

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• The Court

  Learning disability
  22 Thornholme Road, Sunderland, SR2 7QG

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• Thorncliffe House

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability
  Thorncliffe, 15 Thornhill Park, Sunderland, SR2 7LA

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• The Mews Care Home

  Learning disability, Older People, Physical disability
  Southburn Terrace, New Herrington, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7AW

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• Parkside Lodge

  Mental health
  17-19 Windermere Street, Gateshead, NE8 1TU

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• Springfield Park

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability
  2 Eastern Villas, Station Road North, Forest Hall, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9AE

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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