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:

• Eothen Homes - Whitley Bay

  Older People
  Park Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE26 2TX

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• Wordsworth House (Newcastle)

  Learning disability, Older People
  Clayton Road, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 1TL

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• Brampton Court Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Wharrier Street, Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 3BR

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• Heathdale Rest Home

  Dementia, Older People
  63-65 Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1NB

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• Chirton Resource Centre

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

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• Chad Ltd - Cordingley House

  Learning disability
  22 Linden Terrace, Whitley Bay, NE26 2AA

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• The Pavillion

  Dementia, Physical disability
  North View Terrace, Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 5NW

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• Kingsbury House

  Dementia, Older People
  61-62 Percy Park, Tynemouth, North Shields, NE30 4JX

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• Dorset House

  Dementia, Learning disability, Mental health, Older People...
  off Station Road, Wallsend, NE28 8EN

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• Wensleydale

  Learning disability
  109 Wenslydale Avenue, Penshaw, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7PD

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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