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:

• The Croft Residential Care Home

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability, Sensory impairment...
  Ettrick Grove, Sunderland, SR4 8QE

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• Springfield House Care Home

  Dementia, Learning disability, Mental health, Older People...
  Springfield House, Bunker Hill, Philadelphia, DH4 4TN

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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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• Moorpine

  Learning disability
  18 Thornholme Road, Sunderland, SR2 7QG

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• Palmersdene

  Dementia, Older People
  Grange Road West, Jarrow, NE32 3JE

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• Armstrong House

  Dementia, Learning disability, Mental health, Older People...
  110 Lobley Hill Road, Bensham, Gateshead, NE8 4YG

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• Dean View Villas

  Dementia, Older People
  579-581 John Williamson Street, South Shields, NE33 5HW

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• Ashbourne Lodge Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...
  The Cedars, Ashbrooke, Sunderland, SR2 7TW

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• St Marks Nursing Home

  Physical disability
  145 Hylton Road, Millfield, Sunderland, SR4 7YQ

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• Riverside Park

  Dementia, Older People
  12 Riverside Park, South Hylton, Sunderland, SR4 0RT

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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