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:

• Moorfield House

  Older People
  6 Kenton Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 4NB

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• 53 Kilburn Gardens

  Dementia, Learning disability, Physical disability
  53 Kilburn Gardens, Collingwood Park, Percy Main, North Shields, NE29 6HD

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• Parkside Lodge

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

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• The Laurels Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Francis Way, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring, DH5 9EQ

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• Eighton Lodge Residential Care Home

  Dementia, Physical disability
  Low Eighton, Gateshead, NE9 7UB

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• Holy Cross Home - Sunderland

  Older People
  Ettrick Grove, Sunderland, SR4 8QA

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• Northview Lodge Nursing Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Physical disability
  Northview Road, Castletown, Sunderland, SR5 3AF

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• Chichester Court Care Home

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability
  111 Chichester Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 4HE

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• Lawrence Court Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Allendale Road, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2SB

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• Byker Hall Care Home

  Older People, Physical disability
  Allendale Road, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2SB

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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