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:

• Manor Road Residential Home

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

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• Roseway House

  Dementia, Older People
  Wear Street, Jarrow, NE32 3JN

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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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• Jubilee Mews

  Mental health
  19 Jubilee Mews, Jubilee Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3DX

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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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• Eothen Homes - Gosforth

  Older People
  45 Elmfield Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 4BB

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• Briardene Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Newbiggin Lane, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1NA

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• Westwood Lodge Care Home

  Alcohol dependence, Dementia, Drug dependence, Mental health...
  7 Bentinck Villas, Bentinck Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 6UR

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• St Marks Court

  Dementia, Older People
  73 Split Crow Road, Deckham, Gateshead, NE8 3SA

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• Cestria House Residential Home

  Dementia, Older People
  45-47 Sanderson Road, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 2DR

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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