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:

• Kibblesworth Specialist Care Centre

  Older People
  Front Street, Kibblesworth, Gateshead, NE11 0YJ

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• Farmborough Court Intermediate Care Service

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...
  Farmborough Court, Brentford Avenue, Town End Farm, Sunderland, SR5 4EU

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• Barchester Harton Grange Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People
  Bolden Lane, South Shields, NE34 0LZ

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• Monks Haven Residential Home

  Dementia, Older People, Sensory impairment
  55/57 Beverley Terrace, Cullercoates, NE30 4NX

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• Princes Court

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People
  Hedley Road, North Shields, NE29 6XP

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• Thorndale

  Learning disability
  8 Thornhill Park, Sunderland, SR2 7JZ

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• Finchley House

  Learning disability
  57 Brandling Street, Roker, Sunderland, SR6 0LP

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• Hillfield

  Older People
  Grainger Park Road, Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8RR

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• Wallace Lodge

  Learning disability, Physical disability
  401 Bamburgh Avenue, South Shields, NE33 3HY

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• West Farm

  Learning disability
  36 West Farm Road, Howdon, Wallsend, NE28 7AY

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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