Tyne and Wear care homes and Tyne and Wear nursing homes

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:

  • Cheviot Court

    Dementia, Older People, Physical disability

    Horsley Hill Square, South Shields, NE34 6RF

  • Grangewood

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...

    Chester Road, Shiney Row, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 4RB

  • Rosehill

    Learning disability

    31 Thornholme Road, Sunderland, SR2 7JX

  • Barchester Harton Grange Care Home

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People

    Bolden Lane, South Shields, NE34 0LZ

  • Hawthorn Court

    Dementia, Physical disability

    St Aloysius View, Hebburn, NE31 1RH

  • Appleby Care Homes

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People

    Military Road, North Shields, NE30 2AB

  • Barchester Appletree Grange Care Home

    Dementia, Older People

    Durham Road, Birtley, DH3 2BH

  • Elswick Hall Care Home

    Physical disability

    Gloucester Terrace, Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 6RH

  • Hadrian House

    Dementia, Older People

    Garden Street, Blaydon on Tyne, Gateshead, NE21 4AG

  • The Laurels Care Home

    Dementia, Older People

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