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:

• Garden Lodge Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Philipson Street, Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4EN

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• Fellingate Care Centre

  Older People
  1 Fox Street, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0BD

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• St Cuthberts

  Dementia, Older People
  Riga Square, Hylton Red House, Sunderland, SR5 5DD

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• Barchester Harton Grange Care Home

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

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• Stephenson Court

  Older People, Physical disability
  Station Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9BQ

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• Needham Court

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability, Sensory impairment...
  Stanhope Road, Jarrow, NE32 3UD

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• Belle Vue House

  Dementia, Older People
  1-3 Mowbray Close, Hendon, Sunderland, SR2 8JB

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• Seahaven Rest Home

  Older People
  146-148 Beach road, South Shields, NE33 2NN

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• Huntercombe House - Sunderland

  Alcohol dependence, Drug dependence
  Leechmere Road, Sunderland, SR2 9DJ

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• The Chesters Care Home

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability, Sensory impairment...
  418 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5AJ

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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