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:

• Jubilee Mews

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

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• Villette Lodge Assessment and

  Learning disability
  1 Edith Street, Hendon, Sunderland, SR3 8JS

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• Coalway Lane

  Mental health
  4 Coalway Lane North, Swalwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 3EY

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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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• Beechwood Hall Care Home

  Dementia
  34 Beechwood Garden, Gateshead, NE11 0BY

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• Lorne Terrace

  Learning disability
  Ashbrooke, Sunderland, SR2 7BU

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• Sovereign Lodge Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...
  Newbiggin Lane, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1NA

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• Swan Lodge Care Home

  Dementia
  Kent Avenue, Howdon, Wallsend, NE28 0JE

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• Denecroft Residential Care Home

  Older People
  200 Newburn Road, Throckley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 9AH

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• Henshaws Society for Blind People - 3 Red Admiral

  Learning disability, Physical disability, Sensory impairment
  3 Red Admiral Court, Festival Park, Gateshead, NE11 9TW

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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