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:

  • Donwell House

    Dementia, Physical disability

    Wellgarth Road, District 2, Washington, NE37 1EE

  • Collingwood Court

    Dementia, Learning disability, Mental health

    Front Street, Chirton, North Shields, NE29 0LF

  • Fellingate Care Centre

    Older People

    1 Fox Street, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0BD

  • Lea Green Court Care Home

    Dementia, Older People

    Kenton Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3UW

  • The Manor House Gosforth

    Older People

    80 Greenfield Road, Brunton Park, Gosforth, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5TQ

  • The Highlands

    Learning disability, Physical disability

    Durham Road, Birtley, DH3 1LY

  • Fordley

    Learning disability

    15 Annitsford Drive, Dudley, Dudley, Cramlington, NE23 7AP

  • Pembroke Rest Home

    Mental health

    2 Pembroke Avenue, Walkergate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4QU

  • The Mews Care Home

    Learning disability, Older People, Physical disability

    Southburn Terrace, New Herrington, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7AW

  • 21 North View

    Learning disability, Physical disability

    21 North View, Jarrow, NE32 5JQ