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:

• Cedar House Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...
  3-4 The Cedars, Ashbrooke, Sunderland, SR2 7TW

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• Holmlea Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  48 Linskill Terrace, North Shields, NE30 2EW

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• The Grove

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...
  Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, DH3 2PR

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• Windsor Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Windsor Care Home, Victoria Road East, Hebburn, NE31 1YQ

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• Barchester Appletree Grange Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Durham Road, Birtley, DH3 2BH

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• Ashdale - Sunderland

  Learning disability
  14a Beresford Park, Sunderland, SR2 7JU

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• Greenbank

  Learning disability
  North View Terrace, Colliery Row, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 5NW

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• Thorncliffe House

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability
  Thorncliffe, 15 Thornhill Park, Sunderland, SR2 7LA

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• Lindisfarne Crawcrook

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...
  Kepier Chare, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4TS

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• Northbourne

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...
  Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5AR

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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