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:

  • The Branches Residential Home

    Dementia

    Springwell Road, Quorn, Jarrow, NE32 5TQ

  • St Marks Nursing Home

    Physical disability

    145 Hylton Road, Millfield, Sunderland, SR4 7YQ

  • Fairholme

    Mental health

    134-136 Beach Road, South Shields, NE33 2NG

  • Dene Park House

    Dementia, Physical disability

    Killingworth Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1SY

  • 10 Kirby Close

    Learning disability, Physical disability

    Simonside, South Shields, NE34 9QF

  • Midmoor Road

    Learning disability

    19 Midmoor Road, Pallion, Sunderland, SR4 6NR

  • Braeside

    Learning disability

    Sedgeletch Road, Fence Houses, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 5NQ

  • Sydenham

    Learning disability

    3 Sydenham Terrace, South Shields, NE33 2RY

  • St Marks Court

    Dementia, Older People

    73 Split Crow Road, Deckham, Gateshead, NE8 3SA

  • South Hill Road

    Learning disability

    25 South Hill Road, Gateshead, NE8 2XR