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:

  • 10 Kirby Close

    Learning disability, Physical disability

    Simonside, South Shields, NE34 9QF

  • McGowan Court

    Mental health

    111-115 Commercial Road, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2EH

  • Palmersdene

    Dementia, Older People

    Grange Road West, Jarrow, NE32 3JE

  • Beechwood Hall Care Home

    Dementia

    34 Beechwood Garden, Gateshead, NE11 0BY

  • Bewick Lodge Care Home

    Dementia, Older People

    Waverley Crescent, Lemington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 8AY

  • Chad Ltd - Cordingley House

    Learning disability

    22 Linden Terrace, Whitley Bay, NE26 2AA

  • Park View Care Home

    Dementia

    Feetham Avenue, Forrest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9QN

  • Kibblesworth Specialist Care Centre

    Mental health

    Front Street, Kibblesworth, Gateshead, NE11 0YJ

  • Thornbury Care Centre

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People

    58 Thorndale Road, Thorney Close, Sunderland, SR3 4JG

  • Wensleydale

    Learning disability

    109 Wenslydale Avenue, Penshaw, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7PD