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 Highlands

  Learning disability, Physical disability
  Durham Road, Birtley, DH3 1LY

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• Barchester Hillside Grange Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Old Sunderland Road, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0BU

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• St Annes Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  1-4 Rockcliffe, Whitley Bay, NE26 2BG

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• Kirkwood Court

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability, Sensory impairment...
  Kirkwood Drive, Kenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3AX

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• Dunelm

  Learning disability
  115 Dunelm South, Sunderland, SR2 7QY

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• Princess House Seaburn

  Dementia, Older People
  Princess House, 19 Cliffe Park, Sunderland, SR6 9NS

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• Abigail House Care Home - Westerhope

  Dementia, Older People
  173 West Avenue, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 5JH

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• St Marys View

  Learning disability
  Brook Street, Whitley Bay, NE26 1AF

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• Leven House

  Learning disability, Physical disability
  323 Market Lane, Swalwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 3DZ

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• St Michaels Residential Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People
  Dairy Lane, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 5EH

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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