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:

• SJOG Hospitaller Service

  Learning disability
  The Eco Centre, Windmill Way, Hebburn, NE31 1SR

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• Elswick Hall Care Home

  Physical disability
  Gloucester Terrace, Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 6RH

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• Wordsworth House (Newcastle)

  Learning disability, Older People
  Clayton Road, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 1TL

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• Connie Lewcock Resource Centre

  Older People
  West Denton Road, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7LQ

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• Springfield Park

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability
  2 Eastern Villas, Station Road North, Forest Hall, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9AE

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• Brampton Court Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Wharrier Street, Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 3BR

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• No 9

  Learning disability
  9 Thornhill Park, Sunderland, SR2 7JZ

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• Real Life Options - 18 Bisley Drive

  Dementia, Learning disability, Mental health, Older People...
  18 Bisley Drive, South Shields, NE34 0PY

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• Washington Manor Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Hollin Hill Road, Concord, Washington, NE37 2DP

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• The White House Nursing Home

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability
  The White House Nursing Home, Monkton Lane, Jarrow, NE32 5NN

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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