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:

• Heathdale Rest Home

  Dementia, Older People
  63-65 Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1NB

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• Denecroft Residential Care Home

  Older People
  200 Newburn Road, Throckley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 9AH

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• Holly House

  Learning disability
  Hall Lane, Houghton-le-Spring, DH5 8DA

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• Northview Lodge Nursing Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Physical disability
  Northview Road, Castletown, Sunderland, SR5 3AF

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• Jubilee Mews

  Mental health
  19 Jubilee Mews, Jubilee Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3DX

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• Barchester Harton Grange Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People
  Bolden Lane, South Shields, NE34 0LZ

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• St Catherines Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...
  St Cuthberts House, West Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PY

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• Cragston Court

  Mental health
  Blakelaw, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 3SR

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• Fenwick Close

  Learning disability
  1 Fenwick Close, Litchfield Road, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2AH

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• Washington Manor Care Home

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

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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