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:

  • 3 Fenwick Close

    Learning disability

    3 Fenwick Close, Litchfield Road, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2AH

  • Willow Court Care Home

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People

    Osbourne Gardens, North Shields, NE29 9AT

  • Farmborough Court Intermediate Care Service

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...

    Farmborough Court, Brentford Avenue, Town End Farm, Sunderland, SR5 4EU

  • Albany House

    Mental health

    17 Esplanade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2AH

  • Alderwood

    Dementia, Mental health

    Rectory Place, Gateshead, NE8 1XD

  • Thornbury Care Centre

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People

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

  • North Road Care Homes

    Dementia, Mental health

    192-194 Hollywood Avenue, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5BU

  • Abigail House Care Home - Westerhope

    Dementia, Older People

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

  • Ashlea Court Residential Home

    Dementia, Older People

    Archer Road, Farringdon, Sunderland, SR3 3DJ

  • Westwood Lodge Care Home

    Alcohol dependence, Dementia, Drug dependence, Mental health...

    7 Bentinck Villas, Bentinck Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 6UR