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:

  • The Court

    Learning disability

    22 Thornholme Road, Sunderland, SR2 7QG

  • Westwood Lodge Care Home

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

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

  • Melrose House

    Learning disability, Mental health

    25 Beverly Terrace, Cullercoats, North Shields, NE30 4NT

  • Villette Lodge Assessment and

    Learning disability

    1 Edith Street, Hendon, Sunderland, SR3 8JS

  • Parkvale House

    Dementia, Drug dependence, Learning disability, Mental health...

    124 Park Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1AY

  • Craigielea Lodge

    Dementia, Older People

    Lyndhurst Avenue, Gateshead, NE9 6AY

  • Lorne Terrace

    Learning disability

    Ashbrooke, Sunderland, SR2 7BU

  • Wallace House

    Older People

    Ravensworth Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9AE

  • Byker Hall Care Home

    Older People, Physical disability

    Allendale Road, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2SB

  • The Mews Care Home

    Learning disability, Older People, Physical disability

    Southburn Terrace, New Herrington, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7AW