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:

• Hawthorn Court

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability, Sensory impairment...
  St Aloysius View, Hebburn, NE31 1RH

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• Cedar House Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...
  3-4 The Cedars, Ashbrooke, Sunderland, SR2 7TW

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• 3 Ripon Gardens

  Learning disability
  Ripon Gardens, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 1HN

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• Barchester Washington Grange

  Dementia, Older People
  Burnhope Road, Barmston, Washington, NE38 8HZ

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• Henshaws Society for Blind People - 3 Red Admiral

  Learning disability, Physical disability, Sensory impairment
  3 Red Admiral Court, Festival Park, Gateshead, NE11 9TW

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• Hylton View

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability, Sensory impairment...
  Old Mill Road, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 5TP

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• Ridley Villas

  Alcohol dependence
  91 New Bridge Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 2SW

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• Strothers Road

  Learning disability
  15-18 Strothers Road, High Spen, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2HR

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• Thorndale

  Learning disability
  8 Thornhill Park, Sunderland, SR2 7JZ

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• The Chesters Care Home

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability, Sensory impairment...
  418 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5AJ

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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