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:

• Bewick Lodge Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Waverley Crescent, Lemington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 8AY

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• Valley View Residential Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Burn Road, Winlaton, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 6DY

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• Wensleydale

  Learning disability
  109 Wenslydale Avenue, Penshaw, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7PD

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• Barchester Bedewell Grange Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Campbell Park Road, Hebburn, NE31 2SL

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• Lilburn Lodge and Riverview Care Centre

  Dementia, Older People
  Lilburn Place, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2AF

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• Denecroft Residential Care Home

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

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• Pavilion Court

  Dementia, Learning disability, Mental health
  Brieryside, Cowgate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 3AB

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• Rocklyn

  Learning disability
  46-47 Esplanade, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, NE26 2AR

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• Falstone Manor

  Older People, Physical disability
  Cliffe Park, Whitburn Road, Roker, Sunderland, SR6 9NQ

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• Dean View Villas

  Dementia, Older People
  579-581 John Williamson Street, South Shields, NE33 5HW

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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