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:

  • Barchester South Chowdene Care Home

    Older People, Physical disability, Sensory impairment

    Chowdene Bank, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 6JE

  • St Stephens Court

    Alcohol dependence, Dementia, Drug dependence, Learning disability...

    Brunel Terrace, Brunel Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7RL

  • Hetton House Residential Care

    Dementia, Older People, Physical disability

    62 Station Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring, DH5 0AT

  • Kensington Care Home

    Physical disability

    Ayton Street, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2DB

  • Valley View Residential Care Home

    Dementia, Older People

    Burn Road, Winlaton, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 6DY

  • Wilson Terrace

    Learning disability

    22 Wilson Terrace, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 7JP

  • Falmouth House

    Mental health

    24 Edwards Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2BJ

  • Elizabeth Fleming Nursing Home

    Dementia, Mental health, Physical disability

    Off Market Street, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring, DH5 9DY

  • Lindisfarne Birtley

    Dementia, Mental health, Physical disability

    Durham Road, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, DH3 1LU

  • St Annes Care Home

    Dementia, Older People

    1-4 Rockcliffe, Whitley Bay, NE26 2BG