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:

• Stanton Lodge Care Home

  Physical disability
  Milfield Avenue, Shiremoor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE27 0LE

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• Albany Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People
  Albany House, Albany Way, Washington, NE37 1BJ

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• Marina Rest Home

  Mental health
  Cuthbert Street, Hebburn, NE31 1DJ

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• Lindisfarne Birtley

  Dementia, Mental health, Physical disability
  Durham Road, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, DH3 1LU

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• Craghall Residential Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Matthew Bank, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 3RD

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• Barchester Hillside Grange Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Old Sunderland Road, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0BU

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• Leatham

  Learning disability
  17 Leatham, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0EW

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• Windsor Court Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People
  The Avenue, Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE28 6SD

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• Manor Park

  Learning disability, Mental health
  166 Park Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1AU

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• Hetton House Residential Care

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability
  62 Station Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring, DH5 0AT

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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