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:

• Willowdene Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People
  Victoria Road West, Hebburn, NE31 1LR

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• Barchester Harton Grange Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People
  Bolden Lane, South Shields, NE34 0LZ

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• Coble House

  Older People
  North View, Whitley Bay, NE26 2EU

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• Barchester Appletree Grange Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Durham Road, Birtley, DH3 2BH

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• Northbourne

  Learning disability
  1 Northbourne Bungalow, Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5AR

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• Maple Lodge Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health
  Woolwich Road, Witherwack, Sunderland, SR5 5SF

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• 10 Kirby Close

  Learning disability, Physical disability
  Simonside, South Shields, NE34 9QF

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• St Mary Magdalene Residential

  Older People
  St Mary Magdalene & Holy Jesus Trust, Claremont Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4NN

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• Risedale Rest Home

  Dementia, Mental health
  52-56 Percy Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2AY

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• Jubilee Nursing Home

  Older People, Physical disability
  Thornhill Crescent, Sunderland, SR2 7AD

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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