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:

• Glenholme Residential Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  4 Park Avenue, Roker, Sunderland, SR6 9PU

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• Hunter Hall Care Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Kent Avenue, Howden, Wallsend, NE28 0JE

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• The Branches Residential Home

  Dementia, Older People
  Springwell Road, Quorn, Jarrow, NE32 5TQ

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• Cestria House Residential Home

  Dementia, Older People
  45-47 Sanderson Road, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 2DR

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• Finchley House

  Learning disability
  57 Brandling Street, Roker, Sunderland, SR6 0LP

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• Doric View Short Break Service

  Learning disability
  Station Road, Penshaw, Penshaw, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7LB

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• Carrdale

  Learning disability
  St Aidans Terrace, New Herrington, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 4LR

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• Hebburn Court Care Home

  Dementia, Older People, Physical disability
  The Old Vicarage, Whitty Avenue, Hebburn, NE31 2SE

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• Falmouth House

  Mental health
  24 Edwards Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2BJ

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• Blackwood Road

  Learning disability
  2 Blackwood Road, Town End Farm, Sunderland, SR5 4PG

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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