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:

  • Victoria Lodge Care Home

    Physical disability

    Leechmere Road, Grangetown, Sunderland, SR2 9DJ

  • Ella McCambridge Care Home

    Dementia, Older People

    Mitchell Street, Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 3PR

  • Hunter Hall Care Home

    Dementia, Older People

    Kent Avenue, Howden, Wallsend, NE28 0JE

  • The Cedars

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...

    Morwick Road, Lynne Estate, North Shields, NE29 8JB

  • Meadow Rise

    Learning disability

    Office Place, Hetton-le-Hole, DH5 9JG

  • Belle Vue House

    Dementia, Older People

    1-3 Mowbray Close, Hendon, Sunderland, SR2 8JB

  • St Josephs - Newcastle

    Older People

    Westmorland Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7QA

  • Beach Road

    Learning disability

    101 Beach Road, South Shields, NE33 2LZ

  • St Catherines Care Home

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...

    St Cuthberts House, West Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PY

  • Willowdene Care Home

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People

    Victoria Road West, Hebburn, NE31 1LR