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:

• Thornbury Care Centre

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People
  58 Thorndale Road, Thorney Close, Sunderland, SR3 4JG

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• Balmoral Court Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People
  Ayton Street, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2DB

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• 9 Lavender Road

  Learning disability, Physical disability
  Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4LR

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• Heatherfields

  Dementia, Physical disability
  Lee Street, Annitsford, Cramlington, NE23 7RD

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• Wallace Lodge

  Learning disability, Physical disability
  401 Bamburgh Avenue, South Shields, NE33 3HY

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• Heathdale Rest Home

  Dementia, Older People
  63-65 Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1NB

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• Kingsbury House

  Dementia, Older People
  61-62 Percy Park, Tynemouth, North Shields, NE30 4JX

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• The Village Care Home

  Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...
  Hylton Bank, South Hylton, Sunderland, SR4 0LL

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• Bradbury Wing

  Physical disability
  The Minories, Rosebery Crescent, Jesmond, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 1EU

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• Riverside Park

  Dementia, Older People
  12 Riverside Park, South Hylton, Sunderland, SR4 0RT

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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