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:

  • Balmoral Court Care Home

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People

    Ayton Street, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2DB

  • Moorpine

    Learning disability

    18 Thornholme Road, Sunderland, SR2 7QG

  • Lansbury Court Nursing Home

    Dementia

    Parkhouse Avenue, Castletown, Sunderland, SR5 3DF

  • Huntercombe House - Sunderland

    Alcohol dependence, Drug dependence

    Leechmere Road, Sunderland, SR2 9DJ

  • Lindisfarne Crawcrook

    Dementia, Mental health

    Kepier Chare, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4TS

  • Barnes Court

    Dementia, Older People, Physical disability

    Wycliffe Road, High Barnes, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR4 7QG

  • Wordsworth House (Newcastle)

    Learning disability, Older People

    Clayton Road, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 1TL

  • Gailey Lodge

    Learning disability, Physical disability

    32-33 Victoria Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 2AZ

  • St Cuthberts

    Dementia, Older People

    Riga Square, Hylton Red House, Sunderland, SR5 5DD

  • Glenbrooke House

    Learning disability, Physical disability

    Chowdene Bank, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 6JE