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Nostalgia tuck shop is set up for the aged rehabilitation service users. Elderly generally starts ageing at the age of 60. However, the decrement of seniors with intellectual disabilities even goes beyond normal. They may experience the deterioration of cognitive ability, memory and hearing function early since 40-50 years old.

In view of the service need of these ageing service users, the nostalgia tuck shop is decorated like the old tuck shop in 1960-70s, featuring with the collective memories of their good old days, such as junk box; vintage capsule vending machine; rotary dial phone; retro snacks and candies like White Rabbit creamy candies, haw flakes or Cola gummies. Some of the collectibles are gathered from the vintage stores or donated by the parents, while part of them are second-hand items from the Kuk’s recycling unit.

Our occupational therapists will treat the nostalgia tuck shop as treatment room. By stimulating the use of long-term memories through listening to old songs, playing vintage games and sharing the childhood stories, the special features attempt to enhance users’ ability to expressing oneself, improve their emotions, and train their fine motor skills, so as to reduce their sufferings from cognitive decline.