DONATIONS of old coins are beingrequested by a care home to help jog the memories of older people.

Staff at Perry Manor Care Home hope the pounds, shillings and pence could help their residents remember their earlier years and spark conversations about the memories.

Tiffany Thompson, lead lifestyle co-ordinator, said: "The idea for this scheme came about after talking to residents.

"To be able to see and hold the old currency once again will offer residents a fantastic opportunity to reminisce, hopefully sparking long forgotten memories, which can beespecially beneficial for people living with dementia.

James Wright, customer relations manager for Care UK, said: "We are always finding new activities for residents to take part in and we want to build an old coin collection, sothat residents can enjoy counting out the coinage to the value of goods.

The old coins were used before decimalisation in February 1971 to streamline the process of handling money.

To read the complete article, see:
Old coins wanted to spur memories for residents of PerryManor, Worcester (https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/17999339.old-coins-wanted-spur-memories-residents-perry-manor-worcester/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
THE ANCIENT COIN PETTING ZOO (https://www.coinbooks.org/v22/esylum_v22n43a20.html)