Home Care
The IMNDA provides financial assistance towards home care for people with MND. This payment is designed to act as a top up to HSE funded home care hours. This service must be signed off on by one of our IMNDA Nurses and the grant must be used through a home care agency.
To arrange home care assistance for a person with MND, please contact your IMNDA Nurse. We do not recommend any specific care agencies but please find details HERE of agencies that have been used by others living with MND. To find a home care agency, you can also ask your local public health nurse or health centre.
Counselling
IMNDA funds six sessions of counselling for the person with MND and six sessions for an immediate family member or caregiver.
IMNDA is not affiliated with any one psychotherapist, counsellor or counselling service. Please speak to your GP for recommendations or you can source a counsellor independently. For more on this please contact your IMNDA Nurse.
Charlie Bird Development Fund: Recharge Grant
As a result of the Charlie Bird Development Fund, and the incredible fundraising from Climb with Charlie, we will provide a grant of max €600 per family, per year to have a hotel break in Ireland.
IMNDA will provide complimentary hotel break experiences to those living with MND and their families, assisting them to make cherished memories together as well as providing relief breaks for family caregivers of those with MND, giving them the opportunity to take time out from what can often be a stressful journey. IMNDA are facilitating this through their partnerships with the iNUA Collection and SoHo Hotels.
The iNUA Collection are providing accommodation in their twelve hotels across Ireland, including the Radisson Blu Hotels in Cork, Athlone, Limerick and Sligo, Tullamore Court Hotel, Fairways Hotel Louth, Hillgrove Hotel & Spa and five-star Muckross Park Hotel & Spa. Each location will offer guestrooms with fully accessible services, accessible dining venues and public relaxation areas, along with tailored experiences based on guests’ needs.
IMNDA will provide a grant for a hotel stay away from home for those living with MND and/or their families, to take a well-deserved break in a comfortable and convenient location, through the Charlie Bird Development Fund.
Charlie Bird Development Fund: Travel Grant
We are so thankful to Charlie and Claire who have dedicated all their time and energy to making their “Climb with Charlie” so successful. It is their wish that monies raised for IMNDA go towards a project that makes a difference to the lives of those who live with this disease. After our survey with clients, family and carers, on their needs, we are thrilled to announce that we have established a Travel grant to assist with some of the expenses of traveling to medical appointments. This is a once off grant, maximum of €400.
Who can apply:
- You have a confirmed diagnosis of MND
- You live in Ireland
- You are registered with the IMNDA
- The grant is used to travel to and from medical/health care appointment
- You can apply for this grant for appointments attended in the last 3 months
- Maximum that can be applied for in one year is €400
How to apply:
Applications for Charlie Bird Development Fund (CBDF) Travel grant are made on your behalf by a healthcare professional, such as a medical social worker, MND nurse, or another healthcare professional involved in your care.
Download this form, ask for one from your IMNDA Nurse or call IMNDA Services team Ph: 01 670 5942.
Ask a health care professional involved in your care to complete and sign the form with you.
You must sign this form to consent the correct information and you give consent to the IMNDA to have your bank detail. If you are unable to do so, then next-of-kin may sign this form on your behalf.
Complete and return this form application form to, IMNDA, Unit 3, Ground Floor, Marshalsea Court 22/23 Merchant’s Quay, Dublin 8, D08 N8VC. Applications are assessed in ten working days.
