Home Care
The IMNDA provides financial assistance towards home care for people with MND. This is a maximum payment of €180 weekly. This payment is designed to act as a top up to HSE funded home care hours when the HSE hours are not sufficient to provide the level of care that is required for the client. The grant must be used through a home care agency.
To avail of the IMNDA home care grant for a person with MND, please call services on 1800 403 403 or email services@imnda.ie. 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 up to 6 sessions of counselling for the person with MND and 6 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 information, please contact 1800 403 403 or email services@imnda.ie
Client Holistic Therapy Grant
IMNDA funds up to 6 sessions of holistic therapy for the person with MND with a provider of your choice.
This grant covers recognised therapies such as massage, acupuncture, reflexology, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and approved complimentary therapies.
For more on this, please contact 1800 403 403 or email services@imnda.ie.
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 a maxium amount of €600 per family, per year to have a hotel break in the Republic of 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. For more information, please contact 1800 403 403 or email: services@imnda.ie.
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 caregivers, 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 €150.
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
- This is a once off grant to a maximum of €150
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 or ask for one from your IMNDA Nurse.
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.
Charlie Bird Development Fund: Voice Banking
Many people, but not all, may have trouble with speech. If speech is an issue, IMNDA provides supports to enable someone living with MND the ability to bank or save their voice using the latest technologies.
The IMNDA Voice Banking Grant will ensure everyone with MND has the opportunity to save their voice and enable them to continue to communicate with their friends, families and loved ones for as long as possible.
Who can apply?
• You have a confirmed diagnosis of MND
• You live in Ireland
• You are registered with the IMNDA
To apply for this grant, speak with your IMNDA nurse or email our services team on services@imnda.ie
More information on Voice Banking can be found here.
