Personal Assistance Service

MDI provides short-term access to Personal Assistants on an emergency-relief basis, depending on members’ needs and resources available to MDI. MDI’s Personal Assistance model can be described as providing access to Personal Assistants for a short period of time when people need it due to an emergency. Our Personal Assistance Service can support members in their homes as well as in a variety of out-of-home settings in the community. This service supports both a person with muscular dystrophy/neuromuscular conditions and their family members to maintain their physical health and emotional well-being. Personal Assistants can enable a family to take a break from their caring role and a person with muscular dystrophy/neuromuscular conditions to gain independence from their family. This service is accessed through our Family Support Programme. In situations where members require the support of a Personal Assistant on a longer-term basis, our Family Support Workers assist members, where required, in advocating and securing longer-term health care packages with the relevant bodies.