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CHARITY OF THE YEAR 2023!

“The Myriad Centre is a lifeline. We don’t know what we would
do if it wasn’t there for families like us.”

We are here to support both the young
person with PMLD and their carers by
offering 1-2-1 care alongside physiotherapy,
hydrotherapy, music therapy, arts and crafts,
a multi-sensory room and a full programme
of enriching days out.
Life for parents with a profoundly disabled
young person is tough to say the least, It’s estimated that at least another 50 young
and can be an emotional rollercoaster with adults with PMLD in Worcestershire will need
few places to turn to for practical help and the kind of care we offer in the next three
support. This is why the Myriad Centre is to five years. We can currently support up
there to provide specialist care for young to 16 clients a day, but we want to support
people with serious disabilities as well as as many as possible within this increasing
an emotional lifeline for their families. number of people with PMLD.
Since 2007, we have provided day respite The demand for our services is growing all
care for up to 16 young people, all of the time, which is why, in 2023, we hope
whom have profound and multiple learning to replace our existing premises with a new,
disabilities (PMLD) as well as severe physical purpose-built day centre so we can then
disabilities and complex health needs. support up to 25 young people a day and
Many cannot communicate verbally and spend secure the future of this vital service for
most of their day in a wheelchair. They require many years to come.
round-the-clock care, which places immense
pressure on their families and careers. Find out more about our work:

The Myriad Centre gives such families peace
of mind - their child is cared for by a highly
qualified team in a safe and stimulating @myriad_centre
environment, enabling them to go to work, @myriad_centre
spend time with their other children or simply
take some time out from the enormous
responsibility of being a full-time carer.
www.myriadcentre.co.uk

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