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Community of Practice as implementation strategy1235Background The Care and Coercion Act (CCA) in the Netherlands was introduced to strengthen the legal rights and self-determination of clients with intellectual disabilities and to take the perspectives of people with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities when considering involuntary care (Staatsblad, 2018). Taking the perspective of someone else is inherently challenging, particularly when faced with substantial differences in cognitive and communicative functioning (Munde et al., 2011). Nevertheless, Embregts and colleagues (2019) demonstrated that care staff and family members could thoughtfully consider the perspectives of clients with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities when evaluating involuntary care (de Boer et al., 2019; Embregts et al., 2019; Hertogh, 2015). On this basis, the e-tool Needs Assessment Framework (NAF) was developed to stimulate care staff and client representatives to take clients%u2019 perspectives into account when considering involuntary care. Although the NAF is a low-threshold online tool, this does not guarantee successful implementation, given the numerous determinants that could influence the adoption of eHealth innovations (Schreiweis et al., 2019). Addressing these determinants through an implementation strategy may enhance utilisation of NAF within teams working in long-term care for people with intellectual disabilities. Intellectual disability care organisations are increasingly recognizing the importance of adopting strategies for implementing evidence-based innovations such as multi-component methods, e-health tools and technology (Bisschops et al., 2022; Sundblom, et al., 2015). Communities of Practice (CoPs) have been proposed as a supportive implementation strategy (Barbour et al., 2018), although originally designed for collaborative learning and knowledge exchange (Wenger, 1998). Engaging in colearning and co-creating with peers within a CoP is believed to expedite the implementation of innovations and improve quality of care and clinical outcomes (Elbrink, et al., 2021).The number of studies exploring the benefits of CoPs in public health care is growing, although robust effectiveness studies remain few (Barbour et al., 2018; Shaw et al., 2022). In long-term care, Read et al. (2023) reviewed studies on CoPs in elderly care. Qualitative studies revealed CoP activities