The PET@home Toolkit When the pet’s carer receives long-term care at the family home

Through this project, we have gained insight into the significance and roles of pets for clients receiving long-term care at home and developed the PET@home Toolkit to support professional caregivers, family caregivers, and clients living with pets. The toolkit aligns with the person-centred care paradigm and requires minimal effort and training for professional caregivers. It was developed to help users address the benefits and challenges associated with pet ownership in long-term care at home settings, and to promote responsible and lasting relationships between clients and their pets, benefiting all parties involved. The Dutch versions of the PET@home Toolkit, its implementation plan, and e-learning module are accessible at no cost through the University Knowledge network for Older adult care Nijmegen (www.ukonnetwerk.nl) and the Open Science Framework (https://doi.org/mxh2)