During my practicum sessions with Clay, it was evident that Alzheimer’s represents an escalating public health crisis affecting over 55 million individuals globally (Alzheimer’s Association, 2023). To address Clay’s progressive cognitive decline and his family’s mounting caregiving demands, implementing a comprehensive care plan incorporating technology, care coordination, and community-based resources is imperative. The multifaceted approach from the healthcare system and the local community demonstrates a holistic, patient-centered solution to enhance Clay’s quality of life while supporting family caregivers as Alzheimer’s inevitably advances.

Proposed Interventions

To address Clay’s Alzheimer’s disease, I will implement an intervention plan including:

• Technology: Obtain a wearable GPS tracker and install home sensors to monitor Clay’s movements, location, and safety. Set up a family portal for sharing real-time updates and alerts to balance independence and supervision (Braly et al., 2020).
• Community Resources: Connect his family with the Alzheimer’s Association to access counseling, support groups, legal assistance, and respite care subsidies. Enroll Clay in an adult day program through the Senior Center for Social Engagement (Resnick & Galik, 2020).
• Care Coordination: Develop a centralized care plan documenting Clay’s needs, providers, and supports. Designate a case manager to organize appointments, referrals, and transitions between healthcare and community services (Lobão, 2021).

This proactive intervention plan will fully leverage technology, care coordination, and community partnerships to provide Clay with the comprehensive support required as his Alzheimer’s progresses.

Role of Leadership and Change Management

Implementing an impactful intervention for Clay will require strong nursing leadership and change management strategies. As his care coordinator, I can exemplify transformational leadership qualities to motivate and inspire my team to address Clay’s multidimensional needs collaboratively. Transformational leaders exhibit attributes like visionary thinking, emotional intelligence, role modeling, and empowerment of others. By painting a compelling vision for Clay centered on humanistic values and synergizing providers across settings, I can catalyze commitment to person-centered dementia care. My ability to connect empathetically with Clay’s family while supporting my team members will further unite. Modeling optimism, critical thinking, and advocacy can help drive change (Moenke et al., 2023).

The McKinsey change model provides an evidence-based framework for transforming practice. This three-step process involves creating a climate for change, engaging and enabling stakeholders, and implementing and sustaining change initiatives. First, I will make a compelling case for innovating our Alzheimer’s resources by presenting data on burgeoning needs and intervention benefits. Next, collaborating with Clay’s family, providers, support organizations, and payers will foster buy-in. Finally, coordinating technology acquisition, resource linkages, case management, and outcomes tracking can sustain interventions. Adaptive leadership and continuous re-evaluation will be pivotal as Clay’s trajectory evolves (Bamford et al., 2023).

Informed Nursing Ethics

Nursing ethics fundamentally shape the patient-centered nature of the intervention. Applying principles of autonomy, I emphasize Clay’s values/preferences, shared decision-making with family, and informed consent regarding technologies. Beneficence drives my focus on evidence-based solutions to enhance Clay’s quality of life. Justice compels the coordination of equitable services across communities. Lastly, non-maleficence underscores safe technology use and the protection of privacy. Letting nursing ethics guide leadership and change management illuminates the most humanistic, holistic solutions. Ultimately, these synergistic frameworks steer the development of an intervention honoring Clay’s individuality while bettering population health outcomes, system efficiency, and team member empowerment. The result is sustainable, ethical innovation (Milton, 2022).

Influence on the Development of Intervention

In crafting Clay’s intervention plan, transformational leadership guides my focus on inspiring and developing my team to adopt an innovative mindset that enhances Alzheimer’s care through technology, collaboration, and humanistic practice. My vision-casting, role-modeling, and mentoring help motivate staff toward this care transformation aligned with our professional va