Supporting Independence & Dignity: Managing Self-Care in Dementia
Dementia is a progressive brain disease that can change a person’s ability to manage everyday self-care tasks such as dressing, eating, bathing, and toileting. These changes are not a choice or a lack of effort. They are the result of changes in the brain.
Join us to better understand the “why” behind these shifts and learn practical, compassionate strategies that help a person living with dementia maintain their highest level of independence and dignity.
Date April 7, 2026
Hosted By WellMed Charitable Foundation
Hollie Lowe, MA, LPC, NCC
Hollie Lowe, is a Licensed Professional Counselor, who currently works for the James L. West Center for Dementia Care in Fort Worth. She is the Director of Education and Family Support Services. She facilitates the center's family support groups and is involved in many of the numerous education services provided by the center.
Hollie is a Dementia Care Specialist and Certified Grief Counseling Specialist that has over twenty-nine years of experience in education and working with people of all ages. She has degrees from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Sam Houston State University, and Dallas Baptist University. She also attended Southwestern Theological Seminary to obtain hours in theology.
Hollie has been recognized as a national and statewide speaker on topics such as Dementia, Hospice, and Professional and Caregiver Stress. One of the highlights of her career includes getting to meet and speak before First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Senator Elizabeth Dole. She has also written a therapy to be used with patients at the end of life, that focuses on the individual needs of the person and their family.
Her passion is educating the public and helping families who have a loved one diagnosed with dementia.