The Holidays and Dementia: Tips for Making the Holidays More Enjoyable
Join this educational program designed to help families and caregivers navigate the unique challenges that the holiday season can bring for people living with dementia. The program provides practical strategies for creating meaningful, low-stress celebrations, adapting traditions, managing expectations, and ensuring a safe and comforting environment. It focuses on maintaining connection, promoting well-being, and preserving the joy of the season for both the person with dementia and their loved ones.
Date December 16, 2025
Hosted By WellMed Charitable Foundation
Tags tradition, Health and Wellness, celebration, caregiver, Support, burn out, Aging, caregiving, Hollie, caregivers, holiday, elderly, Lowe, family, Hollie Lowe, seniors
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.