Compassionate Connections: BrightStar Care Community Education Series

Monthly community education series sponsored by BrightStar Care.

July's Guest Speaker: Hollie Glover, MA, LPC, NCC, Director of Education & Family Support from James L. West Center for Dementia Care.

Topic: Communication Strategies Across The Stages Of Dementia

Hollie will discuss the common changes in communication that occur for persons with dementia as the disease progresses through the stages, with best communication strategies that focus on the individual's abilities which prolong dignity and enhance quality of life.

Open to all families with a loved one living with any form or stage of dementia.

About Hollie: 
Hollie Glover, MA, LPC, NCC, 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 and writes many of the numerous education services provided by the center.

Hollie is a Dementia Care Specialist, Certified Grief Counseling Specialist, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional that has over thirty 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.

Hollie is married and has one daughter who is following in her footsteps. Joanna graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in August of 2020 with her Master’s degree in Social Work, specializing in hospice care.

About James L. West Center for Dementia Care
James L. West Center for Dementia Care provides expert dementia care and education in Fort Worth and North Texas. We offer individualized memory care, dementia and caregiver education and family caregiver support to enhance the quality and dignity of each person’s life throughout the course of the disease process.

A pioneer from its inception, the James L. West Center remains true to its original mission to reach far beyond simple housing for persons living with all types of dementia disorders. 

We are dedicated to advancing the art and science of dementia care — daring to innovate and eager to share. There is a long time and a lot of life to live between the typical diagnosis of dementia and death from the disease. We dedicate our services to helping families live well all along the way.