Bruce Willis moved to a nearby single-story house for 24/7 care

Bruce Willis has been moved into a nearby single story house with round the clock professional care as his family adjusts to life after his diagnosis with frontotemporal dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis said in recent interviews, describing the decision as heartbreaking but necessary to protect their two daughters and preserve a calmer home life. The actor, 70, first revealed language problems in 2022 with a diagnosis of aphasia and his family announced in 2023 that his condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia.

Heming Willis told journalists that the move was made because dementia has made Willis sensitive to noise and routine disruptions, and because she wanted a home for their children that supports their needs. It was one of the hardest decisions that I have had to make so far, she said, adding that she believed Bruce would want that for our daughters. The family keeps frequent contact: Heming Willis said she and daughters Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11 visit for meals and spend a great deal of time at the house, and that friends and former colleagues continue to drop by.

The family has also developed new ways of communicating as Willis loses some language ability,...