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Emma Heming Willis says Bruce Willis lives in care home with staff

Published 13 September 2025

Emma Heming Willis said her husband, actor Bruce Willis, now lives in a nearby, one‑storey home staffed by a fulltime care team as the family manages his frontotemporal dementia, she writes in her new memoir and described in recent television interviews. Heming Willis said the move, which she called one of the hardest decisions she has made, was intended to provide around‑the‑clock medical support for Willis while preserving a separate household for their two young daughters.

Heming Willis recounts in The Unexpected Journey Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path, published this month, that the family reached the point where Bruce’s needs required a setting tailored to his care. "It was a hard decision for us, but that was the safest and best decision, not just for Bruce but also for our two young girls," she told Good Morning America. She added that the actor’s needs are met "100 percent of the time" at the second home and that the daughters are welcome there and keep personal items so visits feel familiar.

The decision has prompted debate on social media, and Heming Willis has pushed back on critics. "I’m not going to take a vote on that," she said, arguing...

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