PMMA proud to learn and teach dementia care method now helping the family of actor Bruce Willis.
When actor Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in February, his family recognized they’ll need help navigating the changes in their lives. They turned to an internationally renowned expert that PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®) is familiar with. Teepa Snow is the founder and C.E.O of Positive Approach to Care(PAC), a method that teaches common sense and practical skills meant to enhance the “life and relationships of those living with brain changes.” Snow’s method provides caregivers, family members and friends, and healthcare professionals with new tools that set a positive tone when living or working with someone with dementia. PMMA has committed to training everyone in all of our communities, as well as our corporate office in this method.
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