Noric House
1400 Mission Rd
Vernon, BC V1T9C3
Interior Health
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Noric House is an 85-bed long-term care home in Vernon, BC, operated by Interior Health. Opened in 1978 on Okanagan Nation territory, the home provides support for residents living with Alzheimer's disease and dementia in 83 single-occupancy rooms. Recreation therapy is offered to nearly half of all residents each week, and the home maintains a very low rate of physical restraint use. Staff speak French, Mandarin, Cantonese, German, Hungarian, Filipino, Spanish, and Russian. Placement is managed through a Home and Community Care assessment — call 8-1-1 to start. Contact Noric House to ask about the residence itself.
Last verified May 12, 2026 · operator website
What families should know
Placement through Interior Health — publicly funded placement
Noric House is a long-term care home in Vernon that provides a residential setting with individual rooms and shared common areas for socializing and activities. Recreation therapy is offered regularly, giving many residents opportunities to join planned programs and stay engaged. The home supports people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and staff speak multiple languages, which can help residents and families communicate more comfortably. Families can connect with Interior Health’s Home and Community Care system to explore placement while contacting the home directly to learn more about day-to-day life.
Based on BC Seniors Advocate QuickFacts, Health Authority records, and publicly available facility information · Last reviewed May 18, 2026
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Care Specializations
Dementia care programs vary by facility. Contact directly to confirm specialized memory care availability.
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Languages Spoken
Quality & Safety
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Reviews
Noric House has received contrasting reviews spanning from 2018 to 2025. Three older reviews praise the caring nature of staff. However, a 2025 review describes a fatal incident where a wheelchair-dependent resident died from choking after vomiting blood four times in one day, with the reviewer alleging inadequate monitoring, failure to contact the attending physician by phone, and lack of appropriate emergency response.
Based on Google reviews
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What families appreciate
- +Great caring and concerned staff
- +Amazing staff
- +Awesome caring staff
Concerns mentioned in reviews
- -Inadequate monitoring of patient experiencing hematemesis (vomiting blood)
- -Failure to escalate critical symptoms by direct phone contact with attending physician
- -Patient found dead in bathroom despite being wheelchair-dependent and unable to mobilize independently
- -Lack of timely emergency response despite severe symptoms occurring four times in one day
- -Insufficient care and compassion in final days of life
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