New Orleans Senior AdvisorWaldon Health Care Center is a 205-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 2401 Idaho Street in Kenner, Jefferson Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #855. CMS gives Waldon Health Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Waldon Health Care Center's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Waldon Health Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 1, staffing 2 and quality measures 1, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 205 / 90.5 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Inspired Healthcare Management (6 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | August 16, 1986 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #855, Licensed through 11/30/2026 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | February 25, 1976 |
| Administrator on the license | Konswalo Taylor |
On an average day it cares for about 90 residents, roughly 44% of its certified beds (below the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
What did recent health inspections find at Waldon Health Care Center?
Inspectors from LDH's Health Standards Section last completed a standard health survey at Waldon Health Care Center on January 14, 2026; CMS counts 4 health deficiencies in that cycle, 3 from the survey itself and 1 from complaint visits.
One cycle earlier (standard survey January 16, 2025), CMS logged 29 deficiencies; 0 citations came from infection-control inspections. With a local median of 5 deficiencies per latest cycle, this result is no worse than the typical local home.
CMS reports 2 fines totaling $120,279 and 1 payment denial in its three-year penalty window.
What do staffing and turnover look like at Waldon Health Care Center?
Waldon Health Care Center reports 3.45 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day, lower than the New Orleans-area median of 3.83, including 0.23 registered-nurse hours (about the same as the New Orleans-area median of 0.24).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.14 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 42.3% (lower than the New Orleans-area median of 46.4%), and registered-nurse turnover is 20.0%. 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
Which nursing homes are closest to Waldon Health Care Center?
With 205 certified beds it is larger than the Jefferson Parish median of 170 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Metairie Health Care Center in Metairie, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, rated 1 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metairie Health Care Center 6401 Riverside Drive, 70003 | 1.6 | 202 | 1 of 5 | December 17, 2025 | 6 |
| Chateau Living Center 716 Village Road, 70065 | 2.0 | 215 | 1 of 5 | June 29, 2026 | 7 |
| John A. Stassi II Community Care Center 5200 Blair Drive, 70001 | 3.4 | 124 | 4 of 5 | December 3, 2025 | 7 |
| East Jefferson General Hospital - SNF 4200 Houma Blvd., 70002 | 3.6 | 49 | 5 of 5 | February 25, 2026 | 3 |
| Colonial Oaks Living Center 4312 Ithaca Street, 70006 | 3.6 | 110 | 2 of 5 | May 5, 2026 | 4 |
Which hospitals are near Waldon Health Care Center?
Waldon Health Care Center sits in Kenner, Jefferson Parish; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner, about 2.1 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is East Jefferson General Hospital at about 3.0 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
Jefferson Parish straddles the river, with the East Bank behind the lakefront levees and the West Bank closer to the coastal marsh, so evacuation calls can differ between the two banks; federal rules require every certified nursing home to keep an emergency plan with evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures and an emergency power plan, so ask where residents went during the last evacuation.
What should families ask Waldon Health Care Center before choosing it?
Start with the questions its own CMS record raises: ask how Waldon Health Care Center kept its latest inspection at 4 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Turnover of 42.3% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- Ask what the $120,279 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 44% occupancy, ask which units have openings and why.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm Waldon Health Care Center accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
