Waldon Health Care Center
Nursing Home Facility
2401 Idaho Street, Kenner, LA 70062
Waldon Health Care Center is a senior care community located in Kenner, LA. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Kenner area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (504) 466-0222.
Operated by Inspired Healthcare Management, which runs 6 communities in our directory.
Waldon Health Care Center is licensed for 205 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Kenner average about 210 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 44% of its licensed beds, so availability is more likely here than at busier communities nearby. That is below the Kenner average of roughly 63%.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 3 stars for staffing against 1 star for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in January 2026 and recorded 4 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.2 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 45%.
The community is located in Jefferson County, LA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 38 problems at Waldon Health Care Center. 4 findings involved harm to a resident, including 3 that put residents in immediate danger. 21 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $120,279. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nursing and Physician Services
Post nurse staffing information every day.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, a pattern
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Waldon Health Care Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Partnership
- Beds / units 205
- Occupancy 44%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.5
- Annual staff turnover 45%
- Last health inspection January 2026
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