Waldon Health Care Center
A nursing home in Kenner, Louisiana 70062
2401 Idaho Street, Kenner, Louisiana 70062. (504) 466-0222.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 4 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Louisiana average: 6.2
- 3.45 nurse hours per resident per day Louisiana average: 3.82
- 2 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
4 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Louisiana average is 6.2.
Last standard inspection Jan 14, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (K), at a complaint inspection on Sep 5, 2024
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
38 citations in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (K). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 38 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 21 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Apr 14, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Jan 14, 2026: standard inspection3 citations
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Mar 26, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Jan 16, 2025: standard inspection9 citations
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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Dec 30, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Sep 5, 2024: complaint inspection11 citations
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
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Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
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Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
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Provide training in compliance and ethics.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
Jul 31, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Apr 17, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Feb 1, 2024: standard inspection5 citations
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven’t worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
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Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Dec 7, 2023: complaint inspection1 citation
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Aug 16, 1986.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
- 205 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 2 fines in the last three years, $120,279 in all.
- 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- 21 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2024 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Fine | $88,656 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Fine | $31,623 |
Who does the caring?
3.45 nurse hours per resident per day
The Louisiana average is 3.82.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Louisiana average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.45 | 3.82 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.23 | 0.31 |
| At weekends | 3.14 | 3.24 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.3% | 47.1% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 20% | 38.7% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Waldon Operations LLC owns 100% directly since Aug 22, 2003.
- Inspired Healthcare Management, LLC runs it.
- 11 owners or officers are people: Jeremy D Goux (corporate officer, 50%); Jeremy D Goux (owns a share directly, 50%); Timothy A Goux (corporate officer, 50%); Jeremy D Goux (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Mary Lynn Leach (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Parimal J Parikh (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Parimal J Parikh (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Konswalo Antoinette Taylor (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Konswalo Antoinette Taylor (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Timothy A Goux (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Timothy A Goux (owns a share directly).
- Part of Inspired Healthcare Management (6 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldon Operations LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Aug 22, 2003 |
| Inspired Healthcare Management, LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 100% | Feb 1, 2017 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 7, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 7, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 7, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 1, 2003 | |
| Inspired Healthcare Management, LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 6, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 1 of 5 (Louisiana average 2.4).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 1 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 8.7 miles, this one had the 6th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (4; the middle value was 4).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Waldon Health Care Center This nursing home | 4 | |
| Metairie Health Care Center | 1.6 | 6 |
| Chateau Living Center | 2.0 | 7 |
| John A. Stassi II Community Care Center | 3.4 | 7 |
| East Jefferson General Hospital - SNF | 3.6 | 3 |
| Colonial Oaks Living Center | 3.6 | 4 |
| St Joseph of Harahan | 4.3 | 7 |
| Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility | 5.5 | 0 |
| Jefferson Healthcare Center | 5.8 | 5 |
| Chateau De Notre Dame Community Care Center | 8.0 | 0 |
| Ormond Nursing and Care Center | 8.6 | 2 |
| John J Hainkel Jr Home and Rehabilitation Center | 8.7 | 0 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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