What Assisted Living Communities Typically Stock

Assisted living supply closets look different from what you'd find in a nursing home. The residents are more independent, and the supply list reflects that.

Most ALFs keep incontinence products, first aid supplies, nitrile gloves, hand sanitizer, and basic mobility aids on hand at all times. Incontinence is the most reordered category, and pull-up style briefs are the standard over tab-style because most ALF residents are ambulatory and can manage their own changes. Wound care and isolation gowns are worth having available, but they move slowly compared to a skilled nursing building.

What the facility stocks vs. what the resident brings varies by state and by contract. Some states require ALFs to provide personal care supplies as part of the monthly fee. Others leave it to the resident or family. It's worth checking your state's licensing requirements before building out your supply list.

Ordering for Smaller, Mixed-Need Populations

ALFs don't burn through supplies the way a 90-bed SNF does. The census is usually smaller, the clinical needs are lighter, and the reorder cycle is longer. That's why no-minimum ordering matters.

A 30-resident community might only need a few cases of pull-ups, a case of gloves, and some first aid supplies each month. Getting locked into large minimum orders or bulk contracts designed for skilled nursing doesn't make sense at that volume. Kerae ships individual products and case-packs with no order minimums, so you can order what you need without overbuying.