Senior living communities avoid dead eyewear inventory by managing readers by power and replenishing from actual resident use rather than carrying equal depth across the assortment.
Protect useful breadth
Keep a broad enough reader range to serve residents, but put duplicate depth behind the powers that are repeatedly selected.
Keep sunglass depth proportional
Outdoor programming, travel, and resident requests can justify sunglasses, but the category should expand only where utilization supports it.
Track aging by power and category
Slow powers may still be necessary for breadth; repeated unused duplicates are different. Reduce duplicate depth before removing useful options entirely.
Use simple utilization data
Selections, stockouts, reorders, and inventory remaining are enough to improve the supply plan without unnecessary personal or medical data.
Over-the-counter readers are not a substitute for professional eye care or prescribed lenses.
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