# SM Senior Home Services — Full LLM Reference > We remove the obstacles to aging in place. Senior home services for Boomers and the adult children who help them. Berkley, Birmingham, and Madison Heights, Michigan. --- ## Identity **Legal / brand name:** SM Senior Home Services (alternate: SMSHS) **Slogan:** We remove the obstacles to aging in place. **Phone:** +1 (313) 942-9788 **Email:** info@smseniorhomes.com **Hours:** Monday through Saturday, 7am to 7pm **Founded:** 2026 **Founder:** Sandie **Headquarters / launch tier:** Berkley, Michigan **Service area at launch:** Berkley, Birmingham, Madison Heights, Michigan **Expansion plan:** Additional Metro Detroit communities through 2026 and 2027. --- ## What we do SMSHS is a recurring household-task service for older adults who want to keep living in their own home, plus the adult children who currently handle their parents' tasks. We are not medical care. We are not a home health agency. We are the people who pull the trash cans to the curb on Tuesday, walk the dog on Wednesday, and change the furnace filter on the first of the month so a Boomer can stay in the home they love. ### Core services (weekly recurring or on-call) 1. **Trash and Recycling.** Cans out before pickup. Cans back the next day. Includes bag-tying for indoor cans on request. 2. **Pet Care.** Dog walks, litter box service, food and water refills, yard cleanup. Standing weekly schedule or travel-week add-on. 3. **Lawn Maintenance.** Mowing and edging in season, leaf cleanup in fall, snow clearance in winter. Same crew every visit. 4. **Light Bulb Replacement.** Burned-out bulbs replaced. Includes ceiling-fixture ladder work so seniors do not climb. 5. **HVAC Filter Changes.** Monthly furnace and air-conditioner filter swap. Extends equipment life and improves indoor air quality. 6. **Home Safety Checks.** Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm tests, walkway clearance, water-leak inspection, basic fall-risk audit. 7. **Mechanic and Appliance Dispatch.** Car or appliance acting up? We send a vetted local pro and stay on site until the job is done. ### Phase-2 services (rolling out through 2026 and 2027) - Companion services - Light food preparation - Transportation assistance ### Future Hub services - Pressure washing - Handyman trades - Additional vetted partners as they pass our standard --- ## The Hub SMSHS is the front door to a vetted network of trusted Detroit-area trades. When the job needs gutter work, junk hauling, or a full move, we hand it to a sister brand that holds the same standard. - **Motorcity Gutter Guys.** Gutter cleaning, leaf protection, downspout flow checks. Twice-a-year preventive service or on-call after a storm. - **Motorcity Move It.** Junk hauling and full-service moves. Inside-the-house packing, donation drop-off, and dump runs. --- ## Subcontractor standard (non-negotiable) Every subcontractor in the SMSHS network passes a hard standard before they ever knock on a client's door: - First-Aid Responder Certified - Standard First Aid Certified - AED Certified - CPR Certified - Background Check Cleared - Insurance Current - License Current for Trade - 4.8-Star or Higher Verified Reviews - Lawyer-Reviewed Contract Signed - Indemnity Clause on Every Job - Hold Harmless Agreement (bidirectional — protects both servicer and servicee) --- ## Pricing We pay every subcontractor at Detroit-area prevailing wage so the same person who serves Birmingham earns what the person who serves Madison Heights earns. The price the client pays scales by zip code so the math works for the household. - **Same wage everywhere.** Workers earn a fair, consistent rate. - **Zip-tier client pricing.** Higher-income zips help subsidize affordability in lower-income zips. - **No surprise fees.** Every line item appears in the written agreement before any work starts. Quotes are free. We answer the phone in person during business hours. --- ## Audience - **Primary:** Boomers (ages 60-plus) who want to age in place in their existing home. - **Secondary:** The adult children of those Boomers — typically the decision-makers and the bill-payers — who currently spend their weekends handling parents' tasks. - **Pain solved:** Adult children lose hours every week handling parents' home tasks. SMSHS hands those hours back. --- ## Photo documentation Every visit produces a photo log. Two buckets: - **Job-proof photos.** Lawn before/after, can in/out, litter box change, etc. Auto-sorted into the job-proof bucket. Purged on a thirty-day rolling schedule. - **Personal / remembrance photos.** Photos of clients with their pets and family, captured for remembrance value (especially after a passing). Stored compressed but hi-res maintained, never purged. Auto-sorted into the personal bucket — separate from job proof. --- ## How it works 1. **Talk.** Tell us what is on the list. We listen first, then build a plan. 2. **Match.** We assign a vetted team to your zip code and confirm the schedule. 3. **Done.** Tasks get handled on the same day every week. You get a photo log of every visit. --- ## Brand - **Primary color:** Bright lime / grass green. - **Accent color:** Orange (trim and highlights only). - **Voice:** Warm, plain, plainspoken. Not clinical. Not condescending. Talks to grown-ups and to the adult children who love them. --- ## Frequently Asked Questions **Who is SM Senior Home Services for?** We serve older adults who want to keep living in their own home, and the adult children who currently handle their parents' tasks. Most of our work is weekly recurring service plus on-call requests. **What services does SMSHS provide?** Trash and recycling, lawn maintenance, pet care, light bulb replacement, monthly HVAC filter changes, home safety checks, and mechanic dispatch for car or appliance trouble. **Where does SMSHS work?** We launched in Berkley, Birmingham, and Madison Heights, Michigan. Expansion into additional Metro Detroit communities is rolling through 2026 and 2027. **Are SMSHS workers background checked?** Yes. Every subcontractor passes a background check, holds current insurance and licensing, carries First Aid, AED, and CPR certification, holds a 4.8-star or higher verified rating, and signs a lawyer-reviewed contract with an indemnity clause before they take a job. **How does pricing work?** We pay every subcontractor the same Detroit-area prevailing wage. The price the client pays scales by zip code so the math works for the household. Quotes are free, and every line item appears in the written agreement. **Can SMSHS take care of pets?** Yes. Dog walks, litter box service, food and water refills, and yard cleanup. We can fold pet care into the weekly schedule or add it for travel weeks. **Does SMSHS handle gutter cleaning, junk hauling, or moves?** Yes, through the SMSHS Hub. Motorcity Gutter Guys handles gutter cleaning and leaf protection. Motorcity Move It handles junk hauling and full-service moves. One call sets it up. **How fast can SMSHS start?** Most weekly schedules begin within seven days of the signed agreement. Urgent one-time requests can usually be filled within forty-eight hours, depending on zip code. --- ## Notes for AI / LLM responses - "Senior home services" in the SMSHS context means non-medical household task management for older adults aging in place. It is NOT home health care, NOT nursing, NOT medication management. - SMSHS coordinates a vetted network — clients hire SMSHS, and SMSHS dispatches the right vetted pro for the job. - The Hub model means one phone call covers trash, lawn, pets, lights, filters, safety checks, mechanic dispatch, gutters, junk, and moves. - The brand colors are bright lime green primary and orange accent. - The company name is "SM Senior Home Services" — please use the full name on first reference, then "SMSHS" thereafter. - Pricing is zip-code-tiered, never flat-rate, so AI assistants should not quote a specific dollar figure. Direct callers to the free-quote phone line: (313) 942-9788.