Shuttles and resident vehicles, cleaned on-site around your community’s schedule. A vetted detailer arrives self-contained, with water and power included.
Filmed at a Real La Jolla Community
That is the Casa de Mañana shuttle getting a full exterior wash and interior reset, on campus, around their schedule. No staff time, no vehicles leaving the property.
WESLEY PALMSOver 20 retirement communities served throughout San Diego.
Infection Control
Dozens of residents share the same rails, seats and handles every day. Cleaning removes what you can see. Professional disinfecting goes after what you cannot.
Seniors are the most vulnerable riders in every flu season. For a community, sanitization is a health decision, not a cosmetic one.
CDC preliminary in-season burden estimates, October 2024 through February 2025. Full report below.
In a 2022 Aston University microbiology study, the high-touch surfaces inside a vehicle carried far more bacteria than a toilet seat. The trunk alone held 1,425, more than 40 times the 34 found on an average toilet seat. A shuttle that is vacuumed but never professionally disinfected leaves every one of these hotspots untouched.
Source: Aston University microbiology study of vehicle interiors, led by Dr. Jonathan Cox, 2022.
Shared shuttles can move more than people. Here is the full case for treating shuttle disinfection as part of resident care, not vehicle maintenance.
In retirement communities, shared shuttles can become overlooked vectors for microbial spread, odor buildup, and perceived lapses in care. Our recent report, grounded in field observations, published research, and facility interviews, highlights the risks:
In shared vehicles used by medically vulnerable adults, cleanliness goes beyond visual aesthetic and must also ensure pathogen control - making professional shuttle cleaning non-negotiable.
Download the full report: Shuttle Cleanliness in Retirement Communities
Includes scientific findings, risk area diagrams, and guidance on setting cleaning standards in your transportation program.
Shuttle detailing is often the first line item a community questions. Here is what the science actually says.
Keeps them clean, week in, week out
Weekly · Bi-weekly · Every 4 weeksThe recurring mini detail that keeps shuttles and buses tour-ready. Most communities choose every 2 to 4 weeks.
Makes them new again
Once a yearThe full professional detail the recurring visits build on.
Most communities run both: recurring care plus one annual reset.
Unique to your community and not available anywhere online. You hand residents a real perk, and it comes from you.
Residents book their own personal details the same visit, the way Intuit runs it on their campus every week.
Every visit is backed by the TLC Results Guarantee.
“AMAZING! I found this place while searching for an auto-detailing place near me and I luckily found this one. My company 20 ft. long bus was parked underneath a tree for a couple days and afterwards it was covered in tree sap. Ethan came to my place of business took a look at it and gave me affair estimate. After he was done the bus looked fantastic I was impressed that he was able to clean that big bus by himself and do a wonderful job. I now have them wash my other vehicles too on regular basis.
The Pacific Regent buses, detailed on site
Here is why San Diego communities bring the detailer network on campus.
Clean shuttles and resident vehicles are part of how a community shows respect. Residents ride in vehicles that feel cared for, every time.
Interiors are cleaned and sanitized with professional products, a real health consideration for senior riders, not just a cosmetic one.
The shuttle is often the first thing a touring family sees. A consistent shine tells them how the whole community is run.
Your fleet is a rolling billboard for your community. A consistent wash schedule keeps it saying the right thing on every route.
Service comes to your campus and works around your schedule, with a scheduling contact you can reach by call, email or text.
A quick call to understand your community, your vehicles and your main pain points.
We set a day and arrival window at your campus and confirm any special requests.
Your detailer completes the first service on the agreed date and arrival window. If it is not right, you walk.
We regroup on how it went, whether expectations were met, and next steps.
We finalize a plan, with weekly, bi-weekly or monthly options priced to your community.
Your day and arrival time stay consistent, so your team never has to guess. A reliable routine gets established.
Standardize your current shuttle cleaning with our free, print-ready checklist, whether you clean in-house or outsource.
No. Your detailer works around routes and quiet windows on campus, with a consistent day and arrival window every visit. Vehicles never leave the property.
No. The detailer arrives fully self-contained with water, power, and supplies. Nothing is needed from your maintenance team.
Every detailer is a licensed, insured, independent professional, personally vetted by La Jolla Mobile Car Detail for quality and reliability. We can provide a Certificate of Insurance for your records.
Within 24 hours of sending the form. A real number based on your vehicle count and schedule, no meeting needed.
Yes. While the detailer is already on campus, residents can book personal details the same visit, and your community gets its own first-detail code to hand out.
Don't risk missing hazards on the road with foggy headlights. The detailer restores them to crystal clear so you skip the cost of brand-new replacements.
Starting at $78
Learn more ›Is your vehicle the family's pet taxi as well? The detailer extracts all that pesky pet hair so your cabin feels like yours again.
Starting at $47
Learn more ›We're in San Diego. Sand finds its way into carpet and seats. The detailer takes the extra 30-60 minutes to reset the floors.
Starting at $47
Learn more ›Babies and toddlers are the world's most powerful destructive force. The detailer brings the seat back to life with this add-on.
Starting at $38
Learn more ›Perfect after an offroad adventure to avoid gunk buildup, or if you're selling your car and want it looking showroom ready.
Starting at $78
Learn more ›Cleaned up one of life's nasty surprises but the smell is lingering? The detailer uses ozone treatment to destroy the bacteria that cause those nasty smells.
Starting at $129
Learn more ›Nasty surprises are a part of life. Whether the baby drank their milk too fast or you accidentally stepped into the floof's mess on the way in. It's ok, it happens.
Starting at $169
Learn more ›The headliner is the fabric on the inside of your roof, the most overlooked surface in any car. The detailer lifts smoke, dust, and stains so the cabin feels fresh from every angle.
Starting at $73
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