Bensalem sits where three waterways converge -- the Delaware River runs along the southeast edge, Neshaminy Creek marks the east side, Poquessing Creek the west -- and the Fall Line, the geological seam between coastal plain and Piedmont terrain, cuts straight through the township's 21 square miles. The housing tells its own story on top of that: close to 29% of homes here went up between 1940 and 1969, with another wave in the 1970s and 80s, while down along the river the Andalusia estates -- Gothic and Greek Revival mansions from the 1800s -- predate all of it, and small 1920s grid-street houses filled in the gaps around them. Most of the stairlift work I do is in that mid-century band of two-story colonials and split-levels; the Andalusia-area homes are a different animal entirely, with staircases built for a household that had staff to climb them.
Why a stairlift installed in Bensalem, PA is planned around the way this specific community lives, not stamped out from a one-size-fits-all template.
The township covers 21.0 square miles (20.0 land, 1.0 water), bounded by the Delaware River to the southeast, Neshaminy Creek to the east, and Poquessing Creek to the west, with the Fall Line separating coastal plain from Piedmont terrain running through it.
Source ↗Bensalem's housing stock is dominated by mid-century construction -- about 29% of homes were built 1940-1969 and a large additional share in the 1970s-1980s -- alongside the historic Andalusia riverfront estates, built as Gothic and Greek Revival mansions in the 1800s before the surrounding area filled in with small 1920s single-family grid-street homes.
Source ↗Parx Casino and Racing, a 260,000-square-foot complex opened in 1974, anchors the local economy alongside Healthcare Services Group; 2000-census median household income was $49,737 with 7.4% of the population below the poverty line.
Source ↗Every home is different. Here are six recent installs from Bucks County. Tap any project to see the full gallery, tech specs, and the story behind it.
From the Cornwells Heights and Eddington grid — post-war Cape Cods and 1960s split-levels with the classic half-landing turn that only a curved rail can handle — to the 1970s colonials along Street Road where the straight-run interior stair is the most common install we do in the township. In Andalusia, near the Delaware, narrow rowhouse-style stairs require a slim-profile rail to preserve passage room. Trevose developments have wide post-1990 stairs that go in under three hours, while Oakford and Bridgewater properties sit on the rural edge with more space but older construction. We also cover Bristol, Levittown, Langhorne, Warminster, and Northeast Philly across the county line — so you never wait on a tech driving from Center City.
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The workhorse of Bensalem's colonials and Cape Cods — from Street Road to Eddington.
vs Curved: 3x less expensive and installed in one visit. vs Home elevator: 10-15x less cost and no construction. vs Moving bedroom downstairs: Keeps your home exactly as it is.
Custom-Built
Custom rails for 1960s Cornwells Heights split-levels and Eddington landing turns.
vs Straight with landing break: One smooth ride instead of transferring seats. vs Home elevator: Half the cost, no construction permits, no shaft needed. vs Moving: A fraction of what selling and relocating costs.
Weather-Tough
Freeze-thaw, salt, and Delaware Valley winter-ready — built for the climate.
vs Standard stairlift outdoors: Won't rust, seize, or void its warranty. vs Exterior ramp: No permits, no concrete work, no lost yard. vs Home entry renovation: Installed in a single day.
400 lb Rated
When comfort and capacity matter more than the standard 300 lb limit.
vs Standard stairlift: Extra capacity and wider seat for maximum comfort. vs Custom furniture lift: A fraction of the price with faster install. vs Home elevator: Much lower cost with the same weight confidence.
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We live in a 1963 split-level in Cornwells Heights and two other companies told us we'd need two separate lifts for the landing turn. All American laser-scanned the staircase in 20 minutes, fabricated a single curved rail, and installed it in one afternoon. My mother rides from the foyer to her bedroom in a single trip — no transfers, no stepping off at the landing. The other companies couldn't do what these people did.
My father is 84 and has lived in the same Eddington Cape Cod since 1968. He was sleeping on the couch because the steep dormer stairs were too much after his hip surgery. Luis installed a slim rail that keeps the stair wide enough for my kids to walk past, added the swivel seat at the top, and Dad was back in his own bed that night. First good sleep in three months, he said.
I'm a Vietnam vet in Andalusia. The VA HISA paperwork had me going in circles for five months until Luis prefilled VA Form 10-0103 and walked it through the Crescenz VA in Philly. Six weeks later the grant cleared, the outdoor lift went in a single afternoon on my front steps, and it cost me nothing out of pocket. Rode it through two ice storms already. Zero problems.
Our colonial on Street Road has the original oak banister from 1975 and I was worried the installers would drill into it. They bolted the rail into the stair treads only — never touched the banister, never touched the wall, never even scuffed the carpet. My wife rode it for the first time and cried. The quote they gave us was honored to the penny, 30 days later. No games.
I was buying this for my mother from out of state — I live in Chicago. Luis let me join the home assessment on FaceTime so I could see my mother's stairs, hear every measurement, and ask about the PA HIC registration before a dollar changed hands. Mom got her lift the following Tuesday in her Trevose townhouse and I finally stopped waking up at 2am worrying. The installer even cleaned up his boot prints before he left.
My husband needed the heavy-duty model after bilateral knee surgery at Aria-Jefferson Bucks. The standard 300-pound chair wasn't wide enough and the physical therapist wanted more capacity margin. Luis had the 600-pound reinforced model installed in our Hulmeville Road colonial within a week of the call. My husband has used it twice a day since October — the wider seat and armrests make all the difference.
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| Your option | Upfront cost | 10-year total |
|---|---|---|
| Stairlift Installation Best value Professional install by All American Stairlifts, Bensalem PA | $3,200 – $17,100 One-time | $3,200 – $17,100 Lifetime use |
| Moving to a single-story home Selling, buying, closing, moving costs in the Bucks market | $50,000+ Plus relocation stress | $50,000+ Loss of community ties |
| Assisted living facility Bucks County average, private room | $4,500/mo Recurring | $540,000 And rising annually |
| In-home caregiver (8 hrs/day) Licensed home health aide, Florida market rates | $6,000/mo Recurring | $730,000+ Before wage increases |
| Home elevator installation Requires shaft construction, permits, months of work | $25,000 to $50,000 Plus renovation | $28,000 to $55,000 Includes maintenance |
Sources: AARP Cost of Care Survey 2025, Genworth Cost of Care Study, and Pennsylvania Department of Elder Affairs. Figures reflect Bensalem metro averages.
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It tracks with the staircase you actually have. The straight two-story runs common in Bensalem's mid-century housing -- the 1940s-1969 and 1970s-80s stock that makes up most of the township -- take a standard rail and price out lower than the curved, custom-built rails the older Andalusia riverfront estates or split-level homes with a mid-flight landing usually need. Homeownership here runs 60.4%, so most calls come from owners weighing an install against the cost of moving.
Yes -- the PA Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF) offers a 0%-interest Mini-Loan from $100 to $7,000, and a 3.75% low-interest loan above that up to $60,000 total, with no income limit to qualify. It's a state program, not tied to Bensalem specifically, but it doesn't matter if you own one of the newer colonials or an older place near Andalusia.
A straight-rail job on a standard two-story colonial or split-level -- the majority of Bensalem's housing -- is usually done in a day. The Andalusia-area mansions and some of the older 1920s grid-street homes have staircases with turns or landings that need a curved rail custom-measured and manufactured first, which adds lead time before install day even happens.
Not really, but it changes the measurement. Split-levels built during Bensalem's 1970s-80s construction wave often have a shorter flight with a mid-level landing rather than one continuous run to a second floor, so the rail ends up a bit different in length and angle than a straight two-story job even though the vertical rise is similar. Still a standard rail in most cases, not a curved one.
No -- the rail bolts to the treads of the stairs, not the wall, railing, or trim. That matters most in the Andalusia riverfront section, where the Gothic and Greek Revival mansions from the 1800s still have original staircase woodwork nobody wants touched.
Pennsylvania's Community HealthChoices (CHC) Waiver covers stairlifts as a home adaptation once your CHC managed care organization -- Keystone First CHC, PA Health & Wellness, or UPMC Community HealthChoices -- signs off on it as medically necessary. There's no published statewide dollar cap; it's authorized case-by-case against your service plan. Start with the PA Independent Enrollment Broker at 1-877-550-4227.
The Bucks County Area Agency on Aging runs the OPTIONS Care Management Program for older residents, with a cost-share scaled to prior-year income -- it's built around care management and personal-care aide services rather than home modifications directly, but their intake is the right first call to find out what else you qualify for, including CHC. Reach their Information and Referral Department at 267-880-5700. Separately, the Bucks County Home Repair Program covers up to $50,000 per household (half grant, half zero-interest deferred loan) for health, safety, and accessibility repairs -- it's worth asking whether a stairlift installation qualifies in your case.
The HISA grant tops out at $6,800 (service-connected) or $2,000 (non-service-connected) and doesn't cover stairlifts directly. The bigger programs do: Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grants go up to $126,526 for FY2026 and Special Home Adaptation (SHA) up to $25,350, both usable up to six times over a lifetime, and a stairlift prescribed through VA Prosthetics has no fixed dollar cap at all. Call the VA at 1-800-827-1000 to start the process.
Bensalem Stairlift Specialist · 15+ yrs
Parx Casino and Racing pulls a lot of traffic through Bensalem, but the people calling me about a stairlift aren't connected to that at all -- they're the families who bought into the 1960s and 70s ranch-and-colonial boom and are still in the same house forty or fifty years later, now looking at a staircase they used to take two at a time. I've measured a couple of the split-level jobs near the older grid-street sections too, and those short mid-flight landings from the split design usually mean a slightly longer rail than a straight two-story run, even though the house itself isn't especially tall.
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