Expert Stairlift Installation in Edison, NJ

Straight rails are 2–4 hours on-site — we arrive, confirm the laser measurements, bolt the rail into the stair treads, mount the seat, test every safety sensor, and walk you through the remote and charging station. Curved rails take longer to fabricate (10–14 days after the digital scan) but install day is still usually under 5 hours. No overnight workers, no multi-day disruption, no drywall dust in the family room.

Yes. We bolt through the carpet and pad directly into the plywood subfloor beneath. The carpet sits flat around the mounting brackets with no bunching, no exposed tack strip, and no trip hazard. When the lift is removed years later, you’re left with small bolt holes hidden under the carpet pile — not visible rips or stains. This is the most common tread surface we install on in Edison; roughly half the homes in Oak Tree, Nixon, and Stelton have wall-to-wall carpet on the stairs.

Yes, and this is the single most common curved install we do in Edison. The split-levels from Clara Barton, Stelton, and Nixon almost always have a mid-landing with a 90-degree turn. We digitally scan the staircase during the first visit, fabricate a curved rail that carries you from the foyer to the upper bedrooms in one continuous ride, and add a swivel-exit seat at the top so you step off onto hallway floor instead of the top tread. One ride, zero transfers. If the 60-year-old foundation has settled — common in Middlesex County clay soil — we shim the rail brackets to compensate.

A stairlift plugs into a standard 120V outlet — no permit for the plug-in. But if your staircase wall has no outlet within six feet (very common in 1950s and 1960s Edison homes), we need to add one, which requires an electrical permit under the NJ Uniform Construction Code. Only a licensed NJ electrician can pull the permit. We coordinate with a licensed sub, pull the permit through Edison Township, schedule the inspection, and bill the permit fee at cost. No building permit in 99% of Edison installs — the rail bolts into existing treads with zero structural work.

Yes, through NJ Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS). Stairlifts qualify as Environmental Accessibility Adaptations under the HCBS framework. Eligibility requires NJ residency, age 65+ or adult disability, NJ FamilyCare / Medicaid-eligible income, and clinical assessment at nursing-facility level of care. You must be enrolled with one of the four NJ MLTSS managed care organizations — Aetna, Horizon, UnitedHealthcare, or Wellpoint. We are credentialed with all four. Call your Care Manager and give them our name — we handle the prior-authorization paperwork. Typical authorization takes 30–45 days from intake.

The VA HISA grant covers up to $6,800 for service-connected disabilities and up to $2,000 for non-service-connected, paid directly to us after a prescription from a VA provider. Edison veterans are served by the Piscataway VA Outpatient Clinic (part of the VA NJ Health Care System) just minutes from the township border. We prefill VA Form 10-0103 for you. If you qualify for SAH or SHA grants, those cover significantly more. The NJ State Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park is a 328-bed facility right inside Edison — if you or your family member is transitioning from facility care to home care, HISA often covers the stairlift that makes that transition possible.

The Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving program is the state-funded alternative for families who earn too much for Medicaid but still need help. JACC provides in-home and community-based services — including home modifications like stairlifts — for NJ residents age 60+ who are assessed at nursing-facility level of care. Income must be at or below 365% of the federal poverty level, and countable resources under $40,000 for individuals. The entry point is your county’s Area Agency on Aging — for Middlesex County, contact the Office on Aging at 732-745-3295. We handle the vendor paperwork with your Care Manager once you’re approved.

Yes — three lending partners with 0% APR for qualified buyers and low fixed-rate plans from $79/month. Application is a soft credit pull (no hit to your score), takes about 4 minutes, and approval is usually instant. Many Edison families combine financing with the IRS medical deduction — if a licensed physician recommends the stairlift in writing (we provide the letter template), the full cost qualifies as a medical expense on Schedule A. We walk you through the math during the free assessment — on paper, not a tablet screen.