In Hanover Township's Breslau section, homes built generations back have the narrow risers and tight top-of-stair turns nobody planned for aging in place. Closer to the mountain, split-level and raised-ranch layouts make a curved-rail install easier, since the mid-flight landing gives the rail a natural bend. Ask about the CHC waiver and OPTIONS program at the measure; families want to know what's covered before signing.
Why a stairlift installed in Hanover (Luzerne County), PA is planned around the way this specific community lives, not stamped out from a one-size-fits-all template.
The 19.22-square-mile township has sharply varied terrain: the northern side near the Susquehanna River is low-lying (500 to 650 feet), while the southern portion is mountainous, rising to 2,148 feet at Haystack Mountain.
Source ↗Hanover Township's earliest known house was built in the Breslau section in the early 1770s by Captain Lazarus Stewart; the 2000 census recorded 5,338 housing units at a density of 283.7 per square mile.
Source ↗Coal mining was historically the township's major industry, with coal breakers built throughout the region until the last one was demolished in 2014 following the collapse of Wyoming Valley mining; the 2000-census median household income was $30,043.
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| Your option | Upfront cost | 10-year total |
|---|---|---|
| Stairlift Installation Best value Professional install by All American Stairlifts, Hanover (Luzerne County) PA | $2,400 – $12,900 One-time | $2,400 – $12,900 Lifetime use |
| Moving to a single-story home Selling, buying, closing, moving costs in the Luzerne market | $50,000+ Plus relocation stress | $50,000+ Loss of community ties |
| Assisted living facility Luzerne 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 Hanover (Luzerne County) metro averages.
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Eligibility: Veterans & surviving spousesHome & Community-Based Services Waiver may cover up to 100% of installation for income-qualified residents.
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Common situations we get called out for across Hanover (Luzerne County)'s neighborhoods. Drag to scroll, or use the arrows and dots below.
We have a 1912 double in Lee Park with that classic half-landing turn. Three other companies told me a stairlift was impossible without ripping out the half-wall. Luis came out, measured the curve, and installed a custom rail two weeks later. My mother is back upstairs in her own bedroom.
Straight rail in our Askam ranch, in and out in one morning. The crew put down floor runners, vacuumed the stairs, and walked my dad through the controls twice before they left. Quote matched the invoice to the dollar.
Side-porch outdoor lift on our Newtown house. The concrete was heaving from freeze-thaw and Luis flagged it before signing the contract, then added a leveling plate so the rail base sits true. Three winters in, no movement.
VA paid most of the bill through the HISA grant. Luis already knew exactly which forms the Wilkes-Barre VA prosthetics office wanted and delivered the quote in their format. Six weeks from first call to first ride.
Carpeted half-flight up to the bedrooms in our Buttonwood split. Luis's team set the seat height so it cleared the runner without compressing it. The carpet is still perfect under the rail brackets.
Heavy-duty model for my husband: 280 lb and a wheelchair transfer. The wider seat and the swivel at the top made the difference. Luis sized the motor for the load, not just the staircase.
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(800) 965-0350 Call Now. It's FreeHanover Township covers 12 villages between Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke, and the housing stock changes block by block. Lee Park and Hanover Green still hold rows of pre-1920 anthracite-era doubles with narrow 32-inch treads and a quarter-turn at the half-landing, so those almost always need a curved rail or a custom straight with a transfer station. Askam and Lower Askam are mid-century ranches and Cape Cods on slab; straight rails go in fast there. Buttonwood, Lyndwood and Newtown mix postwar splits with newer infill, and carpeted half-flights are the norm, so we set the seat height to clear the runner.
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Stairlift Types
Most common · From $2,800
Standard for the postwar ranches and Capes in Askam, Buttonwood and Lower Askam. Battery-backed DC drive, lap belt, swivel seat at the top so you step off onto the landing instead of over the rail.
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 · From $9,000
Built for the pre-1920 doubles in Lee Park and Hanover Green where the staircase quarter-turns at the half-landing. Rail is laser-measured and shop-bent so the seat tracks the wall, not the open side.
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.
Weatherproof · From $4,000
IP55-rated rail, sealed stainless fasteners, weather cover. Sized for the side-entry porches on the older Newtown and Preston homes that take a beating from freeze-thaw every winter.
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.
Up to 600 lb · From $5,050
Reinforced rail and a wider seat pan with adjustable armrests. Common spec for veterans coming back from Wilkes-Barre VAMC who need transfer clearance from a wheelchair.
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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Straight-rail stairlifts for a standard single flight typically run in the $2,000 to $4,500 range installed; curved rails cost more because each one is custom-measured and built for that specific staircase. We see more curved and multi-landing jobs on the south side near Haystack Mountain than on the flatter ground toward the Susquehanna, so it's worth getting a quote based on your actual stairs rather than a neighbor's price.
Not directly. The price is driven by your staircase, not the elevation of your lot. Where it matters is that homes built on the steeper southern grade near Haystack Mountain are more likely to be split-level or raised-ranch, which sometimes means two shorter rail runs with a landing instead of one long straight run. That can go either way on price, which is why we always measure in person before quoting.
Most straight-rail jobs are a few hours of on-site work once the rail arrives; curved rails, more common in the older Breslau-area homes with tighter stair layouts, take longer to fabricate up front, but install day itself is still usually done in half a day.
Almost never structurally. The rail bolts to the treads or the stringer, not the wall, so we're not cutting into anything. A lot of the older housing stock in this township dates to the coal-mining era, before the last breaker in the region came down in 2014, and stair width in those homes can run tighter than modern code, so we check clearance during the site visit rather than assuming.
Yes. CHC's Home Accessibility Durable Medical Equipment (HADME) benefit covers stairlifts as a home adaptation when your CHC-MCO Service Coordinator includes it in your person-centered service plan as medically necessary; there's no published dollar cap, it's approved case by case. Start with your Service Coordinator, or call the PA Health Law Project helpline at 1-800-274-3258 if you need help working through the waiver process.
If your disability is service-connected, the VA's Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant tops out at $126,526 for FY2026, and the Special Home Adaptation (SHA) grant tops out at $25,350, and both can go toward a stairlift as part of broader accessibility work. Separately, HISA grants run up to $6,800 for a service-connected condition or $2,000 for a non-service-connected one, and a stairlift prescribed through VA Prosthetics has no fixed dollar limit. Call 1-800-827-1000 to start any of these.
The PA Assistive Technology Foundation offers loans up to $60,000 for equipment like stairlifts, with no income limit: a Mini-Loan of $100 to $7,000 at 0% interest, or a Low-Interest Loan above $7,000 at 3.75%. The state's OPTIONS program, run locally through the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne & Wyoming Counties at 570-822-1158, is another route for residents 60 and up who aren't on Medicaid, and it uses a sliding-scale copay rather than a fixed price.
These are the three guides our Hanover (Luzerne County) customers read most often before booking. Written by our installers, not marketers.
VA HISA, Medicaid waivers, IRS medical deduction, state grants, and 0% financing, with the actual forms you need.
What Original Medicare and Advantage plans actually pay toward a stairlift, and the legitimate workarounds when they don't.
Straight vs curved, standard vs heavy-duty, indoor vs outdoor. A read that saves you from buying the wrong model.
Hanover Township Stairlift Specialist · 15+ yrs
I've worked in the Breslau section, where some of the housing goes back generations and those staircases were framed long before anyone thought about aging in place. Narrow risers, tight turns at the top. Closer to the mountain side of the township the grade means more split-level and raised-ranch construction, and that mid-flight landing usually makes a curved-rail install more straightforward, not less. Out here I bring up the CHC waiver and the OPTIONS program in almost every first conversation, because most of the families I meet are watching a fixed income closely and want to know what's covered before they sign anything.
Whether you are in a Lee Park double or a newer ranch off South Main, the goal is the same: keep the bedroom upstairs reachable without changing the house. We install during the week, vacuum up after ourselves, and leave you with a written warranty card on the kitchen counter.
Call or send a photo of your stairs. If a straight rail will not work for your turn, I will tell you that on the first call, not after a deposit.
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