Lely Resort was never zoned as a 55-plus community, but 44% of residents are 65 or older, and it's the two-story fairway homes with a full staircase to the primary suite that keep me busy here. Most owners have lived in the house for years and want to stay. Send a photo of your stairs and I'll walk you through Florida's SMMC waiver first.
Why a stairlift installed in Lely Resort, FL is planned around the way this specific community lives, not stamped out from a one-size-fits-all template.
Lely Resort lies in western Collier County about 7 miles southeast of downtown Naples on low-lying terrain (elevation ~7 ft), with wetlands making up part of its 5.31-square-mile area typical of southwest Florida.
Source ↗Lely Resort is a master-planned golf community designed for more than 10,500 homes, built around three golf courses opened in 1990, 1991 and 1997; though not officially a 55+ community, its 2020 median age was 61.9 years with 44.0% of residents aged 65 or older.
Source ↗Lely Resort is a retirement-oriented, golf-centered community with a reported median household income of $50,640 and a heavily aging population (44.0% aged 65 or older).
Source ↗Adjust the options below and watch the price update in real time. This is the same pricing our team uses when they come out for a free home assessment. No hidden fees, no upsells.
Compare your options honestly. A stairlift is the only choice that keeps you in the home you love, at a fraction of every alternative.
| Your option | Upfront cost | 10-year total |
|---|---|---|
| Stairlift Installation Best value Professional install by All American Stairlifts, Lely Resort FL | $3,150 – $16,800 One-time | $3,150 – $16,800 Lifetime use |
| Moving to a single-story home Selling, buying, closing, moving costs in the Collier market | $50,000+ Plus relocation stress | $50,000+ Loss of community ties |
| Assisted living facility Collier 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 Florida Department of Elder Affairs. Figures reflect Lely Resort metro averages.
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Up to $6,800 for service-connected veterans and their surviving spouses. One-time, tax-free, no repayment.
Eligibility: Veterans & surviving spousesHome & Community-Based Services Waiver may cover up to 100% of installation for income-qualified residents.
Eligibility: Medicaid + medical needWith a doctor's letter of medical necessity, the full cost is deductible on Schedule A as a qualified medical expense.
Eligibility: Taxpayers who itemize0% and low-APR plans through our lending partners. Soft credit pull, instant approval, no prepayment penalty.
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How stairlift projects tend to go for homeowners in Lely Resort. Drag to scroll, or use the arrows and dots below.
Luis measured our Ole casita on a Tuesday and the straight lift was in by Thursday. The rail hugs the wall so tightly you barely notice it, and he set the seat to fold up out of the entry. My husband manages the stairs on his own again.
We have one of those curved estate staircases in Classics Plantation that wraps around the half-wall. Luis laser-measured it and the custom rail arrived a few weeks later. Flawless fit, no rattles, and the motor is genuinely quiet.
Our Lakoya home has thick carpet on the stairs and I worried about the rail. Luis ran it along the tread edge. No rip, no tear, nothing in the walls. The seat blends right into the carpet tones and folds flat against the side.
Outdoor lift on the entry steps of our Cordoba home. It has been through a full summer of afternoon downpours and still runs quiet, and the seat dries fast under the cover. Luis sealed everything and walked us through the maintenance.
Platform lift for my husband's wheelchair in Lely Island Estates. Luis spec'd the indoor inclined platform with the yellow safety edges and it folds up flat against the stairs. He even walked us through the HISA paperwork: $6,800 covered nearly all of it.
Alden Woods coach home, two stories, and we needed a lift for the loft level. Luis put in a straight rail in an afternoon, no mess, no construction zone, just a working lift by dinner. Tidy, professional, and on budget.
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(800) 965-0350 Call Now. It's FreeLely Resort spreads across roughly 4,000 acres south of Naples, and the housing varies by village. Ole casitas and townhomes sit around the village center, while Alden Woods offers two-story coach homes where loft bedrooms drive most lift requests. Lakoya and Martinique single-family homes mix one- and two-story plans. Classics Plantation Estates and Lely Island Estates bring wider, curved staircases that need custom-bent rails, and Cordoba and Players Cove add their own entry steps. We measure each staircase on site and match the rail to the tread width and turn geometry.
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These are the three guides our Lely Resort 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.
Compare Our Lely Resort Stairlifts
Select a stairlift on the leftabove to see full specs, pricing, and how it compares to the alternatives.
Stairlift Types
Most common · From $2,800
Straight rails fit the coach homes and single-level villas in Ole, Alden Woods, and Chase Preserve, bolted to the treads and installed in an afternoon.
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
Custom-bent for the curved staircases in Classics Plantation Estates, Lakoya, and Martinique two-story homes that wrap around a half-wall.
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 weather-sealed for Southwest Florida humidity, UV, and afternoon storms. Powder-coated rail and a cover keep the lanai and entry steps safe year-round.
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.
600 lb Rated · From $5,050
Rated to 600 lb with a wider reinforced seat for the larger staircases in Lely Island Estates and the Majors.
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 Stairlift, Standard Use
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Depends heavily on whether the run is straight or curved. A lot of Lely Resort's golf villas and single-family homes built through the 1990s and early 2000s have one straight flight to the second floor, which keeps the job on the lower end of typical pricing. A curve or a mid-flight landing costs more because the rail has to be custom-fabricated to that exact staircase. I still give an exact number after seeing the stairs, not before.
It can. Lely Resort's reported median household income is $50,640, which tells me a good number of owners are retirees living on a fixed income in homes they've held for years, even in a community priced the way this one is. That's exactly the situation the FAAST New Horizon Loan Program is built for: roughly $3,000 to $30,000 in low-interest financing for accessibility work, stairlifts included, though I'd confirm the current cap with FAAST directly.
Not directly toward the lift, but it helps the budget. Florida's Homestead Exemption plus the Senior Additional Homestead Exemption can reduce the taxable value of an owner-occupied home here by up to $100,000 combined. That's not a grant for the install, but I've had homeowners redirect the annual tax savings toward covering it.
A straight-rail job, the more common layout in the community's golf-course homes, usually goes in within a day, no structural changes to the stairs needed. Curved staircases, which show up more in some of the larger custom builds near the course, take longer because the rail is measured and built to that specific run before an installer ever shows up on site.
Not for an interior lift. That's about the staircase, not the yard. It matters more for an outdoor unit: Lely Resort sits at roughly 7 feet of elevation with wetlands built into its footprint, so ground moisture and humidity are a bigger factor for an exterior lift on a stepped entry than for anything going in inside the house.
An interior stairlift rail mounts to the treads and doesn't touch exterior walls, windows, or the yard, so there's nothing for the HOA to weigh in on for an indoor job. An outdoor lift on a home facing the fairway is a different matter, so I check Lely Resort's architectural guidelines with the homeowner before anything gets ordered.
Two numbers worth calling first. Florida's Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care program covers Home Accessibility Adaptation as a plan benefit: grab bars and similar changes are explicitly listed, stairlifts aren't named outright, so it comes down to what your specific managed-care plan approves. Start with the Elder Helpline at 1-800-963-5337. Separately, Community Care for the Elderly, delivered locally through the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida covering Collier County under PSA 8, funds home and community services, though home modification isn't spelled out among its listed benefits, so call 1-866-413-5337 to find out where a stairlift request actually goes.
Yes, but not through the program most people ask about first. VA HISA explicitly excludes stairlifts and stairway chairlifts. It funds things like roll-in showers and ramps instead, up to $6,800 for a service-connected veteran or $2,000 for non-service-connected. A stairlift gets covered on a different track, through VA Prosthetics, when it's medically prescribed, with no fixed dollar cap on that side.
For a lot of households here, it ends up being a loan rather than a grant. The FAAST New Horizon Loan Program runs roughly $3,000 to $30,000 at low interest for accessibility modifications and doesn't demand the same medical-necessity paperwork a Medicaid waiver does. It's worth pairing with a call to the Elder Helpline to see if any plan-of-care benefit under SMMC LTC applies first, since that route has no fixed cap at all.
Lely Resort Stairlift Specialist · 15+ yrs
Most of my Lely Resort calls come from the two-story models built along the fairways: plenty of stairs, and owners who've lived in the house since it was newer construction and have zero interest in moving. Median household income here runs $50,640, which doesn't match what the housing stock would suggest for a golf community this size, so financing questions come up fast. I walk people through Florida's SMMC LTC waiver and the VA options before we ever get to the unit itself.
Whether you own a single-level casita in Ole or a two-story estate home in Classics Plantation, the right lift depends on your exact staircase. One visit covers measurement, a firm quote, and your funding options, with no travel fees anywhere in Collier County.
Most Lely Resort installs are scheduled within a week. Call (800) 965-0350 to set up a free in-home assessment, and we will walk you through HISA, Florida Medicaid, and financing before any work begins.
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