Expert Stairlift Installation in Montville, NJ

Most straight-rail jobs are done in 3 to 4 hours. Curved installs take 4 to 6 hours, including final rail alignment and safety checks. We bolt the rail to the treads — not the wall — so there's no drywall repair, no repainting, and no cleanup beyond vacuuming the drill dust.

No. The rail bolts to the stair treads, not the wall. Whether it's a 1760s Dutch stone farmhouse off Route 202 or a Campagna condo built in the 1980s, the drywall stays intact. No patching, no repainting, no wall anchors.

The seat, armrests, and footrest all fold up when not in use. The rail hugs the wall side and leaves about 16 inches of walking clearance on a standard Montville staircase. Most families tell us they stop noticing the rail within a week.

Yes. We've fitted rails in 18th-century stone farmhouses along Route 202, in homes on the National Register off Valhalla Road, and in centuries-old houses near the Passaic River. Older stairs are often steeper and narrower than modern code — we measure every tread individually and cut the rail to match.

The HISA grant covers up to $6,800 for service-connected veterans and $2,000 for non-service-connected. It's tax-free, one-time, and never repaid. Montville veterans apply through the East Orange VA Medical Center at 385 Tremont Avenue (about 17 miles east on I-280); the Lyons VA campus at 151 Knollcroft Road in Basking Ridge handles many primary-care referrals about 30 miles southwest. Both feed the same HISA pipeline.

The JACC program (Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving) covers home modifications including stairlifts for seniors 60 and older who meet nursing-home-level-of-care criteria. It provides up to $1,090 per month in services per participant, and Environmental Accessibility Adaptations — stairlifts included — are an approved use. NJ FamilyCare's MLTSS (Managed Long Term Services and Supports) also covers residential modifications through managed care organizations like Horizon NJ Health.

Through the Housing Supports Program, NJ FamilyCare offers up to $15,000 as a lifetime benefit for residential modifications, including stairlifts, for eligible Medicaid members. This is separate from MLTSS and JACC — it's a newer program that launched under a federal 1115 waiver. Your managed care organization can confirm eligibility.

Standard Medicare (Parts A and B) does not cover stairlifts. Some Medicare Advantage plans include a home-modification allowance — check your plan booklet or call the number on your card. Most Montville families combine VA HISA through East Orange, JACC, or MLTSS with our $79/month financing to cover the cost without waiting on a single program.