Expert Stairlift Installation in Ocean Springs, MS

Most straight stairlift installations in Ocean Springs take about 3 hours from arrival to final walk-through. Curved lifts take 5–6 hours because the rail was pre-bent off-site from the laser measurements. Outdoor installs on Belle Fontaine Beach or Gulf Park Estates take about 4 hours—we use stainless hardware and apply additional weather sealing around every bolt point. Platform lifts take a full day. We schedule around your availability, including Saturday installs.

No. The rail bolts directly to the stair treads, not the wall. Your drywall, baseboards, and plaster stay intact. This matters in Ocean Springs where many homes in the Old Ocean Springs Historic District have original 1890s–1920s millwork. When the lift is removed, you fill and stain the bolt holes in the treads. Most historic-district homeowners tell us they can't find the mounting points after removal.

Yes. We install on stairs as narrow as 28 inches wide—common in the 1850s–1920s cottages in the Old Ocean Springs and Lover's Lane historic districts. The seat folds up to 14 inches from the wall when not in use, and the rail hugs the stair edge. Luis measures every tread individually on these older homes because decades of settling means tread depths can vary by up to half an inch.

Yes. Our outdoor lifts use IP55-rated sealing and marine-grade 316 stainless steel on all exposed hardware. We've installed them on Belle Fontaine Beach, Gulf Park Estates, and along the Davis Bayou—areas where salt spray and humidity hit hard. The 4Ah backup battery runs the lift for about 6 hours during a power outage, which covers the typical duration of a Gulf Coast tropical-storm blackout. We also apply extra Weather-Pruf sealant around every mounting bolt.

Yes, through the HISA (Home Improvements and Structural Alterations) grant. Veterans with a service-connected disability can receive up to $6,800; non-service-connected veterans with a 50% or higher rating can receive up to $2,000. The grant is one-time, tax-free, and never repaid. Jackson County has one of the highest veteran populations in Mississippi. Luis works with the Biloxi VA Medical Center prosthetics department—located at 400 Veterans Avenue, about a 10-minute drive from Ocean Springs—to process HISA paperwork.

Yes, through the Mississippi Independent Living (IL) Waiver. Unlike the Elderly and Disabled Waiver, the IL Waiver covers environmental accessibility adaptations—including stair lifts—for Medicaid-eligible adults with severe orthopedic or neurological impairments who would otherwise need nursing-facility care. It is administered jointly by the Mississippi Division of Medicaid and the Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS). Call MDRS at 800-443-1000 or the Mississippi Access to Care (MAC) Center at 844-822-4622 to begin the eligibility review.

Beyond the HISA grant and the Mississippi IL Waiver, some Ocean Springs residents qualify for USDA Section 504 Home Repair grants—available to very-low-income homeowners aged 62+ for health and safety modifications. The Mississippi Homeowner Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Program (HRRP) can also cover accessibility modifications as part of broader home repair. We also work with long-term-care insurance policies; about one in five Ocean Springs customers uses LTC insurance to cover part of the cost.

Call the Biloxi VA Medical Center at 228-523-5000 and ask for the prosthetics department. Tell them you want to apply for a HISA grant for a stairlift. You'll need a prescription from your VA primary care doctor stating the stairlift is medically necessary. Then schedule a free in-home assessment with us—we provide the itemized quote the VA requires. Luis has walked dozens of Ocean Springs veterans through this process and can help coordinate directly with the Biloxi VA prosthetics team.