Expert Stairlift Installation in Paris, TX

Most straight stairlift installs in Paris take 3 to 4 hours — one morning. Curved installs take about the same once the custom rail arrives, though fabrication runs 2 to 3 weeks after the laser measurement. We bolt the rail to the stair treads, not the wall, so there's no drywall repair, no repainting, and no electrical work — the lift plugs into a standard 110v outlet near the stairs.

Yes. The rail bolts to the treads with lag screws — when removed, the holes are small and filled with wood putty, leaving no wall damage. We offer a removal-and-patch service for renters who move out, and we can send your landlord the spec sheet ahead of time. Most Paris landlords approve the install once they see the mount doesn't touch the drywall or structure.

Yes — about a third of our Paris installs are in homes 80-plus years old: Church Street Historic District Victorians, Pine Bluff-Fitzhugh cottages, South Main bungalows. We mount to the tread structure, never to ornamental woodwork or plaster. Narrow staircases — as tight as 28 inches — get a perch seat that folds flat. Historic homes in Paris need no special permit for a stairlift.

Every stairlift we install in Paris has a DC battery backup — the lift runs on battery power, and the wall outlet only charges the battery. During an outage, common here in Red River Valley spring storm season, the lift keeps operating for about 6 hours on a full charge — roughly 20 to 30 trips up and down, enough to ride out a typical Texas thunderstorm line.

Yes, through the HISA grant (Home Improvements and Structural Alterations). The VA provides up to $6,800 for service-connected veterans and $2,000 for non-service-connected veterans. It's a one-time, tax-free grant that never needs to be repaid. The nearest VA facility is the Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center at 1201 E. 9th Street in Bonham, about 39 miles from Paris, and you'll need a VA prescription stating the stairlift is medically necessary. Call us at (800) 965-0350 and we'll help you start the paperwork.

Yes — the Texas STAR+PLUS waiver covers minor home modifications, including stairlifts, for Medicaid-eligible adults and seniors. You must be enrolled in STAR+PLUS, be assessed as needing an institutional level of care, and have the stairlift in your service plan. The minor home modification benefit has a $7,500 lifetime cap plus $300 per year for repairs. Your STAR+PLUS managed care case manager initiates the request, and we help with the paperwork at the home assessment.

Beyond HISA and STAR+PLUS, some Paris residents qualify for help through the Texas Veterans Land Board home improvement loan program. Long-term care insurance policies sometimes cover stairlifts under home-modification or durable medical equipment clauses — check your policy. The Area Agency on Aging of Texoma also runs a small home-repair grant program for low-income seniors in Lamar County. We can point you to the right office during the assessment.

Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) does not cover stairlifts — they're classified as home modifications, not durable medical equipment. Some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans offer supplemental home-modification benefits, so check your plan's Evidence of Coverage for 'home accessibility' or 'home safety modifications.' In Paris, most of our funded installs come through HISA or STAR+PLUS rather than Medicare. We'll review whatever coverage you have at the free assessment.