Expert Stairlift Installation in Terrytown, LA

Most straight stairlift installs in Terrytown take about 3 hours from arrival to final test. Curved rail installs, which involve positioning a custom-fabricated rail, run 4 to 6 hours. We bolt the rail directly to the stair treads — never the wall — so there's no drywall repair, no painting, and no structural work. The lift plugs into a standard wall outlet near the stairs. We clean up, test the lift with you, and walk through the controls before we leave.

No wall damage — the rail brackets fasten to the stair treads, not the drywall. In Terrytown's 1960s brick ranch homes with original hardwood treads, we use a bolt-through mounting system that's secure without splitting the wood. For carpeted stairs, the brackets go through the carpet into the tread beneath. When removed, the bolt holes are small and easily filled. The lift runs on a rechargeable battery pack, so no wiring work is needed — it plugs into the nearest outlet.

Yes. Terrytown's original 1960s homes in the A-Streets through D-Streets sections often have staircases under 36 inches wide — sometimes as narrow as 30 inches. Standard straight stairlifts fit stairs as narrow as 28 inches with the seat folded up. The rail mounts flush to the tread edge, and the folded seat leaves a 16-to-18-inch pass-through for other family members. During the free assessment, we measure your exact width and tell you upfront if it works.

Yes — and they're common on the raised-foundation homes along Belle Chasse Highway and Holmes Boulevard. Outdoor stairlifts use IP55-rated components with marine-grade sealing for West Bank humidity, hurricane-season rain, and salt air from the Mississippi. The rail and seat are corrosion-resistant. Outdoor installs take about 4 hours and include a waterproof cover. The lift connects to an outdoor GFCI outlet. We've installed outdoor units on rough stone porch entries, painted wood stoops, and concrete steps throughout Terrytown.

The VA Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) grant provides up to $6,800 for service-connected veterans and up to $2,000 for non-service-connected veterans (with a 50% or higher disability rating). The grant is one-time, tax-free, and never needs to be repaid. You need a prescription from a VA provider stating the stairlift is medically necessary, plus two HISA application forms. The Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System — at the New Orleans VA Medical Center, 2400 Canal Street, about 6 miles from Terrytown — processes HISA applications. Luis helps Terrytown families complete the paperwork at the in-home assessment.

Louisiana's Community Choices Waiver (CCW), administered by the Office of Aging and Adult Services (OAAS), covers Environmental Accessibility Adaptations (EAA) — including stairlifts — for Medicaid beneficiaries who meet nursing home-level care criteria. There's no published per-service dollar cap; approval is based on a medical necessity assessment and cost reasonableness review. The CCW also covers ramps, widened doorways, grab bars, and roll-in showers. Jefferson Parish residents apply through Healthy Louisiana (the state's Medicaid managed care program). We help Terrytown families navigate the CCW assessment process.

Beyond Medicaid's CCW, the Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network (LATAN) offers a device loan program that lets seniors borrow assistive equipment short-term while pursuing permanent funding. LATAN also runs a low-interest financial loan program for assistive technology, including stairlifts, for Louisiana residents of all ages with disabilities. Additionally, the Older Americans Act funds distributed through Louisiana's Area Agencies on Aging can sometimes support minor home modifications — though stairlift coverage varies by parish. We check LATAN and AAA eligibility as part of the free assessment.

We offer financing from $79/month with no prepayment penalty. Terms run 24 to 60 months, and the application takes about 10 minutes — we run it during the assessment. Most Terrytown families combine financing with one of the grant programs: the VA HISA grant ($6,800 for service-connected veterans) covers most of a straight lift, leaving a small balance that financing handles. Louisiana's Community Choices Waiver can cover the full cost for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries. We lay out every funding path at the assessment so you know exactly what you're paying before any commitment.