| Installing a stairway chair lift into your home is a | | | | and community development agency, a list of which |
| great way enabling loved ones to live at home. | | | | can be found simply by calling this number |
| Unfortunately, for the elderly and disabled, the simple | | | | 1-877-866-2476. |
| act of climbing up the stairs can be an exhausting, if | | | | * Health insurance - some private health insurance |
| not impossible feat. Worst, climbing down the stairs | | | | companies will help pay for stair lifts. Contact your |
| can be downright deadly: almost 20,000 people die | | | | insurance company for more information. |
| from falls relating to stairs every year, and over | | | | * Tax incentives - if the chair lift increases the value |
| 700,000 people injured! A stairway chair lift can | | | | of your property, you may be entitled to certain tax |
| provide you the peace of mind you desire, but often | | | | deductions. Check with your local tax professional. |
| times at great cost - most typical installations run | | | | * Rural housing services - if you live in rural areas, |
| between $3,000 and $5,000. While medicare won't | | | | you actually have the best luck of getting assistance |
| help cover the cost, here are a few alternative | | | | in paying for a chair lift installation. RHS section 502 |
| funding solutions: | | | | and 504 offers home loans and grants to low-income |
| * Agency on Aging - depending on your metropolitan | | | | elderly to make improvements to their house such as |
| area, you might have an agency available that can | | | | stair lifts. |
| help the elderly. To find the closest one to your | | | | * Veterans Administration - finally, if you're a veteran, |
| home, call 1-800-677-1116. They will be able to refer | | | | check with your local VA office - they will often |
| you to the closest agency on aging that might be | | | | have programs available to assist veterans in paying |
| able to help your cause | | | | for chair lifts. |
| * Department of Housing - if you're lucky, your city | | | | There is no doubt that chair lifts are expensive. |
| might be able to allocate some funds from | | | | However, with a little help a chairlift can become |
| Community Block Development Grants to help pay | | | | much more affordable than one might think. Once |
| for home improvement costs related to stairway | | | | you see one in action, you will realize just how |
| chair lifts. You'd want to contact your local housing | | | | valuable adding a stair lift can be. |