Moultrie anchors Colquitt County, with its downtown Moultrie Commercial Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places and a marble county courthouse built in 1902. Out from there, Norman Park, Doerun, Funston, Berlin and Ellenton spread across 557 square miles of south Georgia coastal plain, and much of the county is rural.
Many of the county's 19,105 housing units were built long before anyone planned for single-level living. If a parent's bedroom is upstairs, or a split-level home puts half a flight between the kitchen and the bathroom, a stair lift can let them stay put instead of moving. This page covers what fits the homes here and which programs may help with the cost.
Detached houses and ranch-style homes make up much of what we see around the county. A ranch home may have no indoor stairs at all, but it often has steps at the front or back door, which points toward an outdoor lift or a vertical platform lift rather than an indoor chair.
Older two-story houses near Moultrie's historic core usually have one straight run of stairs. That is the simplest and quickest install, since the rail is a standard straight track mounted to the stair treads, not the wall.
Split-level homes are a different job. The short flights between levels sometimes turn or stop at a landing, and a staircase with a turn needs a curved rail built to that exact stair. Townhouses and low-rise buildings can go either way, so we measure before recommending anything.
The county is 58.1% rural, and Moultrie sits roughly 24 miles west of Interstate 75 and about 200 miles south of Atlanta. Families here tend to depend on regional installers rather than a specialist down the street.
That makes it worth asking up front who will handle service after the install. A lift is a machine with batteries, a motor and a rail, and you want someone who will actually drive out to Funston or Ellenton when it needs a check.
The VA runs several home adaptation grants, and they do not all treat stair lifts the same way.
The Georgia Department of Veterans Service has a field office right in Moultrie at 101 East Central Ave, Room 127. You can reach it at (229) 891-7135 to get help sorting out which VA benefits a veteran may qualify for.
No single program here lists stair lifts by name as a covered item. Two sources do name home modifications in general: the Georgia Independent Care Waiver Program (ICWP) for adults ages 21-64 with severe physical disabilities, and BAIN Inc., a Center for Independent Living serving Southwest Georgia including Colquitt County.
Other programs, such as the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission home modification grant and the Georgia DCA Home Access Program, list items like ramps and grab bars without mentioning stair lifts. It is still worth calling and asking directly. One clear exclusion: the VA HISA grant specifically rules out stair glides.
A good first call is the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission AAA at 335 W. Society Ave. in Albany, (229) 432-1124. They can screen for programs and point you to what has funding open. The full list of programs is below.
A HUD-funded home modification grant for homeowners, renters and mobile-home residents age 62+ in the 14-county region, including Colquitt, with household income at or below HUD limits ($43,150/yr for one person). Stair lifts are not listed among covered items, and applications were closed as of verification but may reopen; call (229) 522-3552.
The designated aging and disability resource center for Colquitt County, which screens older adults and adults with disabilities and refers them to funded programs. Stair lifts are not listed; call (866) 552-4464.
A Medicaid waiver for elderly or disabled Georgians who meet a nursing-facility level of care and want to receive care at home. Its listed services do not include home modifications or stair lifts; call (866) 552-4464.
A Medicaid waiver for frail elderly and disabled Georgians at a nursing-facility level of care, enrolled through the local Area Agency on Aging. Home modifications and stair lifts are not listed among its services; call (866) 552-4464.
A Medicaid waiver for adults ages 21-64 with severe physical disabilities or traumatic brain injury who choose community-based supports. Its listed services include home modifications; call (800) 982-0411.
A statewide grant with $600,000 allocated annually for people with disabilities in owner-occupied homes, applied for through SILCGA or a Center for Independent Living. Stair lifts are not named among its listed modifications; call (770) 270-6860.
A Bainbridge-based Center for Independent Living serving people with disabilities of any age in a 25-county area that includes Colquitt County. It provides home modifications, though stair lifts are not named specifically; call (229) 246-0150.
A federal grant of up to $126,526 for FY2026 for veterans with severe qualifying service-connected disabilities to modify a home they own or plan to own. Stair lifts are not specifically listed; call (800) 698-2411.
A federal grant of up to $25,350 for FY2026 for veterans with certain qualifying service-connected disabilities, and the home may be owned by the veteran or a family member. Stair lifts are not specifically listed; call (800) 698-2411.
A lifetime benefit of up to $6,800 or $2,000 for medically necessary home modifications for veterans enrolled in VA health care. It explicitly excludes stair glides and porch lifts; call (800) 799-4889.
Older adults
335 W. Society Ave., Albany, 31701
Veterans
101 East Central Ave, Room 127, Moultrie, 31768
Often, yes. If the short flight is straight, a standard straight rail works. If it turns or has a landing, it needs a curved rail made for that staircase, so we measure first.
The Georgia Independent Care Waiver Program (ICWP) serves adults ages 21-64 with severe physical disabilities and lists home modifications. BAIN Inc. serves people with disabilities of any age in Southwest Georgia, including Colquitt County, and also provides home modifications.
No. The VA source lists stair glides and porch lifts as excluded from HISA. The SAH and SHA grants do not name stair lifts either way, so ask the VA at (800) 698-2411 or the Moultrie Field Service Office at (229) 891-7135.
Applications were closed as of verification because of heavy interest, and the program may reopen with future funding. Stair lifts are not on its listed items. Call (229) 522-3552 to check current status.
Start with the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission AAA in Albany at (229) 432-1124, or SOWEGA Council on Aging at (866) 552-4464. They can screen for programs and refer you based on what has funding.
Yes. Ranch-style homes often have only a few steps at the entry, and an outdoor lift or vertical platform lift is usually the better fit there than an indoor chair.
Tell us about the stairs in your home and we will explain which lift fits, what it costs and how installation works.
