LaGrange has more than 100 significant houses built by antebellum planters, and many of them still stand alongside the Victorian-era homes that fill its older streets. Add the newer split-level and ranch-style homes around LaGrange, West Point and Hogansville, and Troup County has a wide spread of staircases to work with.
This page walks through what those homes and the rolling Piedmont ground they sit on mean for choosing a stair lift. It also lists the agencies and programs that may help with the cost, and the local offices you can call to get started.
Pre-Civil War and Victorian-era houses often have narrow stairwells, more than one floor level and layouts that were never planned around getting older. A narrow stair can still take a lift, but we measure the tread width and the clearance at the top and bottom before recommending anything.
Stairs in these homes are often turned, split by a landing or curved. Those need a curved rail built to the exact shape of the staircase, which takes longer to make than a straight rail. A straight run with no landing usually takes a standard straight lift.
Split-level homes have short flights between levels, and some families end up needing a lift on more than one of them. Sometimes a single short flight is the only problem, and a small lift or a platform lift solves it without touching the rest of the house.
Ranch-style homes are mostly on one floor, but steps up to the front door or down to a basement still trip people up. Townhouses tend to have long, straight indoor stairs, which are often the simplest kind to fit with a straight lift.
Troup County sits in the rolling Piedmont of west-central Georgia, with LaGrange at about 781 feet near West Point Lake. On uneven lots, the hard part of getting home is sometimes the outside steps from the driveway or yard, not the stairs inside.
Outdoor stair lifts are built to sit out in the weather and run along porch or deck steps. Where a wheelchair is involved, a platform lift can carry the chair and rider together, so it is worth telling us early if a wheelchair is part of the picture.
The 2020 Census counted 28,721 housing units in Troup County, with 59.1% owner-occupied, and 16.4% of residents were 65 or older. Owners can usually decide on a lift themselves. If you rent, including in a walk-up apartment, talk to the landlord before any rail goes on the wall.
The LaGrange field office listed below can help with that.
None of the programs below names stair lifts in their source material, so treat each as something to ask about rather than a sure thing. The Independent Care Waiver Program does list home modifications as a covered service, and the VA grants pay for adapting a home for qualifying veterans.
For older adults, the Three Rivers Regional Commission AAA at (706) 845-4560 is the place to start. Veterans can call the Georgia Department of Veterans Service – LaGrange Field Service Office at (706) 756-4619. Other statewide names to ask about include the Home Access Program, the Credit-Able Loan Program and VA Benefits for Veterans (HISA + Prosthetics).
The federally designated Area Agency on Aging for Troup and nine other counties, serving adults 60 and older and their caregivers, plus some younger adults with disabilities. Its source does not mention stair lifts or home modifications, so use it as a referral and case-management starting point; the Three Rivers Regional Commission AAA can be reached at (706) 845-4560.
A Georgia Medicaid waiver for adults ages 21-64 with severe physical disabilities or traumatic brain injury who would otherwise need nursing-facility or hospital-level care. Home modifications are a listed service, but stair lifts are not named individually.
A Georgia Medicaid waiver that helps frail elderly and disabled recipients who need nursing-facility level care stay at home, coordinated through the Georgia Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) network. Its listed services do not include stair lifts or home modifications.
Georgia Medicaid waivers for people of any age with intellectual or developmental disabilities, run by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD). Stair lifts and home modifications are not listed among covered services; applications go through DBHDD.
A federal VA grant of up to $126,526 (FY2026 maximum) for veterans and service members with qualifying service-connected disabilities who own or will own the home, usable across up to 6 projects. Stair lifts are not specifically named; the Georgia Department of Veterans Service – LaGrange Field Service Office is at (706) 756-4619.
A federal VA grant of up to $25,350 (FY2026 maximum) for veterans with certain service-connected disabilities who own or will own the home. Modifications are described generally and stair lifts are not named, so ask the LaGrange field office at (706) 756-4619 about your case.
A federal VA grant for SAH- or SHA-eligible veterans temporarily living in a family member's home, up to $50,961 if SAH-eligible or up to $9,100 if SHA-eligible (FY2026 maximums). Stair lifts are not specifically named.
Older adults
120 North Hill St., P.O. Box 96, Griffin, 30224
Veterans
1 College Circle, Building G, Suite 408, LaGrange, 30240
Often, yes, but it depends on the measurements. Historic homes tend to have narrow stairwells and turns, so we check the width and the clearance at each end, and turned or curved stairs need a custom curved rail.
The Independent Care Waiver Program serves Georgia Medicaid-eligible adults ages 21-64 with severe physical disabilities or traumatic brain injury, and it lists home modifications as a service. The NOW and COMP waivers cover people of any age with intellectual or developmental disabilities, though they do not list home modifications.
Start with the Three Rivers Regional Commission AAA at (706) 845-4560. It serves adults 60 and older and their caregivers in Troup County and can point you toward services.
The VA housing grants pay for adapting a home for veterans with qualifying service-connected disabilities, but their source pages do not name stair lifts specifically. Call the Georgia Department of Veterans Service – LaGrange Field Service Office at (706) 756-4619 to ask about your situation.
The Georgia Department of Veterans Service – LaGrange Field Service Office is at 1 College Circle, Building G, Suite 408, LaGrange, GA 30240.
The Community Care Services Program (CCSP) & SOURCE Waiver covers services such as case management, personal care, home-delivered meals and respite care. Home modifications are not on its listed services.
Tell us about the stairs in your home and we will explain which lift fits, what it costs and how installation works.
