For Every Season of Life
Thriving in Place™
Our
Story
Every home has a story.
Mine started with my own family.
After 30 years in occupational therapy, I now focus on non-medical home safety — guided by three professional certifications and one deeply personal mission: to help every person thrive in the home they love.
Jen Breen, CAPS®, SHSS®, CLIPP™
Founder & Principal Home Safety Strategist
One Mission: A Home Where You Can Thrive.
Throughout my three decades in occupational therapy, I consistently heard the industry phrase “aging in place.” To me, that phrase has never felt right — it sounds passive and resigned, like something that just happens to you. And it only tells half the story: homes don't just need to keep up with adults growing older. They need to keep up with every season of life — a toddler learning to climb, a parent adjusting to a new chapter, a family adapting to something new.
At SafelySituated™, we reject the idea that your environment should dictate your limitations, at any age or stage. We call it Thriving in Place™ It's active, not passive — a home that grows and adapts alongside the people living in it.
Thriving means your home isn't just a place where you reside — it's a high-performing foundation that supports your movement, your milestones, and your independence, whether you're welcoming a new baby, planning ahead for yourself, or caring for someone you love. That's what SafelySituated is here to help you create.
THE SAFELYSITUATED™ PHILOSOPHY
Safety, Function, Peace of Mind
A home is only a sanctuary if it functions for the people living in it. When a home is working properly, you don't notice it. But when the “physics of the everyday” starts to create friction — whether it's a toddler's first climb or an adult's changing mobility — the home can go from a place of comfort to a source of concern.
I don’t believe safety should feel cold or overwhelming — I believe it should feel like a baseline of support. I look closely at the everyday details that are easy to overlook — the lighting gaps, the floor transitions, the reach zones — and share practical recommendations so you can decide what’s right for your home. Whether I’m Optimizing for Discovery™ for a child or Optimizing for Autonomy™ for an adult, my focus stays on three core pillars:
Safety
Highlighting common Environmental Micro-Stressors™ that standard architecture often overlooks — so you can address them proactively.
Function
Reviewing how your home’s layout and physics fit your daily rhythm — with practical recommendations to help it work better for you.
Peace of Mind
Providing a professional roadmap so you can worry less about the “what ifs” and focus more on living.
A PERSONAL MISSION
Retiring the “Safety Police”
I’ve raised children in a house built to keep up with small, fearless people, and today I’m proactively preparing my own home for the decades ahead — but it was my parents’ home that taught me the hardest lessons.
This mission is deeply personal. Like many of my clients, I found myself playing the “Safety Police” for my own fiercely independent parents — worried about their safety from a distance. They felt they were fine — and weren’t thrilled to take advice from their daughter.
That experience taught me what no certification could — how delicate it is to balance freedom with safety, and how easy it is to wish, in hindsight, you’d started the conversation sooner.
Bringing in a neutral, professional lens changed everything. It moved us away from emotion and back to mutual respect.
I stopped managing their house, and I went back to being their daughter.
That’s the peace of mind I want for every family I serve — and part of why I started SafelySituated, so others don’t have to learn these lessons the hard way.
THE HEART BEHIND SAFELYSITUATED™
Dick and Jacki Pryor. The Inspiration.
My parents were people of service. They believed it was simply the right way to live. Because they came from humble beginnings, they never forgot what it felt like to need a helping hand. I miss them every day.
They are the inspiration behind:
The core purpose of this company.
The compassion I bring to every single client.
The specialized program we created in their honor.
The Pryor Project™
The Pryor Project is their legacy — and mine. We founded it on a simple belief: Safety should never be a privilege.
Through this initiative, we are committed to making high-quality, non-medical home safety assessments accessible to those who need them. We honor Dick and Jacki Pryor by continuing their lifetime mission of giving back.
My parents' beloved Lake Tahoe home —
the sanctuary that inspired everything.
Our Objectivity Pledge
In an industry often driven by product sales and referral fees, SafelySituated™ stands apart. Our only product is your Roadmap — which means our recommendations remain objective. Our only “win” is helping your family feel confident in your home for the long term.
✓ We sell strategy, not hardware. No medical equipment or home products.
✓ We perform no construction or installation.
✓ We accept no referral fees from contractors or vendors.
✓ You will never be “upsold” — only empowered with the information you need to make informed decisions for your sanctuary.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
The Credentials Behind the Strategy
I hold three specialized certifications — CAPS, SHSS, and CLIPP — each representing a distinct body of expertise. Together they create a rare combination: the home-modification planning of CAPS, the fall-prevention focus of SHSS, and the Universal Design philosophy of CLIPP. Paired with my professional background and my own journey as a mom, a daughter, and someone planning ahead for my own home, they shape every SafelySituated assessment.
CAPS
Certified Aging in Place Specialist
A nationally recognized credential awarded by the National Association of Home Builders. Recognizes training in home assessment and modification planning to help people safely thrive in place.
SHSS
Senior Home Safety Specialist
Offered exclusively by Age Safe® America — covering fall prevention, home hazard identification, home safety principles, and evidence-based solutions as needs change over time.
CLIPP
Certified Living in Place Professional
Awarded by the Living in Place Institute™ — built on Universal Design principles for home accessibility, safety, and health for all occupants at every life stage.
CAPS® is a registered trademark of the National Association of Home Builders. SHSS® is a registered trademark of Age Safe® America. CLIPP™ is a trademark of the Living in Place Institute.
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