Ojai Meadows Senior Living is the new name for the assisted living and memory care community in Ojai, California, that many families have known as The Artesian of Ojai. The community, the care, the small house model, and the Ojai setting have not changed. ONLY the name on the door has.
A name change in a senior living community carries more weight than it does in most other contexts. For families who have been visiting a loved one here, who have come to know the staff, who have watched the community become a home, a new name on a building can feel like a disruption to something that was not asking to be disrupted.
It is not.
The team is the same. The five buildings are the same. The courtyard with its new shade structure and newly planted trees is still the gathering place residents have come to rely on. The programming calendar did not pause for the change.
What changed is the name. What did not change is the community.
Ojai Meadows Senior Living is not a new community. It is the same community, with a name that belongs to it.
Key Takeaways
- Ojai Meadows Senior Living is the new name for the community previously known as The Artesian of Ojai, following its move into the Carefield Living family in November 2025.
- The name change reflects the community’s identity within the Carefield Living family and its connection to the natural landscape of Ojai.
- Ojai Meadows Senior Living offers both assisted living and memory care in Ojai through the small house model: five individual buildings, each with sixteen apartments, a living room, dining room, and kitchen.
- Ojai Meadows Senior Living offers both assisted living and memory care, so residents do not need to move to a new community if their care needs change over time.
- For current residents and families, we are continuing to improve the communal center of the community, so things are changing — but improving
From The Artesian of Ojai to Ojai Meadows Senior Living: What the Name Change Means
The Artesian of Ojai became Ojai Meadows Senior Living in July 2026, following the community’s joining of the Carefield Living family in November 2025. The new name reflects the community’s belonging to this specific landscape and this specific small city, and comes alongside the ongoing investments in programming, care, and physical environment that have taken place since Carefield arrived.
The residents who settled in under the old name are living their daily lives under the new one, and nothing about what daily life looks like has changed — only improved.
Assisted Living and Memory Care in Ojai, California
Ojai Meadows Senior Living offers both assisted living and memory care in Ojai, California, through the small house model, a design that produces a scale of care and familiarity that larger institutional settings cannot replicate. The community consists of five individual buildings in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, each house has its own living room, dining room, and kitchen.
Caregivers know every resident they care for by name, routine, and the specific details that make daily support genuinely personal. When a resident’s needs change over time, they do not need to move to a new community. The care team who knows them stays the same. The community they have settled into stays the same. Only the level of support changes.
For families navigating the difference between assisted living and memory care, our article on the difference between assisted living and memory care covers how to understand which level of care is the right fit and what to look for when making that determination.
Ojai Meadows sits in a city of fewer than 8,000 people known for artists, musicians, agricultural tradition, and a pace of life that draws people to it from across California. The Topatopa Mountains rise to the east. The oak-shaded streets of the city are nearby. The beach is a reasonable drive. For older adults who have lived in or loved Ojai, this community offers professional support within a setting that already belongs to them.
Same Community, Same Team, Same Care: What Has Not Changed
The answer to what has changed at Ojai Meadows Senior Living is simple: the name. Everything else, the excellent care, the programming, the setting, the daily rhythm of life, remains exactly as it was.
The programming calendar did not pause for the name change. What any given week looks like here is exactly what it has always looked like: outings, events, daily activity, and the kind of ordinary life that residents and families have come to rely on. If you want to see what that week actually contains, our article on Ojai Meadows Senior Living activities covers the specific outings, events, and daily programming that shape life here.
For families with a loved one currently living here, the most important thing to know is that the people caring for your family member are the same people who were caring for them before. The relationships residents have built, with staff and with each other, continue without interruption.
Why Ojai Families Choose Ojai Meadows Senior Living
Families choose Ojai Meadows Senior Living for the same reasons they chose The Artesian of Ojai: the small house model, the Ojai setting, the care team, and the community life that those three things produce together. None of those things have changed. The name makes them easier to find.
For families in Ojai, Ventura County, and the surrounding area who are just beginning to research senior living options, our article on 5 Things To Know About Assisted Living is a good starting point. For those further along in the process, the team at Ojai Meadows is available to answer questions specific to your family’s situation and what living here actually looks like day to day.
Choosing professional care for a loved one when home caregiving has reached its limits is a responsible decision, not a failure. Ojai Meadows Senior Living offers assisted living and memory care in Ojai, California, with the staffing, training, physical design, and programming that one family member cannot replicate alone. Families in the area who make this decision before a crisis makes it for them almost always say they wish they had done it sooner. This is not a commitment. It is a conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is Ojai Meadows Senior Living the same as The Artesian of Ojai?
Yes. Ojai Meadows Senior Living is the new name for the community in Ojai, California, that was previously known as The Artesian of Ojai. The community, the care team, the small house model, the programming, and the Ojai setting are all unchanged. What has changed is that things are getting even better: the community has invested in upgrades like the redesigned central courtyard, along with continued investment in programming and care since joining the Carefield Living family. For families with a loved one currently living here, the daily experience has not changed, it has only improved.
2. Why did The Artesian of Ojai change its name to Ojai Meadows Senior Living?
Ojai Meadows Senior Living joined the Carefield Living family in November 2025, and the new name reflects the community’s identity within that network and its connection to the specific landscape and character of Ojai. The name change is part of the community’s continued evolution since joining Carefield, which has also included the renovation of the central courtyard and ongoing investment in programming and care. The community, the team, and the daily experience of residents are unchanged yet improved.
3. Does Ojai Meadows Senior Living offer assisted living and memory care?
Yes. Ojai Meadows Senior Living offers both assisted living and memory care through the small house model in Ojai, California. Because both levels of care exist within the same community, residents do not need to move to a new setting if their needs change over time. The care team that knows them stays the same. The community they have settled into stays the same. Only the level of support changes.
4. How do I contact Ojai Meadows Senior Living?
The team at Ojai Meadows Senior Living welcomes families at whatever stage of the process they are in. Contact the community directly to schedule a visit, ask questions, or simply start the conversation. Most families find that an in-person visit on an ordinary day gives them the clearest sense of what daily life looks like for residents here.
