{"name":"California Assisted Living Waiver: enrollment and waitlist by month","source":{"name":"California DHCS, ALW Enrollment and Waitlist (PDF)","url":"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/file/alw-enrollment-and-waitlist-2-pdf/","earlierUrl":"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ALW-Enrollment-and-Waitlist.pdf","note":"Only months read directly from a DHCS file are included. Rows are added when DHCS publishes a new month; gaps are months not yet transcribed from the earlier file, not months with no data. Enrolled and waitlist are statewide counts of people."},"updated":"2026-09-17","license":"CC BY 4.0, attribute Beta and DHCS","rows":[{"month":"2019-01","enrolled":3695,"waitlist":null},{"month":"2024-11","enrolled":16294,"waitlist":6690},{"month":"2025-08","enrolled":15146,"waitlist":14127},{"month":"2025-09","enrolled":15027,"waitlist":16109},{"month":"2025-10","enrolled":14983,"waitlist":16568},{"month":"2025-11","enrolled":14876,"waitlist":17513},{"month":"2025-12","enrolled":14847,"waitlist":18365},{"month":"2026-01","enrolled":14820,"waitlist":19922},{"month":"2026-02","enrolled":14809,"waitlist":20262}]}