Common stock available for sale value.

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Gross proceeds from sale of equity after offering expenses.

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Line of credit accordion feature.

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Description of the credit facility's borrowing capacity including discussion of how the borrowing capacity is determined (for example, borrowing capacity based on the amount of current assets).

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Description of the terms of a credit facility arrangement. Terms typically include interest rate, collateral required, guarantees required, repayment requirements, and restrictions on use of assets and activities of the entity.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The cash inflow from the issuance of common stock, preferred stock, treasury stock, stock options, and other types of equity.

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Amount of consideration received by subsidiary or equity investee in exchange for shares of stock issued or sold. Includes amount of cash received, fair value of noncash assets received, and fair value of liabilities assumed by the investor.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Narrative) - USD ($)				9 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Nov. 07, 2022	Oct. 27, 2022	Oct. 02, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Nov. 06, 2022	Nov. 02, 2022
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, description				Availability under the Facility is limited to 60% of the value of the unencumbered communities which the Company has placed in the Facility’s unencumbered asset pool (“Borrowing Base”). The Amendment increased the value of the Borrowing Base communities by reducing the capitalization rate applied to the Net Operating Income (“NOI”) generated by the communities in the Borrowing Base from 7.5% to 7.0%. On February 5, 2021, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with BMO to further reduce the capitalization rate from 7.0% to 6.5%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| CBL [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares issued in transaction		12,000
Number of shares issued in transaction		$ 308,000
2022 Common ATM Program [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares issued in transaction			558,000
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share			$ 16.26
Gross proceeds from sale of equity			$ 9,100,000
Net proceeds from sale of equity after offering expenses			$ 8,900,000
Common stock available for sale value						$ 85,000,000.0
Second Credit Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity, description	The expanded Facility is syndicated with two banks, BMO and JPMorgan, as joint arrangers and joint book runners, with Bank of Montreal as administrative agent.
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000				$ 75,000,000
Line of credit accordion feature	400,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Line of credit facility, description	The Second Amended Credit Agreement also extends the maturity date of the Facility from November 29, 2022 to November 7, 2026, with a further one-year extension available at the Company’s option, subject to certain conditions including payment of an extension fee. Availability under the amended Facility is limited to 60% of the value of the unencumbered communities which the Company has placed in the Facility’s Borrowing Base.