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Real Estate Investments - Mortgage Loan (Details)		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Real Estate Investments - Mortgage Loan (Details)	Oct. 29, 2021 USD ($) property item	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) item property	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) item loan property $ / item
Real Estate [Line Items]
Loan Term			1 year
Subsequent Event
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| property	11
Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2022 \| ALF and MC \| Combination ALF and MC community \| Florida \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| property	68
Mortgages With 7.75% Interest \| ALF and MC \| Combination ALF and MC community
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.75%
Mortgage Loans
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment		$ 261,437,000	$ 261,437,000
Percentage of Investment		100.00%	100.00%
Number of Loans \| loan			5
Number of properties \| property		22	22
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			95.87
Specified basis points for annual increase in interest rate (as a percent)			2.25%
Loan Term			30 years
Mortgage Loans \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item		2,727	2,727
Mortgage Loans \| SNF \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 27,047,000
Percentage of Investment	7.50%
Number of beds/units \| property	189
Mortgage Loans \| ALF and MC \| Combination ALF and MC community \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| property	68
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2022 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.50%
Gross Investment		$ 1,780,000	$ 1,780,000
Number of beds/units \| item		91	91
Amount With held in Reserve		$ 142,000	$ 142,000
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2022 \| OTH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.50%
Gross Investment		$ 1,780,000	$ 1,780,000
Percentage of Investment		0.70%	0.70%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2022 \| OTH \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item		91	91
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2022 \| ALF and MC
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 12,530
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgages With 7.75% Interest \| SNF \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate [Line Items]
Loan Term	12 months
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgages With 7.75% Interest \| ALF and MC \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 12,530,000
Percentage of Investment	7.75%
Loan Term	4 years
Loan Commitments	$ 4,177,000
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgages With 7.5 Percent Interest \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Extension term	12 months
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgages With 7.5 Percent Interest \| SNF \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.50%
Gross Investment	$ 27,047,000
Loan Term	3 years
Extension term number of options \| item	1
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgages With 7.5 Percent Interest \| SNF \| SNF Beds \| LAOS \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| property	189
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.1% Interest Maturing 2043 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			10.10%
Gross Investment		$ 185,859,000	$ 185,859,000
Percentage of Investment		71.10%	71.10%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property		15	15
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			99.12
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.1% Interest Maturing 2043 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item		1,875	1,875
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 9.3% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			9.30%
Gross Investment		$ 39,148,000	$ 39,148,000
Percentage of Investment		15.00%	15.00%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property		4	4
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			78.14
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 9.3% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item		501	501
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 9.6% Interest Maturing 2045, A \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			9.60%
Gross Investment		$ 19,750,000	$ 19,750,000
Percentage of Investment		7.50%	7.50%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property		2	2
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			96.34
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Number of beds/units \| item		205	205
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 9.6% Interest Maturing 2045, B \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			9.60%
Gross Investment		$ 14,900,000	$ 14,900,000
Percentage of Investment		5.70%	5.70%
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Number of properties \| property		1	1
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			102.05
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 9.6% Interest Maturing 2045, B \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item		146	146