Real Estate Investments - Mortgage Loan (Details) - Mortgage Loans $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) property loan item state $ / item
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.25%
Gross Investment \| $	$ 347,915
Percentage of Investment	100.00%
Number of Loans \| loan	8
Number of properties \| property	37
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	99.21
Number of borrowers	5
Number of states in which properties are located \| state	6
SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units	2,916
ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units	591
Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2022 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units	91
Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2022 \| SNF \| Missouri
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.50%
Gross Investment \| $	$ 1,638
Number of beds/units	91
Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2022 \| OTH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.50%
Gross Investment \| $	$ 1,780
Percentage of Investment	0.50%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Mortgages With 7.75% Interest \| ALF \| Florida
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.75%
Gross Investment \| $	$ 11,724
Number of beds/units	68
Loan Commitments \| $	$ 4,177
Mortgages With 7.5 Percent Interest \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.50%
Gross Investment \| $	$ 27,101
Percentage of Investment	7.80%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	1
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	143.39
Mortgages With 7.5 Percent Interest \| ALF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units	189
Mortgage loans with 7.8% Interest Maturing 2025 \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.80%
Gross Investment \| $	$ 11,880
Percentage of Investment	3.40%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	1
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	174.71
Mortgage loans with 7.8% Interest Maturing 2025 \| ALF \| ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units	68
Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2025 \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.30%
Gross Investment \| $	$ 48,006
Percentage of Investment	13.80%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	13
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	91.79
Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2025 \| ALF \| ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units	523
Mortgage loans with 10.4% Interest Maturing 2043 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.40%
Gross Investment \| $	$ 185,358
Percentage of Investment	53.30%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	15
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	98.86
Mortgage loans with 10.4% Interest Maturing 2043 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units	1,875
Mortgage loans with 9.5% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	9.50%
Gross Investment \| $	$ 39,140
Percentage of Investment	11.20%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	4
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	78.12
Mortgage loans with 9.5% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units	501
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
Percentage of Investment	5.70%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	2
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	96.34
Mortgage loans with 9.6% Interest Maturing 2045, A \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units	205
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
Percentage of Investment	4.30%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	1
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	102.05
Mortgage loans with 9.6% Interest Maturing 2045, B \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units	146

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