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Real Estate Investments - Lease (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Real Estate Investments - Lease (Details)	Jan. 31, 2023 item lease Center	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) property Center lease item	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Real estate investments
Lease renewal term	5 years	5 years
Number of operating lease renewals \| lease		2
Skilled nursing center purchased \| Center		3
Write-off of straight-line rent and lease incentives balances		$ 256,000	$ 758,000	$ 23,214,000
Gross Investment		58,972,000
Carrying value		$ 1,019,218,000	1,033,951,000
Lease term		10 years
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Base cash rental income		$ 115,230,000	107,692,000	132,789,000
Variable cash rental income		15,516,000	14,332,000	15,167,000
Straight-line rent		(1,369,000)	467,000	1,778,000
Adjustment for collectability of lease incentives and rental income		(256,000)	(758,000)	(23,214,000)
Amortization of lease incentives		(877,000)	(608,000)	(426,000)
Total Rental Income		$ 128,244,000	$ 121,125,000	$ 126,094,000
Number of units \| item		217
Number of Re leased properties \| property		18
Percentage of reduction in rent and interest escalations		50.00%	50.00%
Subsequent Event
Real estate investments
Lease renewal term	5 years
Number of operating lease renewals \| lease	2
Lease term	10 years
Florida \| Brookdale Senior Living \| Subsequent Event
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of units \| item	216
Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements
Real estate investments
Gross Investment		$ 202,013,000
Carrying value		185,066,000
ALF
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Lease termination fee received		$ 1,181,000
Number of units \| item		74
ALF \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Nebraska
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property		3
Gross Investment		$ 7,633,000
Carrying value		$ 2,948,000
MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Florida
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property		1
Gross Investment		$ 15,201,000
Carrying value		$ 12,500,000
ALF & MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| California
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property		2
Gross Investment		$ 38,895,000
Carrying value		$ 33,719,000
ALF & MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| South Carolina
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property		1
Gross Investment		$ 11,680,000
Carrying value		$ 9,052,000
SNF
Real estate investments
Lease renewal term		5 years
Number of operating lease renewals \| lease		2
Skilled nursing center purchased \| item		3
Number of properties acquired \| property		4
Lease term		10 years
SNF \| Brookdale Senior Living \| Subsequent Event
Real estate investments
Skilled nursing center purchased \| Center	2
Additional term of lessor's operating lease renewal	5 years
SNF \| Florida \| Brookdale Senior Living \| Subsequent Event
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of units \| item	216
SNF \| Texas
Real estate investments
Lease term		10 years
SNF \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Florida
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property		3
Gross Investment		$ 76,767,000
Carrying value		$ 75,999,000
Number of properties acquired \| item		3
SNF \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Texas
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property		4
Gross Investment		$ 51,837,000
Carrying value		$ 50,848,000
Number of properties acquired \| item		4
Lease term		10 years