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Real Estate Investments - Lease (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) property item lease Center	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) item Center lease
Real estate investments
Write-off of straight-line rent and lease incentives balances	$ 144	$ 173
Gross Investment	46,936
Carrying value	996,121		$ 1,019,218
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Contractual cash rental income	29,125	26,915
Variable cash rental income	3,284	4,039
Straight-line rent	(465)	(234)
Adjustment for collectability of lease incentives and rental income		(173)
Amortization of lease incentives	(209)	(223)
Total Rental Income	31,735	30,324
Real estate taxes reimbursed	3,284	3,982
Contingent rental income		$ 57
Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements
Real estate investments
Gross Investment	339,483
Carrying value	320,077
ALF \| Florida
Real estate investments
Gross Investment	7,163
Carrying value	$ 4,075
ALF \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Nebraska
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	3
Gross Investment	$ 7,633
Carrying value	$ 2,889
MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Florida
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	1
Gross Investment	$ 15,201
Carrying value	$ 12,386
MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Ohio
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	1
Gross Investment	$ 16,160
Carrying value	$ 13,816
ALF & MC
Real estate investments
Lease renewal term	5 years
Number of operating lease renewals \| lease	2
Lease term	10 years
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of assisted living and memory care communities \| item	11
Maximum percentage of purchase option to buy properties	50.00%
Percentage of cash return	9.00%
ALF & MC \| North Carolina
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of assisted living and memory care communities \| item	11
Number of units \| item	523
ALF & MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| California
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	2
Gross Investment	$ 38,895
Carrying value	$ 33,483
ALF & MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| North Carolina
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	11
Gross Investment	$ 121,321
Carrying value	$ 121,321
Lease term	10 years
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of assisted living and memory care communities \| item	11
Number of units \| item	523
Maximum percentage of purchase option to buy properties	50.00%
Percentage of cash return	9.00%
ALF & MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| South Carolina
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	1
Gross Investment	$ 11,680
Carrying value	$ 8,908
SNF
Real estate investments
Lease renewal term			5 years
Number of operating lease renewals \| lease			2
Skilled nursing center purchased \| Center			3
Lease term			10 years
SNF \| Brookdale Senior Living
Real estate investments
Skilled nursing center purchased \| Center	2
Additional term of lessor's operating lease renewal	5 years
SNF \| Florida
Real estate investments
Skilled nursing center purchased \| item			3
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of units \| item			299
SNF \| Florida \| Brookdale Senior Living
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of units \| item	216
SNF \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Florida
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	3
Gross Investment	$ 76,756
Carrying value	$ 76,756
Number of properties acquired \| item			3
Lease term			10 years
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of units \| item			299
SNF \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Texas
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	4
Gross Investment	$ 51,837
Carrying value	$ 50,518
Number of properties acquired \| item			4
Lease term			10 years