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Real Estate Investments - Lease (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Real Estate Investments - Lease (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) item property	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) property item	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) property item Center lease	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) property item	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) lease item Center
Real estate investments
Write-off of straight-line rent and lease incentives balances					$ 26	$ 173
Carrying value	$ 1,024,120		$ 1,019,218		1,024,120		$ 1,019,218
Impairment loss	12,076	$ 434	$ 1,222		12,510
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Contractual cash rental income	29,014			$ 28,108	58,139	55,023
Variable cash rental income	3,176			4,019	6,460	8,058
Straight-line rent	(423)			(293)	(888)	(527)
Adjustment for collectability of lease incentives and rental income	(26)				(26)	(173)
Amortization of lease incentives	(204)			(206)	(413)	(429)
Total Rental Income	31,537			31,628	63,272	61,952
Real estate taxes reimbursed	3,176			$ 4,019	6,460	8,001
Contingent rental income						$ 57
Number of units \| item				217		217
Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements
Real estate investments
Gross Investment	391,653				391,653
Carrying value	$ 368,136				$ 368,136
ALF
Real estate investments
Number of properties acquired \| property					1
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Percentage of cash return					9.75%
ALF \| Encore Senior Living
Real estate investments
Lease term	10 years				10 years
ALF \| Florida
Real estate investments
Impairment loss	$ 12,076
ALF \| North Carolina
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property				4		4
ALF \| Illinois, Ohio and Michigan \| Encore Senior Living
Real estate investments
Lease term	2 years				2 years
Number of assisted living communities transitioned to another operator \| item	8				8
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of units \| item	500				500
ALF \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Nebraska
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	3				3
Gross Investment	$ 7,633				$ 7,633
Carrying value	$ 2,834				$ 2,834
MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Florida
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	1				1
Gross Investment	$ 7,680				$ 7,680
Carrying value	4,750				$ 4,750
Impairment loss	$ 7,522
MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Ohio
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	1				1
Gross Investment	$ 16,161				$ 16,161
Carrying value	$ 13,708				$ 13,708
ALF & MC
Real estate investments
Lease renewal term	5 years				5 years
Number of operating lease renewals \| lease					2
Lease term	10 years				10 years
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of assisted living and memory care communities \| item	11				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				2
Gross Investment	$ 38,895				$ 38,895
Carrying value	$ 33,248				$ 33,248
ALF & MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| North Carolina
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	11				11
Gross Investment	$ 121,321				$ 121,321
Carrying value	$ 121,321				$ 121,321
Lease term	10 years				10 years
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of assisted living and memory care communities \| item	11				11
Number of units \| item	523				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				1
Gross Investment	$ 11,680				$ 11,680
Carrying value	$ 8,764				$ 8,764
SNF
Real estate investments
Lease renewal term			5 years				5 years
Number of operating lease renewals \| lease							2
Skilled nursing center purchased \| Center							3
Number of properties acquired \| property						4
Lease term			10 years				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				299
SNF \| Florida \| Brookdale Senior Living
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of units \| item	216				216
SNF \| Texas
Real estate investments
Lease term				10 years		10 years
SNF \| Tennessee \| Brookdale Senior Living
Real estate investments
Skilled nursing center purchased \| Center					2
Additional term of lessor's operating lease renewal					2 years
Contractual annual cash rent					$ 1,005
Percentage of increase in contractual annual cash rent					2.50%
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of units \| item	141				141
SNF \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Florida
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	3				3
Gross Investment	$ 76,734				$ 76,734
Carrying value	$ 76,734				$ 76,734
Number of properties acquired \| item							3
Lease term			10 years				10 years
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of units \| item			299				299
SNF \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Texas
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	4				4
Gross Investment	$ 51,837				$ 51,837
Carrying value	$ 50,188				$ 50,188
Number of properties acquired \| item							4
Lease term			10 years				10 years
SNF \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Tennessee
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	2				2
Gross Investment	$ 5,275				$ 5,275
Carrying value	$ 2,333				$ 2,333
ILF/ALF/MC \| Ohio
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of units \| item	242				242
ILF/ALF/MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Ohio
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	1				1
Gross Investment	$ 54,437				$ 54,437
Carrying value	$ 54,256				$ 54,256