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Real Estate Investments - Mortgage Loan (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2023 item	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) item loan property state $ / item	Jun. 30, 2022 item property	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				7.25%
Number of beds/units \| item				217
Notes receivable, net of credit loss reserve			$ 45,949		$ 58,383
Loan Term				4 years
Internal Rate of Return				8.00%
Additional interest income related to the exit IRR			$ 1,380
ALF \| North Carolina
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property				4
Mezzanine loan
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				8.00%
Number of beds/units \| item			136	621
Loan Term				5 years
Additional interest income related to the exit IRR		$ 1,380
Mezzanine loan \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	8.75%
Number of beds/units \| item	130
Loan Term	5 years
Mezzanine loan \| ILF/ALF/MC \| Georgia
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment			$ 42,251
Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2024 \| Mezzanine loan
Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net of credit loss reserve			$ 7,461
Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2028 \| SNF \| Illinois
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			8.75%
Gross Investment			$ 16,500
Number of beds/units \| item			150
Mortgage Loans
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment			$ 476,739
Percentage of Investment			100.00%
Number of Loans \| loan			13
Number of properties \| property			44
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			116.36
Number of borrowers \| item			7
Number of states in which properties are located \| state			8
Mortgage Loans \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			3,041
Mortgage Loans \| ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			1,056
Mortgage Loans \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			2.25%
Mortgage Loans \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Internal Rate of Return			8.00%
Mortgage Loans \| ILF/ALF/MC \| Georgia
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.50%
Gross Investment			$ 51,111
Number of beds/units \| item			203
Internal Rate of Return			7.75%
Payments to Acquire Real Estate			$ 51,111
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2023 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			91
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2024 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.50%
Gross Investment			$ 29,346
Percentage of Investment			6.20%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			155.27
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2024 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			189
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2024 \| OTH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.50%
Gross Investment			$ 1,961
Percentage of Investment			0.40%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2024 \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.50%
Gross Investment			$ 51,111
Percentage of Investment			10.70%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			251.78
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2024 \| ALF \| ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			203
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.8% Interest Maturing 2025 \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.80%
Gross Investment			$ 16,525
Percentage of Investment			3.50%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			243.01
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.8% Interest Maturing 2025 \| ALF \| ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			68
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2025, NC \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.30%
Gross Investment			$ 10,750
Percentage of Investment			2.30%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			238.89
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2025, NC \| ALF \| ALF Units
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Number of beds/units \| item			45
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Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.25%
Number of beds/units \| item			45
Loan Term			2 years
Internal Rate of Return			9.00%
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2025, NC/SC \| ALF
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Interest rate (as a percent)			7.30%
Gross Investment			$ 56,855
Percentage of Investment			11.90%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			13
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			108.71
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2025, NC/SC \| ALF \| ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			523
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2026 \| OTH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.30%
Gross Investment			$ 826
Percentage of Investment			0.20%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2026 \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.30%
Gross Investment			$ 34,043
Percentage of Investment			7.10%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			4
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			156.88
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2026 \| ALF \| ALF Units
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Number of beds/units \| item			217
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2028 \| SNF
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Interest rate (as a percent)			8.80%
Gross Investment			$ 16,500
Percentage of Investment			3.50%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			110.00
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Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.6% Interest Maturing 2043 \| SNF
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Interest rate (as a percent)			10.60%
Gross Investment			$ 184,222
Percentage of Investment			38.60%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			15
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			98.25
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.6% Interest Maturing 2043 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
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Number of beds/units \| item			1,875
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Interest rate (as a percent)			9.60%
Gross Investment			$ 40,000
Percentage of Investment			8.40%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			4
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			83.33
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Number of beds/units \| item			480
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 9.8% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			10.10%
Gross Investment			$ 19,750
Percentage of Investment			4.10%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			2
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			98.26
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 9.8% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
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Number of beds/units \| item			201
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.3% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			10.30%
Gross Investment			$ 14,850
Percentage of Investment			3.10%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			101.71
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.3% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
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Number of beds/units \| item			146