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Organization and Nature of Business (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2022 property | Dec. 31, 2022 state | Dec. 31, 2022 lease | Dec. 31, 2022 facility | Dec. 31, 2022 mortgage | Dec. 31, 2022 bedOrUnitInTheProperty | Dec. 31, 2022 jointVenture | Dec. 31, 2022 manager | Apr. 01, 2022 property | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investment property, portfolio assets | $ 2,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Properties | property |  | 160 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of states in which entity operates | state |  |  | 32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lessees | lease |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of health care properties related to mortgage notes receivables |  | 17 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |
Loans an leases receivable, gross | 248,479 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivable, allowance for credit loss | 15,338 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,210
Number of joint ventures | jointVenture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Number of independent managers | manager |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Senior Housing Community |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Properties | property |  | 94 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Skilled Nursing Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Properties | facility |  |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  |  |  |
Hospitals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Properties | property |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Independent Living Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of states in which entity operates | state |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of joint ventures | jointVenture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Independent Living Facilities | SHOP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investment property, portfolio assets | $ 338,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Properties |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  | 15 |
Number of units in real estate property | bedOrUnitInTheProperty |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,732 |  |  |  |

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