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Organization and Nature of Business (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2023 property | Dec. 31, 2023 state | Dec. 31, 2023 tenant | Dec. 31, 2023 facility | Dec. 31, 2023 mortgage | Dec. 31, 2023 jointVenture | Dec. 31, 2023 unit | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) property | Apr. 01, 2022 property
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lessees | tenant |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |
Number of health care properties related to mortgage notes receivables |  | 16 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |
Loans an leases receivable, gross | $ | $ 260,747 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit loss reserve | $ | 15,476 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,338 |
Number of joint ventures | jointVenture |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investment property, portfolio assets | $ | 2,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Properties |  | 163 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of states in which entity operates | state |  |  | 31 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lessees | tenant |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Housing Community | Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Properties |  | 97 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Skilled Nursing Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Properties | facility |  |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  |  |
Skilled Nursing Facilities | Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Properties | facility |  |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  |  |
Hospitals | Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Properties |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Independent Living Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Properties |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | $ | $ 347,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Properties |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15
Number of units in real estate property | unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,733 |  |

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