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Investment Activity - Asset Acquisition Schedule (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Silverado Senior Living
Real Estate [Line Items]
Properties | property	2
Total	$ 37,493
Silverado Senior Living | Land
Real Estate [Line Items]
Total	3,894
Silverado Senior Living | Building and Improvements
Real Estate [Line Items]
Total	$ 33,599
Encore Senior Living
Real Estate [Line Items]
Properties | property			1
Total			$ 13,300
Encore Senior Living | Land
Real Estate [Line Items]
Total			542
Encore Senior Living | Building and Improvements
Real Estate [Line Items]
Total			$ 12,758
Bickford
Real Estate [Line Items]
Properties | property	1	1
Total	$ 17,288	$ 17,200
Bickford | Land
Real Estate [Line Items]
Total	1,746	2,052
Bickford | Building and Improvements
Real Estate [Line Items]
Total	15,542	$ 15,148
Current Period Real Estate Acquisition
Real Estate [Line Items]
Total	54,781
Current Period Real Estate Acquisition | Land
Real Estate [Line Items]
Total	5,640
Current Period Real Estate Acquisition | Building and Improvements
Real Estate [Line Items]
Total	$ 49,141
Prior Period Real Estate Acquisition
Real Estate [Line Items]
Total				$ 30,500
Prior Period Real Estate Acquisition | Land
Real Estate [Line Items]
Total				2,594
Prior Period Real Estate Acquisition | Building and Improvements
Real Estate [Line Items]
Total				$ 27,906

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 976
-SubTopic 310
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482856/976-310-50-1

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