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Organization and Nature of Business (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2024 property	Jun. 30, 2024 state	Jun. 30, 2024 tenant	Jun. 30, 2024 mortgage	Jun. 30, 2024 unit	Jun. 30, 2024 jointVenture	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment	2
Number of facilities		2
Number of health care properties related to mortgage notes receivables		18			10
Loans and leases receivable, gross | $	$ 256,771
Credit loss reserve | $	15,921							$ 15,476
Real Estate Investments
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate investment property, portfolio assets | $	2,500,000
Properties		161
Number of states in which entity operates | state			31
Number of lessees | tenant				25
Senior Housing Community | Real Estate Investments
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties		95
Skilled Nursing Facility
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties		32
Skilled Nursing Facility | Real Estate Investments
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties		65
Hospital | Real Estate Investments
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties		1
Independent Living Facility
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties		3
Number of states in which entity operates | state			8
Number of joint ventures | jointVenture							2
Independent Living Facility | SHOP
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate investment property, portfolio assets | $	$ 351,100
Properties		15
Number of units in real estate property | unit						1,732

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