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Real Estate Investments - Lease (Details)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) property item	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Number of operators \| item	16
Write-off of straight-line rent	$ 758,000	$ 0
Carrying value	1,090,927,000		$ 1,102,358,000
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Base cash rental income	28,623,000	33,015,000
Variable cash rental income	3,538,000	4,282,000
Straight-Line Rent	682,000	839,000
Adjustment for collectability of rental income and lease incentives	(758,000)
Amortization of Lease Incentives	(112,000)	(101,000)
Total Rental Income	31,973,000	38,035,000
Real estate taxes reimbursed	$ 3,538,000	4,222,000
Contingent rental income		$ 60,000
Percentage of contractual amount due	50.00%
Rent deferrals	$ 1,144,000
Rent abatements	600,000
Rent abatements and deferrals	$ 1,743,000
Percentage of contractual rent	4.00%
Percentage of reduction in rent and interest escalations	50.00%
Decrease of revenue	$ 292,000
Decrease in retained earnings	1,200,000
Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements
Real estate investments
Gross Investment	152,205,000
Carrying value	$ 126,218,000
ALF \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| California
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	2
Gross Investment	$ 31,037,000
Carrying value	$ 17,033,000
ALF \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| California \| Minimum
Real estate investments
Purchase option ending period	24 months
ALF \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| California \| Maximum
Real estate investments
Purchase option ending period	48 months
MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Florida
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	1
Gross Investment	$ 14,986,000
Carrying value	$ 13,076,000
MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Ohio and Kentucky
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	2
Gross Investment	$ 30,342,000
Carrying value	$ 27,116,000
MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| Texas
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	2
Gross Investment	$ 25,265,000
Carrying value	$ 23,560,000
ALF and MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| California
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	2
Gross Investment	$ 38,895,000
Carrying value	$ 35,366,000
ALF and MC \| Purchase Option in Lease Arrangements \| South Carolina
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	1
Gross Investment	$ 11,680,000
Carrying value	$ 10,067,000
Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	158
Gross Investment	$ 1,449,062,000
Real Estate Investment \| ALF
Real estate investments
Number of properties \| property	106
Gross Investment	$ 877,233,000