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Real Estate Investment - Details (Details)	Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) property item	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 item Center	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) lease Center property item	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) item property
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Number of properties \| property			124				124
Number of beds/units \| item			466				466
Gross Investment			$ 1,342,188,000				$ 1,342,188,000
Lease renewal term		4 years
Write-off of straight-line rent and lease incentives balances			$ 0			$ 0	321,000	$ 26,000
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Adjustment of lease incentives and rental income							$ (321,000)	$ (26,000)
SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property			50				50
Gross Investment			$ 598,063,000				$ 598,063,000
ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property			73				73
Gross Investment			$ 732,120,000				$ 732,120,000
Mortgage Loans
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property			27				27
Gross Investment			$ 364,414,000				$ 364,414,000
Mortgage Loans \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)							2.25%
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage Loans With 8.75 Interest \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Loan Term						1 year
Interest rate (as a percent)						8.75%
Master lease agreement
Real Estate [Line Items]
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent)				3.30%
2024				$ 9,000,000
2025				9,500,000
2026				$ 10,000,000
Number of operating lease renewals \| lease							2
Lease renewal term				5 years
Master lease agreement \| Working capital loans
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment			$ 13,531,000				$ 13,531,000
Master lease agreement \| Texas \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item					1,444
Skilled nursing center purchased \| Center					11
Additional term of lessor's operating lease renewal					7 months
Annual Rent				$ 8,000,000
New master lease agreement
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Number of properties \| property									35
Number of beds/units \| item			666				666		1,473
Rental income to be received in first year									$ 13,585,000
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent)							2.50%
Number of properties sold \| property									8
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item									341
Amount of real estate property sold									$ 27,959,000
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate									23,232,000
Gross Investment			$ 13,531,000				$ 13,531,000
Skilled nursing center purchased \| Center							4
Contractual annual cash rent							$ 8,004,000
Repayment on working capital							$ 11,986,000
New master lease agreement \| Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage Loans With 8.75 Interest \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment									$ 4,000,000
Loan Term									2 years
Loan extension term									1 year
Interest rate (as a percent)									8.75%
New master lease agreement \| Texas
Real Estate [Line Items]
Skilled nursing center purchased \| Center							3
New master lease agreement \| Oklahoma \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Lease term									3 years
Rental income to be received in first year									$ 960,000
Rental income to be received in second year		$ 984,000
Rental income to be received in third year		$ 1,150,000
Number of properties sold \| property									1
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item									37
Amount of real estate property sold									$ 800,000
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate									$ 769,000
New master lease agreement \| North Carolina \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Lease term									6 years
Rental income to be received in first year									$ 3,300,000
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent)	3.00%
New master lease agreement \| Florida \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| property									4
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item									176
Amount of real estate property sold									$ 18,750,000
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate									$ 14,310,000
New master lease agreement \| Florida \| Mortgage Loans \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties provided for collateral to seller financing \| property									2,000
Number of units included in properties provided for collateral to seller financing \| item									92
New master lease agreement \| South Carolina \| ALF
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Number of properties sold \| property									3
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item									128
Amount of real estate property sold									$ 8,409,000
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate									$ 8,153,000
New master lease agreement \| Wisconsin
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Brookdale Senior Living \| New master lease agreement \| ALF
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Initial rate for capital expenditure by lessor (as a percent)	8.00%
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