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Real Estate Investments - Mortgage Loan (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Real Estate Investments - Mortgage Loan (Details)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) property item period	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) loan item property state $ / item	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) property item period	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment			$ 1,342,188,000
Percentage of Investment			100.00%
Number of properties \| property			124
Number of beds/units \| item			466
Notes receivable, net of credit loss reserve			$ 47,691,000		$ 60,490,000
Remaining commitment			$ 65,635,000
Additional interest income related to the exit IRR				$ 1,380,000
SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			6,231
ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			4,577
SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment			$ 598,063,000
Percentage of Investment			44.60%
Number of properties \| property			50
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			94.20
SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			6,113
SNF \| ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			236
ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment			$ 732,120,000
Percentage of Investment			54.50%
Number of properties \| property			73
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			168.65
ALF \| ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			4,341
ALF/ILF/MC \| Georgia
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Real Estate				$ 51,111,000
Mezzanine loan
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item	136			136
Additional interest income related to the exit IRR		$ 1,380,000
Mezzanine loan \| ALF/ILF/MC \| Georgia
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 42,251,000			$ 42,251,000
Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2024 \| Mezzanine loan
Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net of credit loss reserve	7,461,000			$ 7,461,000
Mortgage loans with 10.3% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			10.30%
Mortgage Loans With 8.75 Interest \| SNF \| Illinois
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				8.75%
Gross Investment	$ 16,500,000			$ 16,500,000
Number of beds/units \| property	150			150
Mortgage Loans
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Gross Investment			$ 364,414,000
Percentage of Investment			100.00%
Number of Loans \| loan			10
Number of properties \| property			27
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			114.67
Number of states in which properties are located \| state			5
Number of borrowers \| item			7
Mortgage Loans \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			2,726
Mortgage Loans \| ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			452
Mortgage Loans \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			2.25%
Mortgage Loans \| ALF/ILF/MC \| Georgia
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				7.50%
Gross Investment	$ 51,111,000			$ 51,111,000
Number of beds/units \| item	203			203
Internal Rate of Return				7.75%
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Interest rate (as a percent)			9.00%
Gross Investment			$ 26,120,000
Number of beds/units \| item			116
Internal Rate of Return			9.50%
Borrower contribution			$ 12,300,000
Loan Term			6 years
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Interest rate (as a percent)			7.50%
Gross Investment			$ 51,111,000
Percentage of Investment			14.00%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			251.78
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Number of beds/units \| item			203
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2025 \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			8.80%
Gross Investment			$ 4,000,000
Percentage of Investment			1.10%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			2
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			43.48
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Number of beds/units \| item			92
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Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.80%
Gross Investment			$ 16,706,000
Percentage of Investment			4.70%
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Number of properties \| property			1
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Number of beds/units \| item			112
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Interest rate (as a percent)			7.30%
Gross Investment	$ 10,750,000		$ 10,750,000	$ 10,750,000
Percentage of Investment			2.90%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			238.89
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2025, NC \| ALF \| ALF Units
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Number of beds/units \| item			45
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2025, NC \| ALF \| ALF Units \| North Carolina
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Interest rate (as a percent)				7.25%
Number of beds/units \| item	45			45
Internal Rate of Return				9.00%
Loan Term				2 years
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Gross Investment	$ 19,500			$ 19,500
Number of beds/units \| item	85			85
Borrower contribution	$ 12,100
Remaining commitment	$ 9,500			$ 9,500
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Interest rate (as a percent)			8.80%
Gross Investment			$ 9,999,000
Percentage of Investment			2.70%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
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Gross Investment			$ 16,500,000
Percentage of Investment			4.50%
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Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			110.00
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Gross Investment			$ 180,973,000
Percentage of Investment			49.70%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			14
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			103.47
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Number of beds/units \| item			1,749
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Interest rate (as a percent)			9.90%
Gross Investment			$ 39,850,000
Percentage of Investment			10.90%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			4
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			83.02
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Number of beds/units \| item			480
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Gross Investment			$ 19,700,000
Percentage of Investment			5.40%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			2
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			98.01
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Number of beds/units \| item			201
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.5% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
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Interest rate (as a percent)			10.50%
Gross Investment			$ 14,825,000
Percentage of Investment			4.10%
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Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			101.54
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Number of beds/units \| item			146
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Interest rate (as a percent)	8.75%
Remaining commitment			$ 9,500
Loan Term	1 year
Extension term number of options \| period	2			2