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Real Estate Investment - Details (Details)		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Real Estate Investment - Details (Details)	Jan. 01, 2025 lease	Mar. 31, 2025 lease	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) lease Y property item	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) lease Y property Center item	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) item property	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
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Number of properties \| property			123	123
Number of beds/units \| item			480	480
Notes receivable, net of credit loss reserve			$ 47,240,000	$ 47,240,000	$ 60,490,000
Gross Investment			47,717,000	47,717,000
2025			116,247,000	116,247,000
2026			$ 100,188,000	100,188,000
Write-off of straight-line rent and lease incentives balances				$ 321,000	26,000	$ 256,000
Number of master leases with agreed upon cash rent \| lease				2
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Adjustment of lease incentives and rental income				$ (321,000)	(26,000)	(256,000)
Contingent rental income				$ 0	$ 56,000,000	$ 57,000,000
SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property			50	50
ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property			72	72
Mortgage Loans
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property			27	27
Gross Investment			$ 315,734,000	$ 315,734,000
Mortgage Loans \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				2.25%
Working capital loans
Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net of credit loss reserve			$ 1,428,000	$ 1,428,000
Texas \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Lease term			10 years	10 years
Lease renewal term			5 years	5 years
Oklahoma \| ALF \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of removed from master lease \| lease	5	5
North Carolina \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property					4
Number of beds/units \| item					217
Florida \| Mortgage Loans With 8.75 Interest \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties provided for collateral to seller financing \| item					4
Loan Term					2 years
Loan extension term					1 year
Interest rate (as a percent)					8.75%
Tennessee \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of master lease \| lease				2
Tennessee \| SNF \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of master lease \| lease	2
Master lease agreement
Real Estate [Line Items]
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent)				0.031%
2024			$ 9,000,000	$ 9,000,000
2025			9,500,000	9,500,000
2026			$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Number of operating lease renewals \| lease				2
Lease renewal term			5 years	5 years
Write-off of straight-line rent and lease incentives balances				$ 3,158,000
Master lease agreement \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item			1,444	1,444
Skilled nursing center purchased \| Center				11
Annual Rent			$ 8,000,000,000	$ 8,000,000,000
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of master lease contracts renewal option \| lease			7
Master lease agreement \| Working capital loans
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment			$ 13,531,000	$ 13,531,000
Master lease agreement \| California \| SNF
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of master lease contracts renewal option \| lease			1
Master lease agreement \| Virginia \| SNF
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of master lease contracts renewal option \| lease			4
Master lease agreement \| Florida \| SNF
Income and Expenses, Lessor [Abstract]
Number of master lease contracts renewal option \| lease			2
New master lease agreement
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Number of beds/units \| item			666	666
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent)				0.025%
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				$ 12,103,000
New master lease agreement \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of extension periods \| Y			2	2
Lease term, extension period			5 years
New master lease agreement \| Working capital loans
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Notes receivable, net of credit loss reserve			$ 1,428,000	$ 1,428,000
New master lease agreement \| Texas
Real Estate [Line Items]
Skilled nursing center purchased \| Center				3
New master lease agreement \| Wisconsin
Real Estate [Line Items]
Skilled nursing center purchased \| Center				1