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Amount of adjustment of non-contingent lease incentives.

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The number of assisted living communities removed from the master lease contracts during the period.

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Amount of write-off of lease incentives.

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The amount of working capital note written off during the period.

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Amount of writeoff of accrued interest on financing receivable recognized by reversing interest income.

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Term of lessor's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Real Estate Investment - Details (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Real Estate Investment - Details (Details)	Apr. 30, 2025 community	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) property item	Mar. 31, 2025 property item lease	Mar. 31, 2025 property item	Mar. 31, 2025 property community item	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 property
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property		121	121	121	121
Number of removed from master lease \| community					2
Adjustment for collectability of straight-line rental income		$ 243,000
Adjustment for collectability of lease incentives		249,000
Write-off of Lease Incentives						$ 191,000
Write-off of accrued interest receivable						$ 0
Anthem Memory Care
Real Estate [Line Items]
Write-off of accrued interest receivable		371,000
Working capital note receivable written off		$ 2,693,000
SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property		50	50	50	50
ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property		70	70	70	70
Mortgage Loans
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property		27	27	27	27
Master lease agreement
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of removed from master lease			2		2
Adjustment for collectability of straight-line rental income		$ 243,000
Adjustment for collectability of lease incentives		$ 249,000
Master lease agreement \| Oklahoma \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property							5
New master lease agreement
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of removed from master lease \| community	12
Lease term		5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years
Contractual annual cash rent		$ 2,547,000
Percentage of increase in contractual annual cash rent				2.00%
New master lease agreement \| First Specified Lease Extension Option [Member]
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of extension periods \| item		1	1	1	1
Lessor, Operating Lease, Renewal Term		1 year	1 year	1 year	1 year
New master lease agreement \| Second Specified Lease Extension Option [Member]
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of extension periods \| item		4	4	4	4
Lessor, Operating Lease, Renewal Term		5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years
New master lease agreement \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property		2	2	2	2