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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Real Estate Investments - Owned Properties (Details) - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2025 $ in Thousands	property item $ / item	item	USD ($)	Total	state
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment \| $			$ 1,596,451
Percentage of Investment				100.00%
Number of properties	128	128
Number of beds/units		213
Number of states \| state					23
SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units		6,231
SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units		5,217
SH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment \| $			984,783
Percentage of Investment				61.70%
Number of properties	77	77
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	197.71
SH \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units		4,981
NNN
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment \| $			538,256
Percentage of Investment				33.70%
Number of properties \| property	56
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	158.12
NNN \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units		3,404
SHOP
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment \| $			446,527
Percentage of Investment				28.00%
Number of properties \| property	21
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	283.15
SHOP \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units		1,577
SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment \| $			599,663
Percentage of Investment				37.50%
Number of properties	50	50
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	94.45
SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units		6,113
SNF \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units		236
Other
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment \| $			12,005
Percentage of Investment				0.80%
Number of properties	1	1
Number of parcels of land	3
Other \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units		118
Hospital
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	1
Real estate investments
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment \| $			1,149,924
Percentage of Investment				72.00%
Number of properties \| property	107
Number of operators		20
Real estate investments \| SH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment \| $			538,256
Percentage of Investment				33.70%
Number of properties \| property	56
Real estate investments \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment \| $			599,663
Percentage of Investment				37.50%
Number of properties \| property	50
Real estate investments \| Other
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment \| $			12,005
Percentage of Investment				0.80%
Number of properties \| property	1
SHOP
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment \| $			446,527
Percentage of Investment				28.00%
Number of properties	21	21
Number of operators		5
Number of beds/units		1,577
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	283.15
SHOP \| SH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment \| $			$ 446,527
Percentage of Investment				28.00%
Number of properties \| property	21
Number of beds/units		745