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	Oct. 01, 2025 USD ($) property	Oct. 31, 2025 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) item community $ / item	Sep. 30, 2025 property	Sep. 30, 2025 item	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties				128	128
Number of beds/units \| item					213
Gross Investment			$ 1,596,451,000
Carrying value			1,169,150,000			$ 925,848,000
Seniors housing operating portfolio segment
Real Estate Investments
Number of operators \| item					5
Number of properties				21	21
Number of beds/units \| item					1,577
Gross Investment			$ 446,527,000
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			283.15
Number of communities leased and converted \| community			13
Wisconsin \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties \| item					6
Number of beds/units \| item					620
Gross Investment			$ 217,165,000
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			350.27
Illinois \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties \| item					4
Number of beds/units \| item					264
Gross Investment			$ 57,998,000
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			219.69
California \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties \| item					2
Number of beds/units \| item					133
Gross Investment			$ 48,695,000
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			366.13
Colorado \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties \| item					4
Number of beds/units \| item					228
Gross Investment			$ 41,744,000
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			183.09
Kentucky \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties \| item					2
Number of beds/units \| item					158
Gross Investment			$ 39,684,000
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			251.16
Kansas \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties \| item					2
Number of beds/units \| item					114
Gross Investment			$ 26,220,000
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			230
Ohio \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties \| item					1
Number of beds/units \| item					60
Gross Investment			$ 15,021,000
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			250.35
SH
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties				77	77
Gross Investment			$ 984,783,000
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			197.71
SH \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment
Real Estate Investments
Number of real estate properties acquired \| property				8
Purchase Price			$ 268,750,000
Transaction Costs			596,000
Assets Acquired			269,346,000
Number of properties \| property				21
Number of beds/units \| item					745
Gross Investment			446,527,000
SH \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate Investments
Property tax prorations	$ 1,176,000
SH \| Wisconsin \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment
Real Estate Investments
Number of real estate properties acquired \| property				5
Purchase Price			194,050,000
Transaction Costs			165,000
Assets Acquired			194,215,000
Number of beds/units \| item					520
SH \| California \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment
Real Estate Investments
Number of real estate properties acquired \| property				1
Purchase Price			35,200,000
Transaction Costs			247,000
Assets Acquired			35,447,000
Number of beds/units \| item					67
SH \| Kentucky \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment
Real Estate Investments
Number of real estate properties acquired \| property				2
Purchase Price			39,500,000
Transaction Costs			184,000
Assets Acquired			$ 39,684,000
Number of beds/units \| item					158
SH \| Georgia \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate Investments
Payments to acquire real estate		$ 22,900,000
Number of real estate properties acquired \| property		88
SH \| Georgia \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate Investments
Number of real estate properties acquired \| property	88
Payments to acquire real estate	$ 22,900
SH \| Oregon
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties \| property				2
Number of real estate properties acquired \| item			186
Independent living, assisted living and memory care communities \| Seniors housing operating portfolio segment
Real Estate Investments
Number of operators \| item					5
Number of properties \| property				21