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Real Estate Investments - Mortgage Loan (Details)			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Real Estate Investments - Mortgage Loan (Details)	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) loan $ / item	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2025 property	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2025 item	Sep. 30, 2025 state	Sep. 30, 2025 borrower
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 1,596,451,000		$ 1,596,451,000	$ 1,596,451,000
Percentage of Investment							100.00%
Number of properties						128		128
Number of beds/units \| item								213
Accrued interest	4,009,000		4,009,000	4,009,000	$ 3,094,000
SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item								6,231
SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item								5,217
SH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	984,783,000		984,783,000	$ 984,783,000
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 \| item								4,981
SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	599,663,000		$ 599,663,000	$ 599,663,000
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 \| item								6,113
SNF \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item								236
Mortgage Loans With 9.0 Interest Maturing 2030 \| ILF/ALF/MC \| Illinois
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			9.00%
Gross Investment	$ 26,120,000		$ 26,120,000	$ 26,120,000
Number of beds/units \| item								116
Borrower contribution				12,300,000
Internal Rate of Return			9.50%
Mortgage loans with 11.1% interest maturing 2043
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	11.14%	8.50%
Gross Investment	$ 180,388,000		$ 180,388,000	180,388,000
Period of prepayment			12 months
Notice period required to be given upon the intention to exercise the extension option			90 days
Accrued interest	41,455,000		$ 41,455,000	$ 41,455,000
Mortgage Loans Maturing In 2045 [Member]
Real Estate [Line Items]
Annual increase in interest rate				2.25%
Mortgage Loans
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	393,587,000		393,587,000	$ 393,587,000
Percentage of Investment							100.00%
Number of Loans \| loan				10
Number of properties \| property						27
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item				121.51
Number of states in which properties are located \| state									5
Number of borrowers \| borrower										6
Mortgage Loans \| Illinois
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)					9.00%
Gross Investment					$ 26,120,000
Number of beds/units \| item					116
Borrower contribution					$ 12,300,000
Internal Rate of Return					9.50%
Mortgage Loans \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item								2,576
Mortgage Loans \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item								663
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.8% Interest Maturing 2025 \| SH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				7.80%
Gross Investment	15,956,000		15,956,000	$ 15,956,000
Percentage of Investment							4.00%
Number of Loans \| loan				1
Number of properties \| property						1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item				142.46
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.8% Interest Maturing 2025 \| SH \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item								112
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2026 \| SH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				7.30%
Gross Investment	10,750,000		10,750,000	$ 10,750,000
Percentage of Investment							2.70%
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 2026 \| SH \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item								45
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2026 \| SH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				8.80%
Gross Investment	16,486,000		16,486,000	$ 16,486,000
Percentage of Investment							4.20%
Number of Loans \| loan				1
Number of properties \| property						1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item				193.95
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2026 \| SH \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item								85
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage Loans With 9.0 Interest Maturing 2030 \| UDP
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Gross Investment	1,177,000		1,177,000	$ 1,177,000
Percentage of Investment							0.30%
Number of Loans \| loan				1
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2028 \| SNF
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Interest rate (as a percent)				9.00%
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage Loans With 8.5% Interest Maturing 2030 \| SH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				8.50%
Gross Investment	39,330,000		39,330,000	$ 39,330,000
Percentage of Investment							10.00%
Number of Loans \| loan				1
Number of properties \| property						1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item				157.32
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage Loans With 8.5% Interest Maturing 2030 \| SH \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item								250
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage Loans With 8.3% Interest Maturing 2030 \| SH
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Interest rate (as a percent)				8.30%
Gross Investment	55,350,000		55,350,000	$ 55,350,000
Percentage of Investment							14.10%
Number of Loans \| loan				1
Number of properties \| property						2
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item				323.68
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage Loans With 8.3% Interest Maturing 2030 \| SH \| SHF
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Number of beds/units \| item								171
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.5% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
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Interest rate (as a percent)				10.50%
Gross Investment	19,650,000		19,650,000	$ 19,650,000
Percentage of Investment							5.00%
Number of Loans \| loan				1
Number of properties \| property						2
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item				97.76
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.5% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
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Number of beds/units \| item								201
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 11.1% interest maturing 2043 \| SNF
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Gross Investment	180,388,000		180,388,000	$ 180,388,000
Percentage of Investment							45.80%
Number of Loans \| loan				1
Number of properties \| property						14
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item				103.14
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 11.1% interest maturing 2043 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
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Number of beds/units \| item								1,749
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.0% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				10.10%
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage Loans with 10.1% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
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Gross Investment	39,700,000		39,700,000	$ 39,700,000
Percentage of Investment							10.10%
Number of Loans \| loan				1
Number of properties \| property						4
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item				82.71
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage Loans with 10.1% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
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Number of beds/units \| item								480
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage Loans With 10.8% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				10.80%
Gross Investment	$ 14,800,000		$ 14,800,000	$ 14,800,000
Percentage of Investment							3.80%
Number of Loans \| loan				1
Number of properties \| property						1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item				101.37
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage Loans With 10.8% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
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