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Represents the percentage of principal amount of debt insured.

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Debt instrument, prepayment penalties capped percentage.

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Debt instrument prepayment penalties capped percentage in second year.

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Represents the percentage of prepayment penalties on debt instruments.

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Debt instrument, prepayment penalties percentage capped, period.

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Debt instrument prepayment penalties percentage capped thereafter.

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Number of licensed beds.

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Represents the number of skilled nursing facilities.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Notes Payable and Other Debt - Details of Long-term Debt (Parenthetical) (Details) $ in Millions			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2021	Aug. 17, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022 Facility Bed	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Meadowood Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date start range	May 01, 2022
Debt instrument maturity date end range	Oct. 01, 2026
Coosa Valley Health Care
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment penalties capped percentage				5.00%
Prepayment penalties percentage capped thereafter				1.00%
New fees amount \| $				$ 0.1
Default interest rate				5.00%
Prepayment penalties capped percentage in second year				4.00%
KeyBank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date start range		Aug. 25, 2021
Debt instrument maturity date end range		Aug. 25, 2023
Senior debt - guaranteed by HUD
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of skilled nursing facilities			7
Percentage of debt insured			100.00%
Senior debt - guaranteed by USDA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of skilled nursing facilities			2
Annual renewal fee for the USDA guarantee (as a percent)			0.25%
Debt Instrument Prepayment Penalties Percentage			1.00%
Prepayment penalties capped percentage			1.00%
Prepayment penalties percentage capped, period			10 years
Prepayment penalties percentage capped thereafter			0.00%
Senior debt - guaranteed by SBA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of skilled nursing facilities			1
Percentage of debt insured			75.00%
Number of licensed beds \| Bed			126
Senior debt Bonds, net of discount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred financing costs (in percentage)			0.01%
Senior debt - other mortgage indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred financing costs (in percentage)			0.34%
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred financing costs (in percentage)			0.09%
Minimum \| Senior debt - guaranteed by USDA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of debt insured			70.00%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred financing costs (in percentage)			0.53%
Maximum \| Senior debt - guaranteed by USDA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of debt insured			80.00%