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Management Agreement, Term

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Number Of Communities Managed

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Number Of Operators

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Number Of Real Estate Properties Agreed To Transition

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Payments For Termination And Other Fees

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Related Party Transaction Capitalized Amount

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Related Party Transaction, Construction Supervision Fee Percentage Of Construction Cost

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Expenses recognized during the period resulting from property management transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party during the period.

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Related Party Transaction, Percentage of Annual Incentive Fee

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Represents the management fees payable to related parties under property management agreement expressed as a percentage of gross revenues.

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Related Party Transaction, Property Management Agreement, Management Fees As Percentage Of Gross Revenues Realized At All Communities

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Amount of expense for acquisition-related cost incurred to effect business combination. Includes, but is not limited to, finder's fee; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional and consulting fees; and general administrative cost, including cost of maintaining internal acquisition department.

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Senior Living Community Management Agreements - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 community	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) property community	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) community property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) community property	Oct. 31, 2025 property	Sep. 30, 2025 community
Concentration Risk
Number of properties owned (property) \| property		298
Property operating expenses		$ 1,259,340	$ 1,236,542	$ 1,174,151
Acquisition and certain other transaction related costs		$ 10,356	$ 2,510	$ 10,853
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Concentration Risk
Number of properties owned (property) \| property		69	5	8
Senior Living Communities \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Concentration Risk
Number of properties owned (property) \| property		12		1
Senior Living Communities \| Affiliated Entity
Concentration Risk
Number of Communities \| community		211
Five Star Senior Living \| Senior Living Communities \| Affiliated Entity
Concentration Risk
Number of properties agreed to transition \| community						116
Third Party Managers \| Affiliated Entity
Concentration Risk
Number of operators \| community						7
Third Party Managers \| Senior Living Communities \| Affiliated Entity
Concentration Risk
Number of Communities \| community		212	114	113
Property management agreement expense		$ 32,861	$ 23,283	$ 21,863
Management agreement, extension term		2 years
Termination and other fees			2,228
Incentive fee		$ 637	241
Third Party Managers \| Senior Living Communities \| Affiliated Entity \| Wisconsin And Illinois
Concentration Risk
Number of Communities \| community	13
Third Party Managers \| Senior Living Communities \| Affiliated Entity \| Minimum
Concentration Risk
Management fees as a percentage of gross revenues		5.00%
Percentage of annual incentive fee		15.00%
Construction supervision fee		3.00%
Management agreement, term		5 years
Property management agreement, management fees		70.00%
Third Party Managers \| Senior Living Communities \| Affiliated Entity \| Maximum
Concentration Risk
Management fees as a percentage of gross revenues		6.00%
Percentage of annual incentive fee		30.00%
Construction supervision fee		5.00%
Management agreement, term		10 years
Property management agreement, management fees		85.00%
Five Star \| Affiliated Entity
Concentration Risk
Management fees as a percentage of gross revenues		5.00%
Property management agreement expense		$ 36,226	42,474	40,119
Related party transaction capitalized amount		1,609	2,262	2,683
Five Star \| Affiliated Entity \| Operating Expense
Concentration Risk
Property management agreement expense		$ 34,617	$ 40,212	37,436
Five Star \| Affiliated Entity \| Rehabilitation Services
Concentration Risk
Property operating expenses				$ 1,213
Five Star \| Senior Living Communities \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Concentration Risk
Number of properties owned (property) \| property					2
Five Star \| Senior Living Communities \| Affiliated Entity
Concentration Risk
Number of Communities \| community		0	118	119