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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2021	Jul. 30, 2021	Dec. 04, 2020	Sep. 12, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings on revolver — credit facility						$ 46,395,000	$ 135,000,000	$ 23,458,000
Long term debt refinanced amount						18,130,000	735,000	$ 735,000
Debt issuance costs						3,941,000	1,716,000
Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit outstanding amount		$ 0
Revolving Credit Loan [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate loan amount available						600,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Loan [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maturity term		May 08, 2023
Revolving Credit Loan [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maturity term		Jul. 30, 2026
Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt refinanced amount		$ 17,400,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate loan amount available					$ 269,600,000	143,600,000	112,600,000
Debt instrument, maturity date					May 08, 2023
Debt instrument total net leverage ratio					4.25%
Line of credit outstanding amount						376,600,000	9,000,000.0
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Delayed Draw Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate loan amount available					$ 19,600,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit outstanding amount						8,200,000	$ 18,100,000
Debt instrument stated interest rate							1.90%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument total net leverage ratio					3.75%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Federal Funds Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument variable interest rate margin					0.50%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument variable interest rate margin					1.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument variable interest rate margin					0.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Based On Applicable Senior Leverage Ratio \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument variable interest rate margin					0.75%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Based On Applicable Senior Leverage Ratio \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument variable interest rate margin					1.50%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Based On Applicable Leverage Ratio [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument variable interest rate margin					1.75%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Based On Applicable Leverage Ratio [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument variable interest rate margin					2.50%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Restriction on Dividends [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of dividends and distributions						7,500,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Loan [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate loan amount available				$ 300,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0
Increase in credit facility				50,000,000.0
Borrowings on revolver — credit facility				$ 50,000,000.0
Line of credit outstanding amount						$ 224,900,000	$ 178,500,000
Debt instrument stated interest rate						2.10%	2.10%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Loan [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Armada Skilled Homecare [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from line of credit	$ 29,000,000.0
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Loan [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Queen City Hospice [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from line of credit			$ 135,000,000.0
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Loan [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fee charged on unused portion of revolving credit facility						0.20%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fee charged on unused portion of revolving credit facility						0.35%
Second Amendment Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Loan [Member] \| Capital One, National Association [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate loan amount available		125,000,000.0
Debt issuance costs		$ 3,000,000.0