Real Estate Investments - Properties Held-For-Sale (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) item property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) item property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	$ (405,884)	$ (387,751)
ALF \| Properties held-for-sale \| Wisconsin
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property	1
Number of Beds/units \| item	29
Gross Investment	$ 2,016
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	$ (1,346)
ALF \| Properties held-for-sale \| Kentucky
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| property		1
Number of Beds/units \| item		110
Gross Investment		$ 22,007
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		$ (3,616)

The number of real estate properties held for sale as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of units in real estate properties held for sale as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of investment in land and building held for sale. Excludes real estate considered inventory before accumulated depreciation.

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The cumulative amount of depreciation for real estate property held for investment purposes.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(1)(3))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478777/944-210-S99-1

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