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Real Estate Investments - Mortgage Loan (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) loan item property state $ / item	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) item property	Dec. 31, 2022 item
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 47,717
Number of Loans \| property	8
Number of properties \| property	123
Number of beds/units \| item	480
Notes receivable, net of credit loss reserve	$ 47,240	$ 60,490
Remaining commitment	61,178
Additional interest income related to the exit IRR		$ 1,380
Pay-offs received	$ 85,204
SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	50
ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	72
ALF \| North Carolina
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property		4
Number of beds/units \| item		217
Mezzanine loan
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			8.00%
Number of beds/units \| item		136	621
Loan Term			5 years
Extension term number of options \| item			2
Additional interest income related to the exit IRR		$ 1,380
Mezzanine loan \| Georgia
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		8.75%
Number of beds/units \| item		130
Loan Term		5 years
Mezzanine loan \| ALF/ILF/MC \| Georgia
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.50%
Gross Investment		$ 42,251
Internal Rate of Return		7.75%
Mortgage loans with 7.5% Interest Maturing 2024 \| Mezzanine loan
Real Estate [Line Items]
Notes receivable, net of credit loss reserve		$ 7,461
Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2026 \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	8.80%
Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2028 \| SNF \| Illinois
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		8.75%
Gross Investment		$ 16,500
Number of beds/units \| item		150
Mortgage Loans
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 315,734
Percentage of Investment	100.00%
Number of Loans \| loan	9
Number of properties \| property	27
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	103.18
Number of states in which properties are located \| state	4
Number of borrowers \| item	6
Mortgage Loans \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item	2,726
Mortgage Loans \| ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item	334
Mortgage Loans \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.25%
Mortgage Loans \| ALF/ILF/MC
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 26,120
Mortgage Loans \| ALF/ILF/MC \| Georgia
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment		$ 51,111
Number of beds/units \| item		203
Payments to Acquire Real Estate		$ 51,111
Mortgage Loans \| ALF/ILF/MC \| Illinois
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	9.00%
Gross Investment	$ 26,120
Number of beds/units \| item	116
Internal Rate of Return	9.50%
Borrower contribution	$ 12,300
Loan Term	6 years
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2025 \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	8.80%
Gross Investment	$ 4,000
Percentage of Investment	1.30%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	2
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	43.48
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2025 \| ALF \| ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item	92
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.8% Interest Maturing 2025 \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.80%
Gross Investment	$ 16,706
Percentage of Investment	5.30%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	149.16
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.8% Interest Maturing 2025 \| ALF \| ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item	112
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2025, NC \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.30%
Gross Investment	$ 10,750	$ 10,750
Percentage of Investment	3.40%
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 2025, NC \| ALF \| North Carolina
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item		45
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2025, NC \| ALF \| ALF Units
Real Estate [Line Items]
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Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% Interest Maturing 2025, NC \| ALF \| ALF Units \| North Carolina
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.25%
Internal Rate of Return		9.00%
Loan Term		2 years
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Gross Investment	$ 12,753
Percentage of Investment	4.10%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	150.04
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Number of beds/units \| item	85
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2028 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	8.80%
Gross Investment	$ 16,500
Percentage of Investment	5.20%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	110
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2028 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item	150
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.84% Interest Maturing 2043 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	11.10%
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 9.78% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.00%
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.1% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.30%
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.3% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.50%
Gross Investment	$ 19,700
Percentage of Investment	6.20%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	2
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	98.01
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Number of beds/units \| item	201
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.5% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 14,825
Percentage of Investment	4.70%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	101.54
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.5% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item	146
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 11.1% Interest Maturing 2043 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 180,700
Percentage of Investment	57.20%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	14
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	103.32
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 11.1% Interest Maturing 2043 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item	1,749
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.0% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 39,800
Percentage of Investment	12.60%
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Number of properties \| property	4
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	82.92
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.0% Interest Maturing 2045 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of beds/units \| item	480
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage Loans With 8.75 Interest \| ALF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Remaining commitment	$ 6,747