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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURE (Schedule of equity method investments) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands						7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) facility item	Dec. 20, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 18, 2019 USD ($)	May 17, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) facility item	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) facility item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) facility
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 199,884					$ 199,884	$ 199,884	$ 31,045
Number of real estate properties \| facility	987					987	987
Number of Operators \| item	71					71	71
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures							$ 10,947	$ 381	$ 2,237
Initial Investment							$ 227,829
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Number of real estate properties \| facility	784					784	784	12
Specialty
Number of real estate properties \| facility	28					28	28
Assisted Living Facilities
Number of real estate properties \| facility	114					114	114
Facilities Sold
Number of real estate properties \| facility								78	52
Facilities Sold \| Skilled Nursing Facilities
Number of real estate properties \| facility								1
Second Spring Healthcare Investments [Member]
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures							$ 9,490	$ 381	$ 2,237
Second Spring Healthcare Investments [Member] \| Skilled Nursing Facilities
Ownership %	15.00%					15.00%	15.00%
Initial Investment Date							Nov. 01, 2016
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 22,504					$ 22,504	$ 22,504	31,045
Number of real estate properties \| facility	37					37	37
Initial Investment					$ 50,032
Second Spring Healthcare Investments [Member] \| 14 SNFs
Sale of Property, Consideration Received on Transaction							$ 311,800
Gain (loss) on assets sold - net							$ 64,000
Second Spring Healthcare Investments [Member] \| 13 SNFs
Sale of Property, Consideration Received on Transaction								164,000
Gain (loss) on assets sold - net								(4,600)
Provision for impairment on real estate properties								$ 4,200
Second Spring Healthcare Investments [Member] \| Facilities Sold \| Skilled Nursing Facilities
Number of real estate properties \| facility	14					14	14	13
Lakeway Partnership [Member]
Ownership %				51.00%
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures							$ 1,479
Equity method investment difference between carrying amount and underlying equity treatment period						40 years
Equity method investment, difference between carrying amount and underlying equity				$ 69,900
Lakeway Partnership [Member] \| Specialty
Ownership %	51.00%					51.00%	51.00%
Initial Investment Date							May 17, 2019
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 73,273					$ 73,273	$ 73,273
Number of real estate properties \| facility	1					1	1
Initial Investment				$ 73,834
Cindat Ice Portfolio JV GP Limited [Member]
Ownership %	49.00%					49.00%	49.00%
Equity method investment difference between carrying amount and underlying equity treatment period	40 years
Equity method investment, difference between carrying amount and underlying equity	$ 35,000					$ 35,000	$ 35,000
Cindat Ice Portfolio JV GP Limited [Member] \| Assisted Living Facilities
Ownership %	49.00%					49.00%	49.00%
Initial Investment Date							Dec. 18, 2019
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 103,976					$ 103,976	$ 103,976
Number of real estate properties \| facility	67					67	67
Initial Investment			$ 103,810
Cindat Ice Portfolio JV GP Limited [Member] \| 67 Facilities
Number of Operators \| item	2					2	2
Cindat Ice Portfolio JV GP Limited [Member] \| Facilities Owned \| Assisted Living Facilities
Number of real estate properties \| facility	67					67	67
OMG Senior Housing LLC [Member]
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures							$ (22)
OMG Senior Housing LLC [Member] \| Independent Living Facilities [Member]
Ownership %	50.00%					50.00%	50.00%
Initial Investment Date							Dec. 06, 2019
Number of real estate properties \| facility	1					1	1
OH CHS SNP Inc [Member]
Ownership %	9.00%					9.00%	9.00%
Initial Investment Date							Dec. 20, 2019
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 131					$ 131	$ 131
Initial Investment		$ 153