NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC "COVID-19" (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		15 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Mar. 27, 2020
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC "COVID-19" [Line Items]
Funding for Healthcare Providers, Including Hospitals						$ 175,000,000
Funding Immediately Distributed to Healthcare Providers Based on Their 2019 Medicare Fee-For-Service Reimbursements						$ 30,000,000
Funding Received From CARES Act	$ 100,000
Provider relief fund advance			$ 60,000		$ 58,535
CARES Act Provider Relief Funds Utilized				$ 46,600
CARES Act Provider Relief Funds Utilized By Unconsolidated Joint Ventures				$ 1,300
Estimated CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Amounts to be Repaid					58,300
Estimated CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Amounts to be Repaid By Unconsolidated Joint Ventures					600
Total CARES Act Provider Relief Funds Received					106,800
CARES Act Interest To Be Repaid to Government					200
Payroll and employee benefits			146,929		155,123
Other long-term obligations			33,622		31,991
Subsequent Event
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC "COVID-19" [Line Items]
Extension of Temporary Suspension of Sequestration, Revenue Impact		$ 36,000
COVID-19 Deferral of Social Security
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC "COVID-19" [Line Items]
CARES Act Deferral of Employer Share Social Security Tax			55,000
Payroll and employee benefits					28,000
Other long-term obligations					$ 28,000
Personal Care [Member]
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC "COVID-19" [Line Items]
Funding Received From Mass Home Care ASAP COVID-19 Provider Sustainability Program			$ 1,000
AseraCare Hospice [Member]
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC "COVID-19" [Line Items]
Funding Received From CARES Act	6,000
Equity Method Investments [Member]
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC "COVID-19" [Line Items]
Funding Received From CARES Act	$ 2,000