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STANDARD BEARER (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
STANDARD BEARER (Details)	Apr. 08, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022 lease renewal	Dec. 31, 2022 operation facility senior_living_community shares	Dec. 31, 2022 operation facility senior_living_community	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) operation facility senior_living_community	Dec. 31, 2022 operation facility senior_living_community	Dec. 31, 2022 operation facility skilled_nursing_property senior_living_community	Dec. 31, 2022 operation facility senior_living_community	Dec. 31, 2022 operation facility senior_living_community shares	Dec. 31, 2022 operation facility asset_acquisition senior_living_community	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2020 facility	Oct. 31, 2019 operation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| facility			108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Number of master lease arrangements \| lease		5
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract			10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years
Rental revenue					$ 16,757,000						$ 15,985,000	$ 15,157,000
Options granted (in shares) \| shares									581,000		621,000	669,000
Non-controlling interest distribution					284,000						$ 2,908,000	$ 2,683,000
Standard Bearer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Rental revenue					57,967,000						$ 44,165,000	$ 40,946,000
Restricted Stock Awards
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Award vesting period				5 years
Granted restricted shares (in shares) \| shares									233,000		222,000	281,000
Standard Bearer Equity Plan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Award vesting period		5 years
Proceeds from issuance of common stock					6,544,000
Options granted (in shares) \| shares			0						0
Proceeds from issuance of preferred shares					$ 149,000
Standard Bearer Equity Plan \| Restricted Stock Awards
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Granted restricted shares (in shares) \| shares			0						0
Minimum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, renewal term			10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years
Minimum \| Revolving credit facility with Truist \| Truist \| Base Rate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	0.25%
Minimum \| Revolving credit facility with Truist \| Truist \| SOFR
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	1.25%
Maximum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, renewal term			15 years	15 years	15 years	15 years	15 years	15 years	15 years	15 years
Maximum \| Revolving credit facility with Truist \| Truist \| Base Rate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	1.25%
Maximum \| Revolving credit facility with Truist \| Truist \| SOFR
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	2.25%
Standard Bearer Master Leases
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Lessee leasing arrangements, operating leases, number of renewal terms \| renewal		3
Lessee, operating lease, renewal term		5 years
Operating leases of lessee, contingent rentals, basis spread on variable rate		2.50%
Rental revenue					$ 62,500,000
Standard Bearer Master Leases \| Base Management Fee
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Management fees, as a percentage of total revenues		5.00%
Management fees					$ 4,367,000						$ 0	$ 0
Standard Bearer Master Leases \| Incentive Management Fee
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Management fees, as a percentage of total revenues		1.00%
Management fees, as a percentage of funds from operations		5.00%
Standard Bearer Master Leases \| Total Management Fee
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Management fees, as a percentage of total revenues			6.00%					6.00%
Standard Bearer Master Leases \| Minimum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract		15 years
Operating leases of lessee, contingent rentals, basis spread on variable rate		0.00%
Standard Bearer Master Leases \| Maximum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract		19 years
The Pennant Group, Inc. \| Senior Living Facilities
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| facility													2
The Pennant Group, Inc. \| Senior Living Facilities \| Spinoff
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties			29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29				29
Owned Properties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| facility			79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79
Standard Bearer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| facility			103	103	103	103	103	103	103	103
Cash dividends					$ 30,379,000
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Distribution					30,095,000
Non-controlling interest distribution					$ 284,000
Standard Bearer \| Third Parties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| operation			29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Standard Bearer \| Owned Properties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| operation			75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75
Standard Bearer \| Skilled Nursing Operations
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Number of asset acquisitions						10				7
Purchase price					$ 84,656,000
Number of real estate skilled nursing properties acquired \| skilled_nursing_property							3
Standard Bearer \| Skilled Nursing Operations \| Spinoff \| Remaining Company
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
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