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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Investment (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
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Number of beds/units \| item		213
Carrying Value		$ 17,793,000		$ 30,602,000
Gross Investment		$ 1,329,683,000
Percentage of Investment		100.00%
Non-cash Income Accrued			$ 233,000
Mortgage Loans
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Gross Investment		$ 356,815,000
Percentage of Investment		100.00%
Joint Venture \| Joint venture
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Income Recognized	$ 1,047,000	$ 4,104,000
Cash Income Earned	421,000	4,050,000
Non-cash Income Accrued	527,000	54,000
SNF
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Gross Investment		$ 598,800,000
Percentage of Investment		45.00%
SNF \| Senior Loan \| Texas
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Preferred return percentage		9.20%
Contractual cash portion		9.20%
Number of beds/units \| item		104
Carrying Value		$ 11,453,000
Amount With held in Reserve		750,000
Capital expenditure reserve		$ 786,000
SNF \| Senior Loan \| Texas \| Mortgage Loans with Interest
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Loan Term		5 years
Interest rate (as a percent)		9.15%
SNF \| Senior Loan \| Texas \| Mortgage Loans
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Gross Investment		$ 12,700,000	11,164,000
SNF \| Joint Venture \| Joint venture
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Income Recognized		589,000	295,000
Cash Income Earned		589,000	$ 196,000
SH
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Gross Investment		$ 718,878,000
Percentage of Investment		54.10%
SH \| Joint Venture \| Washington
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Preferred return percentage		12.00%
Contractual cash portion		9.00%
Number of beds/units \| item		109
Carrying Value		$ 6,340,000
SH \| Joint Venture \| Joint venture
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Income Recognized	225,000	289,000
Cash Income Earned	225,000	$ 289,000
SH \| Joint Venture \| Joint venture \| Internal Rate of Return is Until Eight Percent
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Percentage of internal rate of return		8.00%
SH \| Joint Venture \| Joint venture \| The Internal Rate of Return is Between Twelve and Fourteen Percent \| Minimum
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Percentage of internal rate of return		12.00%
SH \| Joint Venture \| Joint venture \| The Internal Rate of Return is Between Twelve and Fourteen Percent \| Maximum
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Percentage of internal rate of return		14.00%
SH \| Joint Venture \| Joint venture \| Washington
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Percentage of Investment		15.50%
SH \| Joint Venture \| Joint venture \| Washington \| Internal Rate of Return is Until Eight Percent \| Minimum
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Percentage of cash return		7.00%
SH \| Joint Venture \| Joint venture \| Washington \| Internal Rate of Return is Until Eight Percent \| Maximum
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Percentage of cash return		9.00%
SH - preferred equity investment redeemed \| Joint Venture \| Joint venture
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Income Recognized	527,000	$ 3,226,000
Cash Income Earned		3,172,000
Non-cash Income Accrued	$ 527,000	54,000
SH - preferred equity investment redeemed \| Joint Venture \| Joint venture \| Washington
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
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Percentage of internal rate of return		13.00%
Number of beds/units \| item		267
Income Recognized		$ 2,962,000