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	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) item property $ / item	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 1,721,560,000
Number of properties \| property	126
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	274.6
Interest income from financing receivables	$ 8,255,000	$ 7,002,000
Financing receivables, net of credit loss reserves	283,988,000			$ 359,457,000
Financing receivables
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Gross Investment	286,857,000
LTC Investment	$ 222,916,000
Number of properties \| property	28
Number of Beds/Units \| item	1,263
SNF
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 528,302,000
Number of properties \| property	43
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	96.88
SH
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 1,181,253,000
Number of properties \| property	82
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	207.78
SH \| Florida
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 76,545,000
SH \| North Carolina/ South Carolina \| 7.25% (2034 Maturity Year One)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.25%
Gross Investment	$ 122,460,000
LTC Investment	$ 64,450,000
Number of properties \| property	13
Number of Beds/Units \| item	523
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	234.15
Percentage of cash return	8.00%
SH \| North Carolina \| 7.50% (2033 Maturity Year)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.50%
Gross Investment	$ 123,397,000
LTC Investment	$ 120,481,000
Number of properties \| property	11
Number of Beds/Units \| item	523
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	235.94
Percentage of cash return	9.00%
SH \| North Carolina \| 7.25% (2034 Maturity Year Two)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.25%
Gross Investment	$ 41,000,000
LTC Investment	$ 37,985,000
Number of properties \| property	4
Number of Beds/Units \| item	217
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item	188.94
JV Partner
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
LTC Investment			$ 14,325,000