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Mortgage Loans Receivable - Mortgage Loan (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) property item loan borrower state $ / item	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment			$ 1,721,560
Percentage of Investment			100.00%
Number of properties \| property			126
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			274.6
Number of states in which properties are located \| state			5
Number of borrowers \| borrower			6
Accrued interest			$ 3,730		$ 3,806
Illinois
Real Estate [Line Items]
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			220.95
SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			5,335
SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			5,921
SH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment			$ 1,181,253
Percentage of Investment			68.60%
Number of properties \| property			82
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			207.78
SH \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			5,685
SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment			$ 528,302
Percentage of Investment			30.70%
Number of properties \| property			43
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			96.88
SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			5,217
SNF \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			236
Mortgage loans with 11.3% interest maturing 2043
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	11.14%	8.50%
Period of prepayment	12 months
Notice period required to be given upon the intention to exercise the extension option	90 days
Accrued interest						$ 41,455
Mortgage loan repayment amount			$ 179,882
Mortgage loans with 9.0% interest maturing 2030 \| SH \| Illinois
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			9.00%
Gross Investment			$ 26,120
Number of Beds/Units \| item			116
Borrower contribution			$ 12,300
Internal Rate of Return			9.50%
Mortgage loans maturing in 2045
Real Estate [Line Items]
Annual increase in interest rate			2.25%
Mortgage Loans
Real Estate [Line Items]
Gross Investment			$ 393,389
Percentage of Investment			100.00%
Number of Loans \| loan			9
Number of properties \| property			26
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			125.8
Mortgage Loans \| Illinois
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				9.00%
Gross Investment				$ 26,120
Number of Beds/Units \| item				116
Borrower contribution				$ 12,300
Internal Rate of Return				9.50%
Mortgage Loans \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			2,576
Mortgage Loans \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			551
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 11.3% interest maturing 2043 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			11.30%
Gross Investment			$ 179,882
Percentage of Investment			45.70%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			14
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			102.85
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 11.3% interest maturing 2043 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			1,749
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.3% interest maturing 2030 \| SH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			8.30%
Gross Investment			$ 56,379
Percentage of Investment			14.30%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			2
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			329.7
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.3% interest maturing 2030 \| SH \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			171
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.5% interest maturing 2030 \| SH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			8.50%
Gross Investment			$ 40,350
Percentage of Investment			10.30%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			161.4
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.5% interest maturing 2030 \| SH \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			250
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.3% interest maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			10.30%
Gross Investment			$ 39,550
Percentage of Investment			10.10%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			4
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			82.4
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.3% interest maturing 2045 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			480
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.5% interest maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			10.50%
Gross Investment			$ 19,650
Percentage of Investment			5.00%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			2
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			97.76
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 10.5% interest maturing 2045 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			201
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.8% interest maturing 2026 \| SH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			8.80%
Gross Investment			$ 17,743
Percentage of Investment			4.50%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			208.74
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 8.8% interest maturing 2026 \| SH \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			85
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 11.0% interest maturing 2045 \| SNF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			11.00%
Gross Investment			$ 14,775
Percentage of Investment			3.80%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			101.2
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 11.0% interest maturing 2045 \| SNF \| SNF Beds
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			146
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% interest maturing 2026 \| SH
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.30%
Gross Investment			$ 10,750
Percentage of Investment			2.70%
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Number of properties \| property			1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item			238.89
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 7.3% interest maturing 2026 \| SH \| SHF
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Beds/Units \| item			45
Mortgage Loans \| Mortgage loans with 9.0% interest maturing 2030 \| UDP
Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			9.00%
Gross Investment			$ 14,310
Percentage of Investment			3.60%
Number of Loans \| loan			1