Owned Real Properties - Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Aug. 06, 2026 USD ($) item property	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) property item
Owned Real Properties
Number of properties \| property		126
Subsequent Event
Owned Real Properties
Purchase Price	$ 207,850
Number of Properties \| property	5
Number of Beds/Units \| item	495
SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Purchase Price		$ 171,455
Transaction Costs		332
Total Acquisition Costs		$ 171,787
Number of Properties \| property		5
Number of Beds/Units \| item		559
Number of properties \| property		34
Wisconsin \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of properties \| property		7
Arizona \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of properties \| property		1
Georgia \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of properties \| property		5
Illinois \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of properties \| property		5
SH
Owned Real Properties
Number of properties \| property		84
SH \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Total Acquisition Costs		$ 171,787
Number of properties \| property		34
Payments to acquire real estate	$ 381
Additional costs incurred	217
SH \| Minnesota \| Subsequent Event
Owned Real Properties
Purchase Price	$ 95,350
Number of Properties \| property	2
Number of Beds/Units \| item	215
SH \| New Mexico & Colorado \| Subsequent Event
Owned Real Properties
Purchase Price	$ 72,500
Number of Properties \| property	2
Number of Beds/Units \| item	133
SH \| Wisconsin \| Subsequent Event
Owned Real Properties
Purchase Price	$ 40,000
Number of Properties \| property	1
Number of Beds/Units \| item	147
SH \| Arizona \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Purchase Price		$ 54,250
Transaction Costs		58
Total Acquisition Costs		$ 54,308
Number of Properties \| property		1
Number of Beds/Units \| item		104
SH \| Georgia \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Purchase Price		$ 108,000
Transaction Costs		192
Total Acquisition Costs		$ 108,192
Number of Properties \| property		3
Number of Beds/Units \| item		394
SH \| Illinois \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Purchase Price		$ 9,205
Transaction Costs		82
Total Acquisition Costs		$ 9,287
Number of Properties \| property		1
Number of Beds/Units \| item		61

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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