RECENT ACQUISITIONS AND ORIGINATIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended							3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member] Mezzanine Loan [Member] Renewal_Options	Mar. 15, 2012 Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member] Mezzanine Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member] Onion Creek Mortgage Loan [Member] Beds	Jun. 22, 2012 Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member] Onion Creek Mortgage Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member] Onion Creek Mortgage Loan [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member] Onion Creek Mortgage Loan [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member] First Phoenix Mortgage Loan [Member] Beds	Aug. 16, 2012 Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member] First Phoenix Mortgage Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member] Skilled Nursing Facilities [Member] Mezzanine Loan [Member] Facilities	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member] Assisted Living Facilities [Member] Mezzanine Loan [Member] Facilities	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member] Assisted Living Facilities [Member] First Phoenix Mortgage Loan [Member] Facilities	Sep. 30, 2012 Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] Facilities	Sep. 30, 2012 Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] Tenant Relationship [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior Housing Facilities [Member] Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] Facilities	Sep. 30, 2012 Skilled Nursing Facilities [Member] Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] Facilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Number of Acquired Properties																	8	11			2	6
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation [Abstract]
Land																$ 16,571,000	$ 16,571,000
Building and Improvements																79,324,000	79,324,000
Intangible Assets																			1,719,000	436,000
Total Purchase Price																98,050,000	98,050,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life																			13 years	23 years
Revenues	26,038,000	21,470,000	74,882,000	57,876,000												1,800,000	3,000,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross						10,000,000		11,000,000				900,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Repayment Period					5 years		5 years
Loans and Leases Receivable, Fixed Interest Rate					11.00%		8.50%				9.00%
Loans and Leases Receivable, Number of Equity Interests Used as Collateral													3	1
Loans and Leases Receivable, Number of Facilities with Purchase Options on Equity Interests Used as Collateral													3	1
Loans and Leases Receivable, Forward Purchase Program, lnitial Yield on Cash Rent											8.00%
Loans and Leases Receivable, Facility under Purchase Option															1
Loans and Leases Receivable, Option to Purchase					43,000,000				12,500,000	14,500,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Option to Purchase, Annual Incremental Percentage					2.50%
Loans and Leases Receivable, Option to Purchase, Annual Incremental Percentage Term					2 years
Loans and Leases Receivable, Anticipated Lease Term Upon Exercise of Purchase Option					15 years
Loans and Leases Receivable, Anticipated Number of Lease Renewal Options Upon Exercise of Purchase Option					2
Loans and Leases Receivable, Anticipated Lease Renewal Term Upon Exercise of Purchase Option					5 years
Loans and Leases Receivable, Number of Units in Real Estate Property Used as Collateral (in beds)							125				72
Loans and Leases Receivable, Prepayment Prohibited Period							3 years
Loans and Leases Receivable, Option to Purchase, Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization and Rent Threshold							1,700,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Number of Facilities Under the Forward Purchase Program															10
Loans and Leases Receivable, Ownership Percentage Under the Forward Purchase Program											100.00%
Loans and Leases Receivable, Funding Commitment												$ 1,000,000