REAL ESTATE HELD FOR SALE (Details) (USD $)				12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 14, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Skilled Nursing/Post Acute Facility Held-for-sale [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Skilled Nursing/Post Acute Facility Held-for-sale [Member]	Feb. 01, 2013 Subsequent Event Skilled Nursing/Post Acute Facility Held-for-sale [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Consent fee received for assets held for sale				$ 2,200,000
Impairment loss of assets held for sale				2,500,000
Proceeds from sale of held for sale						2,200,000
Real estate investment, gross				2,208,000	6,585,000
Accumulated depreciation	(129,479,000)	(107,331,000)	(85,567,000)	0	(1,585,000)
Other assets				7,000	243,000
Total assets				2,215,000	5,243,000
Mortgage notes payable	152,322,000	153,942,000	151,678,000	0	4,456,000
Other liabilities				0	29,000
Total liabilities	$ 611,394,000	$ 423,077,000	$ 418,732,000	$ 0	$ 4,485,000