RECENT REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]	Feb. 14, 2014 Nye Portfolio [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Nye Portfolio [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs [Member] Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Tenant Relationship [Member] Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Skilled Nursing/Post-Acute Facilities [Member] Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] Facilities	Feb. 14, 2014 Skilled Nursing/Post-Acute Facilities [Member] Nye Portfolio [Member] Facilities	Mar. 31, 2014 Senior Housing Facilities [Member] Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] Facilities	Feb. 14, 2014 Senior Housing Facilities [Member] Nye Portfolio [Member] Facilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired properties								6	4	2	2
Purchase price			$ 117,700,000
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired
Land			9,640,000
Building and Improvements			105,741,000
Intangibles						1,741,000	586,000
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired			117,708,000
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life						11 years	21 years
Revenues	40,850,000	32,022,000	1,200,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	(7,303,000)	9,557,000	500,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				90,000,000
Contingent consideration liability				$ 3,200,000	$ 3,200,000