Mortgage Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 properties	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 properties	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Apr. 12, 2012 Capital Funding Group [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Bickford Commitment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Bickford Commitment [Member] beds_or_units	Sep. 30, 2012 SeniorTrust [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Construction Loans [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Construction Loans [Member] beds_or_units
Number of health care properties related to mortgage notes receivables	30		30
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable	$ 0		$ 0
Loan Term						3
Loan Funding Committment						15,000,000
Mortgage notes receivable, net	79,325,000		79,325,000		78,672,000	5,000,000
Note Receivable Interest Rate						13.50%
Construction loan commitment											13,870,000
Construction of transitional rehabilitation center, number of beds											70
Supplemental draw available related to the construction loan commitment										2,000,000
Number of beds in real estate property								60
Interest Income, Operating	1,879,000	1,689,000	5,428,000	4,919,000
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Mortgage Notes Receivable			2,844,000	3,584,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments, Fixed Rates							3,000,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Description							3
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status	6,032,000		6,032,000
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses	2,300,000	(99,000)	2,300,000	(99,000)
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate									$ 21,336,000