SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended					12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2014 bed	Oct. 30, 2014 bed	Oct. 22, 2014 subsidiary	Sep. 24, 2014	Jul. 01, 2014 bed	Dec. 31, 2014 bed facility	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Jun. 12, 2013 agreement	Sep. 22, 2014 facility	Jun. 30, 2013 facility	Dec. 31, 2013 facility	Mar. 31, 2014 bed	Sep. 30, 2014 bed	Sep. 30, 2014 bed	Oct. 26, 2013	Oct. 29, 2014 facility	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 12, 2014 lease_agreement
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Number of facilities						32
Number of skilled nursing facilities						29
Number of assisted living facilities						2
Number of units (beds)		118				3,600
Number of independent living facilities						1
Number of facilities managed						4
Number of sublease agreements executed, owned by company						3
Number of sublease agreements executed, leased by company						5
Number of facilities owned and operated						22
Number of facilities leased and operated						6
Number of skilled nursing facilities under non-cancelable operating leases						11
Number of beds sub-leased	134				52
Number of subsidiaries			2
Number of sublease agreements executed						8
Net carrying amount of intangibles						$ 39,651,000	$ 43,147,000					43,147,000						$ 45,634,000
Advertising expense						300,000	400,000
Repayment of debt				4,500,000.0
Lincoln Lodge
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Gain (loss) on sale of business operation								100,000
Proceeds from sales of business								600,000
Tybee Island Skilled Nursing Facilities
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Number of facilities							2
Number of sub-lease agreement																			2
Number of sublease agreements executed									2
CON/bed licenses
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Net carrying amount of intangibles						33,093,000	35,787,000					35,787,000						37,040,000
Senior debt - guaranteed by HUD | Lincoln Lodge
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Repayment of debt								1,900,000
Georgia
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Number of facilities											2
Number of sub-lease agreement			2						2
Number of facilities reported as discontinued operations										2		2
Dublin, Georgia
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Number of units (beds)			130
Number of sublease agreements executed			1
Lumber city, Georgia
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Number of units (beds)			86
Number of sublease agreements executed			1
OKLAHOMA
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Number of units under agreement to sale													102
ALABAMA
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Number of skilled nursing facilities										2
Number of units under agreement to sale VIE (beds)												105
Number of facilities reported as discontinued operations										2
Number of subsidiaries										2
Casaville Missouri
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Number of units (beds)														90	90
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Number of units (beds)						102
Convertible debt issued in 2010
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Derivative gain																$ 3,000,000
One
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Number of sublease agreements executed, owned by company																	1
Two
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Number of sublease agreements executed																	3
Three
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Number of sublease agreements executed																	1