Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ADCARE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001004724
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		19,938,034
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3