Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 properties	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 properties	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 Fundamental Long Term Care Holdings [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Fundamental Long Term Care Holdings [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Fundamental Long Term Care Holdings [Member] properties	Jun. 30, 2013 Weatherly Associates [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Weatherly Associates [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Weatherly Associates [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Weatherly Associates [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 National Healthcare Corporation [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 National Healthcare Corporation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 National Healthcare Corporation [Member]	Aug. 31, 2013 National Healthcare Corporation [Member] properties	Jun. 30, 2014 Fundamental Long Term Care Holdings [Member] properties
Discontinued operations per common share, basic	$ 0.00	$ 0.05	$ 0.00	$ 0.12
Number of Real Estate Properties	162		162				3								6	2
Asset Sold, Selling Price							$ 18,500,000				$ 5,315,000				$ 21,000,000
Expected Annual Rental Income																250,000
Gain on sale of real estate							1,269,000			1,619,000				19,370,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Rental Income	0	1,788,000	0	3,648,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Income	0	1,000	0	2,000
Income from discontinued operations	0	1,622,000	0	3,316,000
Discontinued operations per common share	$ 0.00	$ 0.05	$ 0.00	$ 0.12
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic	33,052,750	27,876,176	33,052,083	27,871,120
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted	33,087,283	27,913,727	33,086,258	27,907,600
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue					$ 844,000	$ 1,688,000		$ 101,000	$ 201,000			$ 843,000	$ 1,759,000