Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 27, 2011
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	LTC PROPERTIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000887905
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		30,340,574
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3