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	Jun. 30, 2012 property operator agreement item	Jun. 30, 2011 property operator	Jul. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012 Memory care property Colorado Y item	Jun. 30, 2012 Memory care property Colorado Maximum	Jul. 31, 2012 Memory care property 60-unit free-standing, private-pay memory care property Colorado Unit	Jun. 30, 2012 Memory care property 60-unit free-standing, private-pay memory care property Colorado Unit	Jun. 30, 2011 Skilled Nursing property bed	Dec. 31, 2011 Skilled Nursing Maximum	Jul. 31, 2012 Skilled Nursing CA	Jun. 30, 2012 144-bed skilled nursing property Texas	Jul. 31, 2012 144-bed skilled nursing property Ohio Acquisitions property	Jun. 30, 2012 144-bed skilled nursing property SNF Beds Texas Unit	Jul. 31, 2012 144-bed skilled nursing property SNF Beds Ohio Acquisitions item Y Unit	Jun. 30, 2012 140-bed skilled nursing property Texas Unit	Sep. 30, 2011 524-bed skilled nursing property Texas	Jun. 30, 2011 524-bed skilled nursing property Texas property Unit	Jun. 30, 2012 120-bed skilled nursing property under development SNF Beds Texas Unit	Jul. 31, 2012 90-bed skilled nursing property SNF Beds Texas Acquisitions Unit	Jun. 30, 2011 Senior Housing South Carolina property	Jun. 30, 2011 Senior Housing SNF Beds South Carolina Unit	Jun. 30, 2011 Senior Housing ALF Units South Carolina Unit	Jun. 30, 2011 Senior Housing ILF Units South Carolina Unit	Jun. 30, 2012 Under development property
Acquisitions
Number of properties under development																								2
Lease agreement and development commitment amount	$ 23,015,000		$ 9,635,000		$ 7,935,000
Number of beds/units acquired						60	60											90
Initial rent rate (as a percent)				9.25%
Compounded interest rate (as a percent)				9.00%						9.00%
Lease term of master lease (in years)				11										15
Number of renewal options				4										2
Renewal options (in years)				5										5
Annual escalation under lease for first seven years (as a percent)														2.25%
Annual escalation under lease for remainder years (as a percent)														2.50%
Annual escalation under lease (as a percent)				2.50%						2.50%
Number of beds/units acquired								524					144	144			524		90		118	40	53
Number of units in existing property to be replaced																		120
Purchase Price				1,882,000							18,600,000			54,000,000			41,000,000		6,500,000	11,450,000
GAAP yield (as a percent)											10.70%			10.10%					10.70%
Number of beds or units in property sold															140
Sale of property															1,248,000
Gain on sale of property, net of selling expenses	16,000														16,000
Amount invested for expansion and renovation of properties	519,000	1,791,000
Average yield on amount invested for expansion and renovation of properties (as a percent)	9.10%	9.80%
Number of properties in which investments to expand and renovate	4	6
Number of operators of properties in which investments to expand and renovate	2	3
Number of properties in which amount is invested for construction	2
Number of operators of properties to be constructed	2
Amount invested in properties with yield already included in rental rates	142,000
Number of existing properties for capital improvements	2
Number of lease agreements for existing properties	2
Number of Properties								4				2					4			2
Total Acquisition Costs																	50,841,000
Total contingent earn-out payment, maximum									11,000,000								11,000,000
First contingent earn-out payment, amount																$ 4,000,000