Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Skilled Nursing	Jun. 30, 2011 Skilled Nursing	Jun. 30, 2012 Skilled Nursing	Jun. 30, 2011 Skilled Nursing bed property	Dec. 31, 2011 Skilled Nursing	Dec. 31, 2011 Skilled Nursing Maximum	Jun. 30, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 8/1/2012 Skilled Nursing property	Jun. 30, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 8/1/2012 Skilled Nursing property	Jul. 31, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 3/31/13 Skilled Nursing property	Jun. 30, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 3/31/13 Skilled Nursing property	Jun. 30, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 3/31/13 Skilled Nursing property	Jul. 31, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 12/1/13 UDP units	Jun. 30, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 12/1/13 UDP units	Jun. 30, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 12/1/13 UDP units	Jun. 30, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 12/1/13 UDP units Colorado Unit	Jun. 30, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 10/11/2013 Skilled Nursing SNF Beds Texas Unit	Jun. 30, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 10/11/2013 UDP units	Jun. 30, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 10/11/2013 UDP units	Jun. 30, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 8/31/2015 EDU units property	Jun. 30, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 12/31/2014 Assisted Living Y D property	Jun. 30, 2012 Loan commitment expiring 12/31/2012	Jun. 30, 2012 Loan commitment expiring 12/31/2012 Skilled Nursing property	Mar. 31, 2012 Loan commitment expiring 12/31/2012 Skilled Nursing property	Jul. 31, 2012 Loan commitment expiring 12/31/2012 Skilled Nursing Two	Jun. 30, 2012 Loan commitment expiring 12/31/2012 Skilled Nursing Two	Jun. 30, 2012 Loan commitment expiring 12/31/2012 Skilled Nursing Two	Jun. 30, 2012 Loan commitment expiring 3/31/2013	Jul. 31, 2012 Capital improvement commitment expiring 7/31/2014 Skilled Nursing	Jun. 30, 2012 Loan commitment expiring 5/14/2014
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of Properties							4
Number of beds/units acquired							524												120
Contingent earn-out payment, maximum									$ 11,000,000
Earn-out liabilities		6,524,000	6,305,000	6,524,000		6,524,000		6,305,000
Non-cash interest expense				110,000	177,000	220,000	177,000
Commitment	9,635,000	23,015,000								100,000	100,000	1,700,000	1,700,000	1,700,000	7,935,000	7,935,000	7,935,000			8,250,000	8,250,000	30,000	5,000,000	2,500,000	667,000						1,700,000
Used Commitment	620,000	601,000								98,000	98,000	325,000	238,000	238,000	295,000	150,000	150,000			115,000	115,000				53,000			932,000	2,199,000
Open Commitment	9,015,000	22,414,000								2,000	2,000	1,375,000	1,462,000	1,462,000	7,640,000	7,785,000	7,785,000			8,135,000	8,135,000	30,000	5,000,000
Estimated yield (as a percent)												9.00%	9.00%	9.00%	9.25%	9.25%	9.25%			9.00%	9.00%				9.00%			8.50%	8.50%		9.00%
Commitment		3,967,000																						667,000			2,500,000	2,500,000	2,500,000	50,000		750,000
Used Commitment		2,272,000																							53,000		2,431,000	2,199,000	2,199,000	20,000
Open Commitment		1,695,000																							614,000		69,000	301,000	301,000	30,000		750,000
Estimated yield (as a percent)																									9.00%		8.50%	8.50%	8.50%	10.00%		12.00%
Properties																									2
Properties										1	1	2	2	2								1	37			2
Reference rate for estimated yield (as a percent)																							9.50%
Maturity period of US Treasury note (in years)																							10
Number of days prior to funding																							5
Basis points added/deducted from the base rate (as a percent)																							4.20%
Number of units in free-standing, private-pay memory care property																		60
Additional funded loan commitment																											232,000
Additional funded capital improvement commitment	$ 232,000											$ 87,000			$ 145,000