Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012 loan	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Loan commitment expiring on December 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012 Loan commitment expiring on December 31, 2012 Skilled Nursing property	Sep. 30, 2012 Loan commitment expiring on December 31, 2012 Skilled Nursing property	Sep. 30, 2012 Loan commitment expiring on December 31, 2012 Other Senior Housing property	Sep. 30, 2012 Loan commitment expiring on December 31, 2012 Other Senior Housing property
Notes Receivable
Funded capital improvement commitments		$ 2,422,000						$ 301,000	$ 2,268,000
Funded capital improvement commitments		413,000				140,000	193,000
Initial Cash Yield (as a percent)						9.00%	9.00%	8.50%	8.50%
Commitment for capital improvements		39,215,000			2,500,000
Commitment		1,717,000				667,000	667,000
Number of properties						1	1	2	2
Notes Receivable
Principal payments received	50,000	273,000	544,000
Number of Loans		6
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent)		8.60%
Carrying Value		$ 3,007,000		$ 817,000