Real Estate Investments (Details 3) (USD $)	9 Months Ended							9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] loan item state property	Sep. 30, 2013 Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Loan Investment with Maximum Proceeds Subject to Certain Conditions and Certain Operating Metrics and Valuation Thresholds [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Capital Improvement Loan Investment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Skilled Nursing Facility Beds [Member] Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2014 Assisted Living Facility Units [Member] Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2014 Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] loan property	Sep. 30, 2014 Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] Skilled Nursing Facility Beds [Member] Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2014 Skilled Nursing Properties with 106 Units [Member] Mortgage and Construction Loans on Real Estate [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2013 Skilled Nursing Properties with 106 Units [Member] Mortgage and Construction Loans on Real Estate [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Skilled Nursing Properties with 106 Units [Member] Mortgage and Construction Loans on Real Estate [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Assisted Living Properties [Member] Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] loan property	Sep. 30, 2014 Assisted Living Properties [Member] Assisted Living Facility Units [Member] Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2014 Range of Care Properties [Member] Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] loan property	Sep. 30, 2014 Range of Care Properties [Member] Skilled Nursing Facility Beds [Member] Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2014 Range of Care Properties [Member] Assisted Living Facility Units [Member] Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2014 Independent Living Properties With 100 Units [Member] Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] Arizona item
Mortgage Loans
Gross Investments			$ 173,051,000								$ 155,672,000					$ 14,992,000		$ 2,387,000
Percentage of Investments			100.00%								90.00%					8.60%		1.40%
Number of Loans			21								16					4		1
Number of Properties			43								33					9		1
Number of Beds/Units									4,018	385		3,919	106				311		99	74	100
Investment per Bed/Unit											39,720					48,210		13,800
Number of states			10
Number of operators			13
Interest rate for mortgage loans, low end of range (as a percent)			7.10%
Interest rate for mortgage loans, high end of range (as a percent)			13.90%
General amortization schedule of mortgage loans					20 years	30 years
Specified basis points for annual increase in interest rate (as a percent)					0.10%	0.25%															0.25%
Scheduled principal payments received	1,609,000	1,429,000	1,609,000	1,429,000
Amount funded under loan	664,000	795,000						1,512,000					3,010,000	2,816,000							3,027,000
Loan commitment													10,600,000		10,600,000
Remaining Commitment													0
Mortgage loan commitment for capital improvements								12,000,000
Additional loan proceeds committed							40,000,000
Remaining Commitment								$ 10,487,000
Term of mortgage loan receivable																					5 years
Interest rate (as a percent)																					7.00%